RES GESTAE SENATUS POPVLIQVE ROMANI

**divulse123** · 05-22-2008, 03:39

In the year of the consuls L. Papirius Cursor and Sp. Carvilius Maximus the Senate and People of Rome completed the pacification of Arminium and provided Arpi with drainage at public expense. In the spring of that year L. Cornelius Scipio invested the city of the Tarentines and the Epirot forces therein, although he failed to secure the aid of local mercenaries, feeling that half of one legion was sufficient for the task, or hoping by a show of frugality to earn a greater stipend later with the trust of the Senate.

In the summer of that year, desiring to capture the city of the Tarentines before a relieving force arrived from Epirus, he prepared to assault the city and take it by force.

Having addressed the troops he ordered the line forward with rams so as to batter down the walls. Thereupon the Epirotes, feeling confidence in the rumor of reinforcements, or perhaps honoring the recent memory great Epirot success in Italy, met the force of Scipio at the walls, refusing to give ground. Scipio, for his part, fearing lest the Rorarii retreat under the charge of cavalry, sent his Triarii through the breach, the Hastati and Principes elsewhere occupied.

Geiton, the enemy captain, fell near the breach, whereupon the Epirotes losing courage fell back to the square, relinquishing their dead.

The Epirotes, taking counsel one with another, contrived to lure the force of Scipio to a narrow space in order that he not strike at their flanks, but that he be forced instead to fight the hoplites front against front.

After a lengthy engagement wherein both forces lost many men, Scipio, using narrow streets and alleys, outflanked the Epirotes and attacked, charging repeatedly with his guard and slaying several of the enemy with his own hand, so that in after times he became somewhat of a local hero, and his men grew the more loyal. He finally took the city before the sun went down, though with great loss.

In the Autumn of that year, the Senate and People of Rome accepted terms of peace from the Aedui. At the same time having achieved the final pacification of the city of the Tarentines, the Senate voted to repair its walls. Furthermore, a drainage system was installed in Arminium. So ended the four hundred and eighty-second year AVC.

**Africanvs** · 05-22-2008, 03:47

I see you got the pics figured out.

I would reccomend posting the url of the image itself instead of the thumbnail, that way people don't have to click on each one to see it full size. Nice start.

**Aaldaemon** · 05-22-2008, 09:29

I agree with Africanus, while thumbnails conserve bandwith, the aar looks better with large images imo... and I feel sorry for the Epirotes in Southern Italy, I'd put money on that battle (aka driving them out from Italy) being the most played battle in EB.

**divulse123** · 05-22-2008, 13:52

Yeah, I finally figured out how to resize the images. Thanks for the help Africanus. Oh, and I suppose I should let you know my "house rules." I'm not trying to re-enact history, so I'll play the game as a game, and some sort of alternate history should emerge. I like the concept of a standardized legion, so I consider 1 legion to be 2 Leves, Hastati, Principes, and Rorarii, with 1 Triarii 1 Accensi and 1 Roman cavalry unit. Added to this an equal number of Allied troops if at all possible (but money seems to be tight in this mod). Of course, modern historians are too much in love with the notion of a "standard" legion, and underestimate the variability of ancient armies in practice.

This is my first time playing EB, and so far it seems far superior to Total Realism (just my opinion of course). I play all TW games on Very Hard / Very Hard, because I don't see the point otherwise. I don't have Barbarian Invasion or Alexander, so I just loaded vanilla, patched it to 1.5 (or whatever is needed) and installed EB 1.1. We'll see how things go. Anyone have any advice for a noob like myself?

Oh, and I hope someone gets some enjoyment out of this little contribution. The other AAR's for this mod are dynamite!

**QuintusSertorius** · 05-22-2008, 17:03

Ah, VH battle difficulty explains why you took such big casualties.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 05-22-2008, 19:41

I've never been particularly good at Latin, so don't take my words for truth, but I think it's got to be "SENATI". Or is "SENATVS" another conjugation (u-conjugation methinks) than "POPVLVS"?

**Africanvs** · 05-22-2008, 20:10

Originally Posted by divulse123

Anyone have any advice for a noob like myself?

At very hard battle difficulty the AI will get something like a +7 to attack and defense so even low grade units are going to be powerful and the elites are going to be downright nasty. Good luck!

There is a formations mini mod you might enjoy with some great formation such as a Republican and Imperial legion formation: that way you don't have to set up all those maniples yourself if you like playing in historical fashion. You can get it here. I personally use darth's. Other than that have fun, on VH-VH you're going to have a hell of a challenge ahead of you. You're welcome for the help by the way, happy to do it.

**divulse123** · 05-23-2008, 11:25

Thanks for the replies guys. Africanus, I may give the formations mod a try if I get sick of setting up my lines myself. I rather enjoy it at the moment, but if it gets tedious I may be looking for a way out. Did the AI get the same bonuses on VH in vanilla RTW?

**QuintusSertorius** · 05-23-2008, 11:51

Originally Posted by divulse123

Thanks for the replies guys. Africanus, I may give the formations mod a try if I get sick of setting up my lines myself. I rather enjoy it at the moment, but if it gets tedious I may be looking for a way out. Did the AI get the same bonuses on VH in vanilla RTW?

They're hard-coded, so yes. Only difference is that this mod is specifically balanced for Medium battle difficulty.

**divulse123** · 05-23-2008, 12:13

Ah, thanks. I found vanilla to be laughably easy on VH, so we'll see how this one goes. ;)

**divulse123** · 05-23-2008, 12:21

In the year of the consuls K. Quinctius Claudius and L. Genucius Clespina, the Senate and People of Rome constructed a Circus Simplex at Arpi and dedicated at Taras a fane of Jupiter. In the summer of that year the roads near Capua were paved with stone. Just before the year's end, a Circus Simplex was completed at Taras and Ariminum received a Medicus; both of these were carried out at public expense. Earlier in that same year, The Senate and People of Rome accepted the offer of peace from the Epirotes who, no longer able to maintain troops in Italy, officially ceded to the Senate and People the rights already in their possession from the actions of L. Cornelius Scipio. So ended the four hundred eighty-third year AVC.

In the year of the consuls L. Genucius Clespina and Gn. Cornelius Blasio the roads of Roma were paved in stone and the system of cloacae was completed in Arpi. L. Cornelius Scipio was elected Quaestor in absentia and remained in southern Italy, carrying out his office there. He moved to join a legion sent from Roma to the city of Rhegion, in order that he might take back the city which had been fortified against Roma by one of her own citizens, A. Decius Iubellius. Investing the city he decided that a long siege was the most prudent course, having a care for the lives of his men; however, certain citizens of Rhegion disliking the manner in which Iubellius had treated the residents there contrived to open the gates of the city. In the summer of that year, Scipio assaulted the city.

Taken unawares by the sudden onslaught, Iubellius sent some infantry to the gate, in order that, by their sacrifice, he could array the rest of his forces near the center of the city having fortified the marketplace. Scipio sent skirmishers to loft their darts over the walls, as they were not very tall, and then proceeded with his infantry to force his way into the city itself. The Lucanian allies using a ram so as to force their way inside some distance from the main gate were isolated from the main force of the legion and were nearly annihilated, until the Hastati were able to fend off their own opponents and fall upon the flank of Iubellius' delaying force.

L. Scipio, taking little care for his own safety, aided the foot soldiers as they moved into the city, and proceeded to fight in the streets, moving ever closer to the marketplace.

Scipio finally reached the center of the city, where Iubellius had placed those Roman citizens who had been won over by him, and helped him establish himself as ruler of the city. Scipio moved from one side of the marketplace to the other, wherever the fighting was thickest, calling out to his centurions by name and charging many times into the lines of the enemy, stopping only when one of the Principes of Iubellius wounded him in his side.

Iubellius was finally captured and killed, but neither he nor any of his men surrendered willingly; killing nearly half of Scipio's legion, they were themselves slaughtered to a man.

In the fall of that year, a Ludus was constructed in Arretium at public expense. That winter the Senate and People of Rome finished construction of the Villa Magistratus at Arretium and, while pacifying the lands around Rhegion, voted to repair the walls of that city. So ended the four hundred eighty-fourth year AVC.