Roman: Scipii

[Pontifex Rex]

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Reaching for an Empire

Report to Senate – Spring 245BC

The previous five year period saw less military action for the Scipii although the international scene in the near east has become quite critical. The Egyptians, Pontiians and Parthians have all but destroyed the Seluecid Empire and the Egyptians stand poised to break into Asia Minor. Whether or not Pontus will oppose the Egyptian moves or try to finish the Seleucids is unknown. The Brutii have moved into Africa taking the Carthaginian capital and the province Byzacia. We continue to block their attempts to move eastwards through Europe. The Julii are continuing to drive back the northern barbarian tribes and have taken Venitia, Cisalpine and Transapline Gaul.

I Legion (Lucius Scipio) has successfully finished the campaign in Sicily while II Legion, now under Daecius Maecenus, has taken Phrygia and is marching to the borders of Ionia waiting orders on what to do next. The III Legion (Luca Ahenabarbus) struck deeply into Dacian territory after the Dacians refused our financial offer to them for surrendering Illyria and Panonia. After a brief seige Luca's legion took Aquincum and is preparing to move south. IV Legion (Flavius Scipio) after taking the province of Illyria is now marching northwest to take Noricum. V Legion (Captain Harennus) continues to mobilize in Paionia while XIII Legion is almost complete in its garrison positions throughout Greece.

Young Publius is untaking a special mission up in the barbarian northeast. He has been recruiting as many Sarmatian heavy cavalry and Scythian mercanries as he can find and sending them to the coast of Scythia where our transports then carry them south to our terrotories in Asia Minor. Finally our fleet has reached a total of 268 ships which are mainly concentrated in the eastern Mediterranean. It is planned to expand the fleet something near 350 ships in order to be able to fight the navies of both Pontus and Egypt should the need arise and to blockade their harbours.


Five Year Plan for the years 245 – 241 BC

Considering the threat that both Pontus and Egypt pose to Europe the II Legion will most likely be directed to take the city of Sardis should the Seleucids refuse our offer to become a protectorate of Rome. II legion will have to form the main force in resisting and move by Pontus or Egypt to move against Phrygia, Ionia or Lycia. Quintus Victor, currently enjoying semi-retirement on Rhodos, is now raising the VI Legion which will be used to strike at Cyprus when the seas have been swept clear enough of Egyptian ships. I Legion is already enroute to Cyrenaica and will establish a Scipii presence there before moving east to Alexandria and the Nile.

Over in Europe, V Legion will be shipped across to Phrygia while III and IV Legion consolidate the line of the Danube and the eastern passes through the Alps. All crossing points will be blocked to prevent foreign agents from entering our territories or other Roman factions from making trouble north of the Danube. Any foreign agents currently south of the Danube will be hunted down and eliminated. Finally, it is planned to expand the fleet to something near 350 ships in order to be able to fight the navies of both Pontus and Egypt should the need arise and to blockade their harbours.