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Mt Garganus (72 BC) Scenario#: 209     Date: 72-BC     Location: Mt. Garganus, Italy Spartacus was an able strategist, and he knew that his rag-tag army could not expect to defy Rome indefinitely. Spartacus planned to escape from Roman territory over the Alps, and headed north through Apulia. He divided his ever-growing army and … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians
Mummius Defeat (72 BC) Scenario#: 211     Date: 72-BC     Location: Abruzzo, Italy In the autumn of 72 BC, Marcus Licinius Crassus was chosen by the Senate to lead the war against Spartacus’ slave army. Crassus, a leading politician, was also rumored to be the richest man in Rome. How all this would … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians
Picenum (72 BC) Scenario#: 210     Date: 72-BC     Location: Marche, Italy Following the defeat of his lieutenant Crixus, Spartacus continued north for the Alps, passing through Picenum. Two Roman armies moved against him. From the south, the consul Lucius Gellius Publicola pursued with his army, fresh from his victory at… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians