Romani Question

[Septimus]

All right so I'm developing along fine - year 265 and I've taken Segesta, Rhegion, and Taras - successfully kicking the Epirotes off my heel. Now I have a conundrum, should I focus on Sicily and take it to Carthage after getting a godo hold there or head North take Patavium and Bononia and hit the Aedui hard with the help of the Arveni, OR as a third option head over the Adriatic and take Segestica while working my way down to kill more Epirotes? Thus is my problem. Right now I'm planning on taking Messina and Syracuse then Jumping across the Adriatic to kick some Epirote ass while trying to grab Patavium and Bononia. Any suggestions?

Also - another question - in Roma I have the option of building a "colonia" what's going on twith that? Can someone please explain the "colonia" for me and why it would be available in Roma.

[Towwb]

I'm in somewhat of the same spot--263, with the heel and rebel Sicily conquered and moving north. Personally, I'm going to grab Segesta and Bonona to trigger the reforms, then head for the Epirotes. KH is beating back my Makedonian allies, so this is a great chance to grab Greek money after I finish off the Epirotes. However, Carthage just broke the starting alliance, so if they start making aggressive moves on Sicily I'll probably hold off on Greece; the last thing I want is elephants chasing me around the Adriatic.

The Colonia is a departure point for "colonists" from the city--it's there purely to control population growth.

[abou]

Coloniae are very nice to have. Historically, if a city starting growing too much, colonies would be established. Greece would do them overseas (Syracuse and Tarentum for example) and Rome would do them in conquered territory. While there isn't any changes to the map and you cannot make new cities, it is an excellent way to slowdown growth and increase law in the city.

If you are at war with Carthage, go ahead and send two small armies to take Sardinia and Corsica. Sicily is another matter. Generally, such large stacks show up there that Carthage can never take Syracuse, but the money you would get from there is always nice.

[Septimus]

For some reason I have the strangest desire to send a fully stocked (with men) fleet down to Crete and take it to use as a launching point for any future problems with the Seleukids or Ptolemaioi or even Makedonians. As for now I'm headed over the Adriatic, took Segestica and Dalminion, took Messina and have armies outside Syracuse and Bononia. We'll see how it goes. Good luck to you TowwB with those Carthaginians.

[Spoofa]

well im on the year 244, (2 years before the reforms and i decided after i took all of sicily (without invoking war with carthage, gota love bribery.... ) i decided to head north, i control all territory south of the alps, and ive basically broken the backs of both gaul nations now ive decided to let my warring general rest, and maybe have some kids untill the reforms, then ill remake my army, and then we'll continue our conquest of modern day France, the move south and conquore the iberian penensula!

[Rhyfelwyr]

Sorry, but the first Reforms don't happen until 209-207 BC...

Personally, I kicked the Epirotes out of Italy, then declared a ceasefire. I then kicked the Aedui out of my side of the Alps, and made a series of Forts to cover chokepoints between the mountains. I then declared a ceasefire with them, and wiped out almost all of Carthage, reducing them to one Spanish province.