149BC:



Only a couple of turns on and more change. Byzantion and Sinope revolted to Koinon Hellenon, now they're at war with Pontos (EDIT: I just spotted on the map that Charax revolted back to the Seleukids too). I'll leave it for now, but it's not going to stand. Sergius was resupplied with the survivors of the previous battle - I'll have to send more reinforcements over there should be lose much more. Didn't get as badly chewed up this time, what with their lack of elite phalanxes.

The army besieging Thermon has a half-stack of garrison troops from Epidamnos and Ambrakia waiting to move in once it's taken. Then he can swing round and take Demetrias before turning south for Greece. The stack at Pella is headed to Tylis to give that away before Makedonia is all but done.

Cheeky KH attacked me for no reason, I was planning to do them in soon anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter really. All I lost were some merc leftovers I used for replacements, the general managed to survive. He's actually been retired now, I don't even need him. Gives me a pretext to kick them out of Greece, though.

My conquest of Africa has begun. I realised Atiqa still has the barracks I built there in the Second War all those years ago, so I can recruit Numidians. I included a siege battle for the sake of change, I usually don't bother because I find them boring, but I figured why not.

A lot of battles for one turn, I don't know how people playing without FD and such manage with battles all the time. I'd get bored if every turn was like that, especially some of the stupid things the AI attacked me with. Why that stack of slaves was wandering around I don't know - they only killed one of my men and were wiped out.

These all-Roman armies, while bland, are very effective and easy to resupply too.

Had some funny buggy stuff going on with who was in command in the first African battle - it said the legate was, yet the other guy was, only the legate was the one credited with the battle. Really annoys me how the engine chooses who's in command.

Also got a bit annoyed with the suicidal generals ruining some otherwise good battles.