There's challenging, and then there's.....

[Gaius Sempronius Gracchus]

:)

Btw, something just struck me. Was it definetly a spy? Or was it the fact that Epiros start with an Elephant unit, and therefore don't need to siege? Armies with Elephants can often catch you unawares in that way. (Huge mobile siege rams)....

Well, the gates were just open..., so maybe the elephant had bashed the gate in when no-one was looking and was hiding somewhere..., in the long grass?

I've been hit with elephants before (on EB, not in real-life), and it is a bit of a shock....