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Vercellae (101 BC)Scenario#: 207 Date: 101-BC Location: Vercellae, ItalyFollowing his victory over the Teutons and Ambrones at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae, Gaius Marius moved east to join Quintus Lutatius Catulus against the Cimbri in the Po valley of northern Italy. Beorix, the Cimbri king, had been waiting … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Aquae Sextiae (102 BC)Scenario#: 206 Date: 102-BC Location: Aix-en-Provence, FranceFollowing the disaster at Aruasio in 105 BC, Rome elected Marius as Consul to deal with the emergency. He was granted a reprieve as the Teutones and Ambrones decided to invade Spain rather than Italy, and spent the years 104-103 … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Scirthaea (103 BC)Scenario#: 205 Date: 103-BC Location: Caltabellotta, SicilyThe fiercest Slave revolt outbreak, before Spartacus, was known as the Second Sicilian Slave War (104-100 BC). Publius Licinius Nerva, governor of Sicily, in accordance with a Senatorial order that no citizen of an allied state could be kept as … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Arausio (105 BC)Scenario#: 204 Date: 105-BC Location: Arausio, FranceFollowing the Punic Wars, Rome set out to consolidate the territories it had captured beyond the Alps. At the same time a major migration by the Cimbri, Teutons and Ambrones under the Kings Boiorix and Teutobod was moving south, reportedly … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Arausio (105 BC)Scenario#: 505 Date: 105-BC Location: Arausio, FranceFollowing the Punic Wars, Rome set out to consolidate the territories it had captured beyond the Alps. At the same time, a major migration by the Cimbri, Teutons, and Ambrones, under the Kings Boiorix and Teutobod, was moving south, reportedly … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Pydna (168 BC)Scenario#: 124 Date: 168-BC Location: Pydna, GreeceThe Roman victory at Cynoscephalae (197) had humbled, but not eliminated, the Macedonian army. As the reality of Roman world domination became clear, most of Greece rallied to support Perseus, the son of Philip V. The Third Macedonian War broke … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms |
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Magnesia (190 BC)Scenario#: 121 Date: 190-BC Location: Izmir Province, TurkeyFollowing his defeat at Raphia, Antiochus III campaigned continuously to restore his empire. He re-conquered Asia Minor, Armenia, Parthia and Bactria. Next, he avenged Raphia with a decisive victory over the Ptolemaic Egyptians at Panion in 199 BC.… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms |
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Cynoscephalae (197 BC)Scenario#: 120 Date: 197-BC Location: Thessaly, GreeceVictory in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) established Rome as the dominant power in the Western Mediterranean. Since Philip V of Macedon had allied with Hannibal during that war, Rome had a score to settle. Rome used complaints from … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms |
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Zama (202 BC)Scenario#: 15 Date: 202-BC Location: Siliana, TunisiaCarthage is on the verge of defeat. Spain has been lost. Scipio has landed in Africa and beaten a large, but inexperienced, Carthaginian army at the Battle of the Great Plains, and Masinissa with his vaunted Numidian light horse has … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Zama (202 BC)Scenario#: 504 Date: 202-BC Location: Siliana, TunisiaCarthage is on the verge of defeat. Spain has been lost, Scipio has landed in Africa and beaten a large, but inexperienced, Carthaginian army at the Battle of the Great Plains. Masinissa has taken his vaunted Numidian light horse over … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Great Plains (203 BC)Scenario#: 14 Date: 203-BC Location: Zana, TunisiaScipio, the victor of Baecula and Ilipa, has led his battle-hardened army to Africa, and has placed the city of Utica under siege. The Great Numidian cavalry leader, Masinissa, has gone over to the Roman side. While the siege continues, … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Bagradas (253 BC)Scenario#: 509 Date: 203-BC Location: Medjerda, TunisiaThe Romans are on the verge of defeating Carthage and ending the First Punic War. Regulus and a veteran Roman army landed in Africa, and, though woefully short of cavalry, defeated several Carthaginian forces. Desperate, the Carthaginians turned to… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Po River (203 BC)Scenario#: C3i06 Date: 203-BC Location: Po Valley, ItalyFollowing Scipio’s victory at Ilipa in 206 Mago once again sailed to the Balearic Isles to recruit mercenaries. Then, rather than fall back to Africa, as everyone expected, Mago launched the third Barcid invasion of Italy. With new levies from … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #19 |
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Cirta (203 BC)Scenario#: C3i12 Date: 203-BC Location: Constantine, AlgeriaFollowing his victory at Agathocles' Tower, Scipio Africanus was penned in when Hasdrubal Gisgo and Syphax arrived with two large armies. Unable to face them in open battle, Scipio destroyed these armies with a treacherous night attack after feigning… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #21 |
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Agathocles Tower (204 BC)Scenario#: C3i11 Date: 204-BC Location: Salaeca, TunisiaWhen Scipio Africanus invaded Africa in 204 BC, Carthage was caught without a field army. Carthage entrusted its immediate defense to Hanno son of Hamilcar. Hanno raised 4,000 cavalry - about 1,000 civic noble heavy cavalry, 1,000 Libyan cavalry and… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #21 |
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Ilipa (206 BC)Scenario#: 13 Date: 206-BC Location: Seville, SpainHasdrubal’s departure left only two Carthaginian armies in Spain under mediocre commanders (Hasdrubal – yes another one, and Mago). Scipio made steady progress against them, securing territory and prompting many Spanish tribes to come over to the… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Ilipa (206 BC)Scenario#: 502 Date: 206-BC Location: Seville, SpainHasdrubal's departure to join Hannibal in Italy left only two Carthaginian armies in Spain under mediocre commanders (Hasdrubal yes another one, and Mago). Scipio made steady progress against them, securing territory and prompting many Spanish tribes… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Metaurus (207 BC)Scenario#: 12 Date: 207-BC Location: Fano, ItalyIn 207 BC Rome has a big problem—Hasdrubal and his army from Spain are in northern Italy, advancing to combine with Hannibal and possibly win the war. The Carthaginians have a problem too. The Romans know Hasdrubal is coming, but … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Celtiberia (207 BC)Scenario#: C3i05 Date: 207-BC Location: Celtiberia, SpainFollowing the Battle of Baecula, Hasdrubal and Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisco gathered for a council of war in 208 BC. They decided that Hasdrubal Barca would cross the Alps into Italy. Mago broke up his army to provide troops … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #19 |
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Baecula (208 BC)Scenario#: 11 Date: 208-BC Location: Baecula, SpainPublius Cornelius Scipio inherited his slain father’s bravery, but he also had the intelligence to modify standard Roman tactical doctrine. As he rebuilt and retrained the legions in Spain, he made them far more flexible tactically than any other… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Castulo (211 BC)Scenario#: 10 Date: 211-BC Location: Castulo, SpainTime runs out for Publius Scipio. After several years of unbroken successes, the Scipio brothers rashly divide their armies to defeat the Carthaginians in detail. As Publius’s army nears Castulo, he realizes he is facing superior Carthaginian numbers… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Himeras River (211 BC)Scenario#: C3i14 Date: 211-BC Location: Himera, SicilyWestern Sicily had been a Carthaginian province for centuries, until Rome captured it in the First Punic War. Hannibal sent an agent, Epicydes, to Syracuse to lead a rebellion against Rome in 214. Rome responded by sending M. Claudius Marcellus … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #22 |
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Trebbia (218 BC)Scenario#: 5 Date: 212-BC Location: Trebbia, ItalyAfter the battle at the Ticinus River, Hannibal soon faced an entire Roman army under the Consul Sempronius. As vain as he was inept, Sempronius wanted a victory to finish our his year as Consul. He took no cautionary advise … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Orongis (212 BC)Scenario#: C3i04 Date: 212-BC Location: Orongis, SpainMago Barca began the Second Punic War as a subordinate commander under his brother Hannibal. In 215 he was given command of his own army, and sent to Spain to reinforce his other brother, Hasdrubal. Mago fought a series of … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #19 |
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2nd Beneventum (214 BC)Scenario#: 9 Date: 214-BC Location: Benevento, ItalyDesperate for manpower to replace the losses at Cannae, the Romans found a unique solution. They formed two legions from slaves. They were given to the Consul Gracchus who saw their potential and trained them well. Two years later, still … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Castrum Album (214 BC)Scenario#: C3i09 Date: 214-BC Location: Lucentum, SpainFollowing the defeat at Iliturgi, the Carthaginians made an unsuccessful attempt against Intibili, and then withdrew to the south. Early in the spring (214) they dealt with a major Iberian uprising, crushing the rebel army and re-imposing Punic… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #20 |
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Dertosa (Ebro) (215 BC)Scenario#: 8 Date: 215-BC Location: Catalonia, SpainAfter Cannae, Rome struggled to rebuild its armies, but needed time. In Spain, Hannibal’s brother Hasdrubal commanded an army large enough to possibly let Carthage win the war – if it united with Hannibal’s victorious veterans. Standing in his way, … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Dertosa (215 BC)Scenario#: 506 Date: 215-BC Location: Dertosa, SpainAfter Cannae, Rome struggled to rebuild its armies, but needed time. In Spain, Hannibal’s brother Hasdrubal commanded an army large enough to possibly let Carthage win the war – if it united with Hannibal’s victorious veterans. Standing in his way, … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Iliturgi (215 BC)Scenario#: C3i07 Date: 215-BC Location: Iliturgi, SpainFollowing the decisive victory of the Scipio brothers at Dertosa (215), Carthage sent out 13,500 reinforcements for Hasdrubal Barca under his brother Mago. Hasdrubal reorganized his command of 18,000 men into three small armies, one under his… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #20 |
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Caralis (215 BC)Scenario#: C3i13 Date: 215-BC Location: Decimomannu, SardiniaSardinia had been a Carthaginian province for centuries until the turmoil of the Truceless War (241-238) allowed Rome to opportunistically seize the island. This incident fed the hatred of Hamilcar Barca and his sons for Rome. While Hannibal was… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #22 |
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Cannae (216 BC)Scenario#: 7 Date: 216-BC Location: Cannae, ItalyNow, fully aware of the threat posed by Hannibal, the Romans assembled a truly large army, perhaps up to 80,000 strong, led by two consuls and two pro-consuls. Unfortunately, on the day of battle, the incompetent consul Varrus held command and… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Cannae (216 BC)Scenario#: 501 Date: 216-BC Location: Cannae, ItalyFinally aware of the true threat posed by Hannibal, the Romans assembled a truly large army, perhaps up to 80,000 strong, lead by two consuls and two pro-consuls. When both consuls were present, Roman tradition was for them to alternate … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Lake Trasimenus (217 BC)Scenario#: 6 Date: 217-BC Location: Perugia, ItalyMuch of Hannibal’s “genius” for warfare lay in his ability to take the measure of his opponents’ abilities and intentions. His opponent in 217 BC was Roman Consul Gaius Flaminius, a vain and incompetent patrician. Armed with this knowledge, Hannibal… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Raphia (217 BC)Scenario#: 119 Date: 217-BC Location: Raphia, Gaza StripThe Wars of the Successors led to the establishment of three Hellenistic Kingdoms: the Antigonids (Macedon), the Ptolemies (Egypt) and the Seleucids (from Asia Minor to India). The Seleucid Empire began to fragment, losing Judea and most of its… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms |
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Raphia (217 BC)Scenario#: 503 Date: 217-BC Location: Raphia, Gaza StripThe Wars of the Successors led to the establishment of three Hellenistic Kingdoms: the Antigonids (Macedon), the Ptolemies (Egypt), and the Seleucids (from Asia Minor to India). The Seleucid Empire began to fragment, losing Judea and most of its… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Lake Trasimenus (217 BC)Scenario#: 507 Date: 217-BC Location: Perugia, ItalyMuch of Hannibal’s “genius” for warfare lay in his ability to take the measure of his opponents’ abilities and intentions. His opponent in 217 BC was Roman Consul Gaius Flaminius, a vain and incompetent patrician. Armed with this knowledge, Hannibal… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Umbria (217 BC)Scenario#: C3i10 Date: 217-BC Location: Lake Trasimene, ItalyEven as one Roman army under Flaminius was being butchered by Hannibal’s troops at Lake Trasimenus in 217 BC, his colleague Gnaeus Servilius Geminus was racing to reinforce his fellow consul. Servilius Geminus hoped to trap Hannibal between the two … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #21 |
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Ticinus River (218 BC)Scenario#: 4 Date: 218-BC Location: Ticinus River, ItalyHannibal has completed his epic march across the Alps, but has lost fully half of his soldiers in doing so. The Consul in Southern Gaul, Publius Scipio, has shadowed Hannibal’s advance following the coastal route. He intercepts Hannibal in Northern … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Cissa (218 BC)Scenario#: C3i08 Date: 218-BC Location: Tarragona, SpainAs the Second Punic War began (218 BC), Hannibal first conquered northern Spain. Before heading to Italy, he left his brother Hasdrubal with about 15,000 men in southern Spain and Hanno with 11,000 men in the north. The consul Publius … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #20 |
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Clastidium (222 BC)Scenario#: 203 Date: 222-BC Location: Casteggio, ItalyNot content with the slaughter of the Gauls at Telamon, the Romans launched a series of punitive expeditions into Cisalpine Gaul over the next three years. In 222 a combined Roman army under the consuls Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Gnaeus … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Clusium (225 BC)Scenario#: 201 Date: 225-BC Location: Faesulae, ItalyThe Cisalpine Gauls (those living south of the Alps) had sacked Rome in 390 BC and fought intermittently with Rome for the next 150 years. After a series of defeats early in the Third century BC, the Gauls remained quiet … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Telamon (225 BC)Scenario#: 202 Date: 225-BC Location: Talamone, ItalyAenorestes and Concolitanus retreated northwards, pursued by Aemilius Papus with about 30,000 troops. It looked like the Gauls would escape with their booty. Then fortune smiled on Rome. The consul Atilius Regulus was returning from suppressing a… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Clusium (225 BC)Scenario#: 508 Date: 225-BC Location: Faesulae, ItalyThe Cisalpine Gauls (those living south of the Alps) had sacked Rome in 390 BC and fought intermittently with Rome for the next 150 years. After a series of defeats early in the 3rd century BC, the Gauls remained quiet … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Panormus (250 BC)Scenario#: C3i03 Date: 250-BC Location: Palermo, SicilyFollowing the disaster at Bagradas only a few hundred of Regulus’ men ever made it back to Rome. But they were enough to spread the horrible stories of being trampled by elephants, and cut down by cavalry. Despite his defeat … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #18 |
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Bagradas (253 BC)Scenario#: 3 Date: 253-BC Location: Bagradas, TunisiaThe Romans are on the verge of defeating Carthage and ending the First Punic War. Regulus and a veteran Roman army have landed in Africa, and though woefully short of cavalry, have defeated several Carthaginian forces. Desperate, the Carthaginians… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients |
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Adys (256 BC)Scenario#: C3i02 Date: 256-BC Location: Uthiona, TunisiaFollowing the Battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian leaders decided to avoid pitched battles and instead fall back on fortified posts, while harassing the Romans with their fleet and guerrilla raids. The focus of the war shifted to Rome’s successful… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #18 |
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Agrigentum (262 BC)Scenario#: C3i01 Date: 262-BC Location: Agrigento, SicilyThe First Punic War began when Rome decided to invade Sicily in 264. Chartage, unprepared, scrambled to raise an army under Hannibal Gisgo. By 262 Hannibal arrived with an advance force at Agrigentum, but the Roman consuls Lucius Postumius Megellus … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #18 |
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Beneventum (275 BC)Scenario#: 118 Date: 275-BC Location: Benevento, ItalyAfter the battle of Asculum, Pyrrhus left Italy for a three-year campaign in Sicily. Although he defeated the Carthaginians in every battle, he could not drive them off the island. Pyrrhus decided to return to Italy. Years of attrition and … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms |
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Beneventum (275 BC)Scenario#: 510 Date: 275-BC Location: Benevento, ItalyAfter the battle of Asculum, Pyrrhus left Italy for a three-year campaign in Sicily. Although he defeated the Carthaginians in every battle, he could not drive them off the island. Pyrrhus decided to return to Italy. Years of attrition and … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II |
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Asculum (279 BC)Scenario#: 117 Date: 279-BC Location: Apulia, ItalyPyrrhus of Epirus nearly doubled the size of his army after his victory at Heraclea with Greeks, Samnites and Lucanians flocking to his standard. After absorbing the new recruits, Pyrrhus set off towards Rome. His advance was stopped at Asculum … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms |