OMG the most epic Punic-Roman war is going on ^^

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Let me tell you

I'm playing a campaign with Carthage. The Situation is:

First I conquered Kirtan, Siga, Lixus and Sala
Then all of Sicily
Meanwhile it's the year 200 BC an I have conquered all of Spain, for which I had to fight very fiercly with the mighty Aedui, who have conquered all of Gallia (except the capital of the Arverni), Venetia and Pannonia Illyrica. Now I'm at peace with them.

The Ptolemaioi try to conquer Lepki since 70 years, they've managed to do so ca. 50 years ago, but I conquered it back and since then they could not take it anymore.

Now the Romans. When I had all of Sicily, the Romans tried to conquer Messana several times in about 10 years, and managed to do so once, but I could reconquer the city. After about 10 years, the Romans fought an Epic war against Epeiros. The Epeirotes managed to conquer Arpi, Capua, Roma and Arminium. But the Romans came back, when Epeiros had to defend itself in Greece against the now very mighty Koinon Hellenon. Meanwhile Epeiros is destroyed, KH own all of Greece and Makedonia and the Romani own all of Italy. Since that was the case, they threw one fullstack of Polybian units at Messana after another. When I had fought them back, they already sent the next fullstack. Around Rhegion there always were 6-7 Roman fullstacks who just waited to go after Messana.

But I could hold them back. How? I had a Fullstack in Messana and trained Hoplitai in Syrakousai and Lilibeo. When my troops in Messana were decimated to much, I made a sally fought them back, and reinforced the city. The Romans lost about 200'000 men (in my Roleplay it's the real Number x 10) when I made a mistake. I sent 1 Unit of horsemen too much to messana, and wanted to send them back to Lilibeo. But they stopped in the middle of the way, no movementpoints. In the next turn, they got attacked by a second Roman fullstack. I retreated to Lilibeo and feared they would attack this city. But the second fullstack turned around and besieged Messana too. Against 2 Fullstacks I had no chance and they took the city.. and exterminated it. in the next turn they sent 6 Fullstacks to sicily and took Syrakousai too. Now they besiege Lilibeo but cannot take it - yet.

Of course now I've startet a counter-attack. I landed in Italy with a great army, attacked Roma, took the city, enslaved the people and destroyed every building possible, except the wonder. Now the Romans send 3 of the 6 Fullstacks of Sicily up there. But I'm sure I will take and exterminate several more cities until they reach me. And until then I might have built up a second fullstack, if the money suffices.

However. "This will be the greatest war, the world has ever seen..." ;-)