Yes, what does the Senate have under their command? No doubts once they hear the word of my army seiging Bruti's capital before I can sacqu it, they'll be on the march, along with Scipii's military.

Was strange on landing the beach's of Bruti on the heel of Italia, was no enemies when my massive (I mean MASSIVE) fleet was some 3 miles & one turn away from landing on the beaches, clicked end turn, then suddenly there's the SPQR fleet, along with Scipii's & Bruti's; they'd got word of the inbound army lol, kind of like the movie Troy, but with a blockade fleet. Which the fleet in the end did hold off some 1,500 men, but I still got 4,000+ on the beaches he-he-he.