Quote Originally Posted by Malrubius
I could be mistaken, but wasn't the reason Rome and Carthage fought over Sicily more tied to the desire of both to control the region? There weren't any Roman or Carthaginian citizens who would cry for help, just some mercenaries who had taken over the town and didn't want to lose it to Syracuse, or anybody else.

If this is the case, this type of situation is well-represented by RTW without scripting a war.

Also, we've relied on input from our historical advisors as to what cities should be triggers for war. If the situation I described isn't the case, then maybe our Rome guys can let us know we want some scripting tied to Messana.
Do script Messana (like Thermon). It´s historical and very realistic. It´s a pity though that the Greeks are not present as they were in the original three-part-conflict of Messana.