[Romani AAR] It began on seven hills...

**QuintusSertorius** · 06-06-2008, 01:47

Truth is I haven't got the greatest information on the conquest of Spain; it was a back and forth kind of thing so I've slowed it down some. It is my next target, I might have a go in a few years.

163BC:

I'm not entirely happy with my settlement of Anatolia; mostly because it still leaves Koinon Hellenon and Makedonia making too much money. I'm tempted to take their settlements off them and give them to Epeiros, but I'm not sure if that would be even worse in it's own way.

Pahlava roll on, Hayasdan have actually taken some Seleukid provinces, although they're off north again.

I've revised two of my armies now, they're mostly Roman because the allied part is "Italian". The ones in Spain I haven't touched, and I need to recruit a new army for Sicily.

**General Appo** · 06-06-2008, 01:55

Continued good work. Just be very careful with the Seleukids, don´t want them wiped out yet for quite some time (an 80 or something like that, 100 if you count the Roman rump state).

**QuintusSertorius** · 06-06-2008, 01:57

They've been getting financial support almost every turn, along with aiding in the placement of their armies and some additional units in places. I might give them back the provinces Hayasdan took, maybe that will pull their attention back south again. And give the Seleukids some funds.

Been taking it away from Pahlava, but I think now they have Seleukeia and Babylon they're rolling in it.

**QuintusSertorius** · 06-06-2008, 19:52

Small wars in Spain, 162BC

The quaestor Appius Fabius Maximus had gone out to Hispania Ulterior with his father, the proconsular governor. His pater was fully-occupied with matters of administration in the provincial capital, Gader, and gave his son authority to prosecute an action against the local tribes. Finding no one to fight, Maximus besieged a nearby settlement and set his men to ravaging the landscape.

The response wasn't long coming, a warband gathered under a local chieftain.

The Romans outnumbered the Iberians by a large margin, but Fabius took no chances.

The first group arrived, their skirmishers harrassing the Romans from behind the fighting line.

The actions of the Gallic allied cavalry routed one band. Others soon followed.

The second warband attacked from the other side.

Meanwhile the remnants of the first group were ridden down.

On the right things were touch and go. Shock infantry and the warchief's personal guard fought hard.

Fabius ordered the Left ala and First legion to begin an enveloping maneuver.

The warchief tried to flee from the fight, leaving his men to their fate.

But the allied cavalry hunted him down.

Dismayed by his cowardice, his men gave up.

Fabius had his first real victory as commander of an army.

**QuintusSertorius** · 06-06-2008, 19:58

161BC:

My slow conquest of Spain, I doubt I'll be able to keep Sucum-Murgi, but hopefully Baikor will stick. I made the mistake of not enslaving (ie Expelling) the population and there's a lot of them that don't like Rome. Plus the young quaestor is a bit rubbish as a governor. No levels in anything.

The Seleukids haven't won back their heartland, I just FD'd them a couple of provinces to slow the Parthians down a little bit. Between them and the Hai things aren't so good for what's left of the once-mighty empire. I gave them Cilicia as well, don't want Pontos too powerful too soon.

Ptolemies are fighting back in Judea/Nabataia, might have to transport some Sabaen stacks to give them a hand there. Now that the Qarthadastim are fighting Kyrenaia (Epeiros), they're not faring so well against the Mauretanians. War on two fronts, I guess.

Makedonia and Koinon Hellenon are stalemated, which is good.