Roman: Scipii

[Roman_Man#3]

Her Pontifex,

i find ur strategy and professionalism using and keeping track of the legions very cool. i love reading ur posts informing us of ur plans and stuff.
its so awesome to read!!!!!!!!!! keep up the good work

l8s

[Roman_Man#3]

hey,

i just started another scippi campaign. so when i started, i filled the boats near capua with the trrops there, leaving a governor and one unit of hastati. i sent the boat full of troops to the coast of thermon. my troops on sicily waited in messana. u realized that carthage had taken syracuse, so theyre army was a little weak. i split up my troops and attacked syracuse and lilybeaum. i sent a spy to syracuse before i attacked, and he let me in. once i captured it i enslaved the populace. i then sent the spy to lilybeaum before my other army. he let them in and i enslaved the populace.i thought it was pretty awesome. meanwhile, across the ionian or whatever. i took thermon and appolonia in the same turn. i waited a couple turns then i took troops from lilybauem and syracuse. i got me a full stack, and i transported them to africa and took thapsus, im in the middle of taking carthage. i dont know what im gonna do next, probably take some more settlements on the greek peninsula.

later,
roman_man#3

[Pontifex Rex]

Her Pontifex,

i find ur strategy and professionalism using and keeping track of the legions very cool. i love reading ur posts informing us of ur plans and stuff.
its so awesome to read!!!!!!!!!! keep up the good work

l8s

Cheers to you Roman Man#3. Stay tuned. A new chapter is ready to go.

[Pontifex Rex]

Marching through Asia

Report to the Senate - Spring 235 BC

Much to the reief of the leaders of the Scipii faction Pontus declared war in the spring 240BC after a failed assasination attempt against one of their family members. The Scipii army in Asia immediately struck deep into Pontian territory with a three prong offensive. V Legion in the north attacked and took Nicomedia and then marched along the north coast to Sinope. The fight for Sinope was bloody but the facilities their have since allowed V Legion to begin a major refit and regrouping effort with improved armour and weapons. The center thrust was carried out by the smaller mercenary VI Legion who easily took Ancyra and defeated two rebel armies. Most of VI Legion cohorts have been transferred to make up losses in the II and V Legion and it is now reconstituting as a mixed Mercenary-Roman legion near Sardis. The southern thrust was carried by II Legion which fought three major field battles and two seige battles which resulted in the conquest of Cappadocia and Assyria, thus finishing off the Pontian kingdom.

Meanwhile, down in Libya, I Legion was denied the prize of Siwa when the Egyptian arrived at the city first, laid seige to it and then captured it. The Egyptians also attacked Parthia at the same time and are currently laying seige to Seleucia. Egypt is developing into a major threat and will need watching. Finally, the small VII Legion landed in the Balieres Islands and have captured the city of Palma. Its commander, Servius Scipio is about to land on the island and raise mercenaries to flesh out the legion before it sails for Baetica.

Five year plan for the years 235 - 231BC

The entire army in Asia is in need of at least one more year of rest and refit but the situation in Babylonia and elsewhere may not permit any delay. II legion will march to the relief of our allies at Seleucia while V and VI Legion move to the borders of Cilicia. If Seleucia falls it will mean war with Egypt and these two legions will drive south to Judea while II Legion captures Egypt's eastern territories. I Legion will attack Siwa and then push on to Egypt proper supported by reinforcements from Greece brought by sea.

III Legion is still on the borders of Thrace while IV Legion has moved west to the borders of Lugdinensus in preparation for attacking the Gauls in support of VII Legion. VII Legion will carry out the landings in Baetica with the objectives of Corduba and Numantia in order to cut off the further conquests of the Julii faction (who are getting far too powerful).

The Scipii factions popularity with the mob has grown substationally over the past 5 years and some have mentioned the possibility of seizing power and forming a dictatorship. At this time it must be stated that the Scipii are and always have been loyal to Rome and to the Senate, any other declarations are scandalous lies.
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II Legion prepares to depart for Babylonia. The troops to the southwest are 7 bands of Scythian mercenaries while those to the northwest are replacement Hoplite and Thracian mercenaries to reinforce the II Legion.

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V Legion continues its refit at Sinope. It will depart for Cilicia in the fall of 235 BC

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VII Legion prepares to depart Palma while Servius Scipio arrives to take command

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[Roman_Man#3]

hey pontifex,

on the world map or whatever its called, i noticed what i thought was the dacia was up in Locus Gepidae. is it really them? ive never seen them that north. just wondering.

l8s

ps. oh and good job in the turkish theater.

[Pontifex Rex]

on the world map or whatever its called, i noticed what i thought was the dacia was up in Locus Gepidae. is it really them? ive never seen them that north. just wondering.

Yes, that's them. If you back a few posts or to the top of the page you can trace just how big they got. At one point they got as far as west as Noricum.