Historical Bugs

**Reenk Roink** · 01-07-2006, 05:54

Was this son born into the campaign? Because this is expected. The mod will not follow history to a "t" after the start of the campaign (otherwise it would all be the same)

**Quintus Curiatius Trigeminus** · 01-07-2006, 10:54

Originally Posted by Reenk Roink

Was this son born into the campaign? Because this is expected. The mod will not follow history to a "t" after the start of the campaign (otherwise it would all be the same)

I don't understand. The son of Lucius Cornelius Scipio may not have the nomen gentilicum Cornelius? Please explain it to me

**Malrubius** · 01-07-2006, 12:33

Rome: Total War was not designed to handle Roman names, if you can believe it.

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 01-07-2006, 16:10

Nor Greek ones. No "son of Bob" type names.

Also, Romans aren't supposed to be having children in EB.

**Artabrii** · 01-07-2006, 19:09

I think Mastia should be "bastetanian rebels", because in 272 Before Crist, Carthage only has Gadir in Iberian peninsula.

**Urnamma** · 01-08-2006, 08:19

Originally Posted by Artabrii

I think Mastia should be "bastetanian rebels", because in 272 Before Crist, Carthage only has Gadir in Iberian peninsula.

There were a number of Phoenician colonies in the southern end of Iberia. Founding of New Carthage may be later, but control of the coast was already there.

**Dux Corvanus** · 01-08-2006, 18:41

Indeed, there were numerous punic colonies -dating from before 7th century BC- in the south east coast of Iberia, comprising the coastal zones of Turdetania, Bastetania and Contestania. Among others, I can recall Karteia, Sexi, Malaka, Abdera, Tagilit, etc.

You were surely misleaded by Hasdrubal's foundations in the area, in order to ensure Punic control of a -by then- rather decaying zone: Mastia/Cartago Nova (Cartagena) and Akra Leuké (Alicante) in 237 BC.

Cartago Nova was, in fact, a refundation of an existing city, Mastia, an important Iberian-Punic settlement.

But Phoenicians had already settled in the area at least five centuries before. Besides, there are no records of an active 'Bastetanian' resistance against Hasdrubal, who limited to extend Punic area of influence from the coast to the interior without trouble -being in fact an occupation of the inner lands. Thus, the existence of Bastetanian 'rebels' would seem really out of place.