Fall of Rome - Total War

[Pericles]

Here is the next screenshot. It is looking east of Italy. I am the red player. You'll notice that the Huns (olive green) are perched nicely on my eastern borders, while the Germans (black) are busy sharpening their swords on my northern borders. And as usual, there are lots of "Barbarian Invasion" markers sitting menacingly near my lands.

It will take just one mistake on my part and all hell will break loose. Those dang barbarian hordes are just waiting for an opportunity to pounce.

Actually, one Barbarian Invasion Maker (loaded with Visigoths) did break through my borders and invaded Italy. It took me forever to trap and destroy it. It kept hopping from province to province, and I had to scrounge up the troops to surround it. I don't want that to happen again.

Meanwhile, the Huns have taken several provinces from the East Romans (purple). I think it will be just a matter of time before Mr. Hun turns his attention towards me.

The Huns have battled their way to the Mediterranean Sea and they are building ports and shipyards. That means I have to keep building more ships. Without naval superiority, Italy will be lost. I simply don't have the income and troops to protect everything. In Italy, all I have in the various provinces are some low level garrison troops. It seems that wise Mr. Hun senses this and is building his little fleet of ships to come pay me a visit...