PLaying as the Seluecids I had just dropped a stack and a half on Italia because I owned all of the eastern map and all of Africa and 1-2 revolts a season was annoying so I needed a better positioned capital and the Roman naval blackade was pissing me off. I sacked Croton and Tarentum and razed them and moved on. I came to Capua and the Seluecids attacked me near a bridge with 2 full stacks.

I figured no problem I have phalanxes I just defend bridge and slaughter them... Wrong! The damn Scipii brought 3 units of Onagers, 2 on one side of bridge one on the other and a couple of Archer Auxilia. I defended the bridge for 5 minutes or so losing many pikemen to flaming Onagers when their reinforcements arrived with another onager and cavalry, right behind me! So I had my reinforcements make a suicide charge and my Silver Shield Legionnaries assaulted them, as did the 2-3 generals that I brought along. I was reduced to a line of pikemen only 2 thick on one side of my bridge defense and 3 on another so I had to filter Silver shield Legionarries in as filler. Finally the wretched Scipii fled and were slaughtered by my cavalry but if the Onager had not run out of ammo I would have been left with a great many crispy Silver Shield Pikemen!

As retribution for that attack and the subjugation of my good allies the greeks I sacked and razed Capua and then did the same to Rome and my grand campaign was over... The Scipii and Brutii reduced to dust and the Julii within easy striking range of my great armies. The world is now stabilised and the Seluecid empire will go down in the history books as the greatest empire ever, and one of the few to come from humble beginnings. Like Israel surrounded by enemies but in the end victorious. Long live the sons of Alexander!!