Hi! here is an update from my sauromatae campaing I posted here

This was the situation in 225bc


I was fighting the AS, Hai and Baktria while the Saka were a constant menace to my border.

I managed to defeat the Hai in a series of battles (their leather armour spearmen had no chance against my HA) and the income from their mines greatly improved my economy.

Here is the actual situation in 214bc (just 11 years later):



Now let's take a little view on the main fronts of battle:

EGYPT


The ptolemaioi are virtually gone sandwiched between the Kharties and the AS. They managed to conquer Antiocheia and hold it for few years but the AS began the recovery and in few years they were expulsed from Judaea. It seems they couldn't fight a two front war.

North Italy


North Italy has been held by the Aeudi, Averni, Romans and the new kid on the block...Epirus. This unexpected invasion of italy by Epirus has halted the advance of Rome in gaul and the Aeudi are fighting back now.

Sicily


finally the romans have started the punic wars! Sicily was overrun easily and it appears that Messana revolted to the Karthies (you can also see that Gades and NArbo have revolted to them in the main map)

Makedonia



The last important war has been raged in makedonia for years. Although the KH have conquered Pella long time ago those MAks do not wish to relinquish their most northern provinces easily. Unfortunately they are in a desperate situation there.
They haven't used their full stacks near Pergamun. They could easily reconquer Pella with them but theAI is so stup....

The KH are doing great and are kicking the Epirotes from their homeland provinces into Ylliria.


The rest of the world

Saba has managed to unite the southern Arabian peninsula and lanedd in Ethyopia but didn't advanced any further.
The Lusotannan have united iberia and are moving north into france. I guess they will have to defeat the Romani in order to decide who will rule the western world in the next 50 years.
Chartage is powerfull in Africa but have lost most of their possesions overseas.
The Casse and Sweboz have united Brittania and Germania but are on a halt right now. Dacia follows the same history.

My situation
The war against the AS and its allies (baktria and HAI) have lasted several years. After I destroyed the Phalava they attacked me and I have lost several cities to their armies. The best decision I made was to conquer Armenia due to its gold mines.
The economy of the Sauro is a mess. Even though I control a large empire I depend on exterminating cities in order to reach more than 5k surpluss in a turn.
Due to the decline of the ptolemaioi the AS managed to send high quality stacks at me and I had to take the offensive. I sacked and destroyed every building in Persepolis and Gabai so they couldn't train more units there.
I now controll Babylonia and Seleukia and are moving my armies into Baktria. War with the Saka is inevitable but I will try to remain neutral to them as much as I can. they have good armies of HA around there.
I can only hope that a Chartage vs AS war for the treasures of Egypt will mean the complete destruction of the AS.
Dacia might pose a problem if I they attack while my armies are fighting in the east.

Hope you liked my little description. I will turn my attention on another mod now but I intend to take this campaing to its bitter end.

Regards,

Diego, from Argentina