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The Republic of Qart Hadasht, Spring 192 BCE
NEWS OF THE WORLD 201-192 BCE
201: Pacification of Northern Italy. With Rome out of the way, the mighty armies of Carthage meet no further organised resistance and the remaining cities loyal to the Roman remnant are being besieged. Retraining the old army. The scattered units of the old army, which conquered Iberia are collected and shipped to Carthage for retraining.
200: Makedonian conquest of Hayasdan. Having rejected the Makedonian offer of becoming a protectorate, Hayasdan is facing increasingly tough Macedonian attacks. At the height of their advance, the Makedonians hold Hayasdan's Black Sea coast and most of the Caucasus. Training of the African Army. The Carthaginian Senate aproves the raising of an African army, armed in Greek style with a mighty phalanx and heavy cavalry. With the pacification of Italy, Carthage turns its attention to Egypt.
199: End of the Arabian War. Ptolemy defeats the Saba in several large-scale engagements, effectively putting an end to the war that has been raging on Egypt's right flank for the past 5 years. Meanwhile, Saba turns its attention to the other side of Arabia and captures Gerrha. March of the Armies. The Carthaginians send their armies away, the African army to Kyrenaica to defeat the armies of Ptolemy stationed there, the retrained old army to Northern Iberia to subdue the remaining independent tribes.
198: Revolt in Makedonia. Several of Makedonia's northern settlements revolt simultaneously and its Alpine territory joins the Aedui, forcing a war between these two factions. Parthia goes north. In the same year, both the Seleucid and Bactrian 'empires' fall to the Parthians. Not too keen on peace, they declare war on the Saka immediately and begin their advance north.
197: The armies arrive. The Carthaginian old army travels to Iberia, crushing a few minor revolts and renewing old alliances. The African Army arrives in Ptolemaic Africa, marking the start of the Desert Campaign, a tiresome war of attrition in which neither side are able to claim victory. Parthia goes south. Not content with war on just one front, the Parthians declare war on Saba and invade Arabia.
196: Makedonia joins the war. Makedonia declares war on Ptolemaic Egypt, easily crushing the weak garrisons of southern Asia Minor. Having to devide their forces here, they lose the Caucasian territory they conquered here earlier, but manage to keep on advancing to the east. The siege of Mediolanium. Now in complete control of Italy, Milkherem Oea, Carthaginian General declares war on the Aedui after failing to aquire Alpine Gaul through diplomatic means. A lenghty siege begins.
195: Height of the Desert Campaign. As many as 5 Egyptian armies wander the desert between the Nile and Kyrenaica. Whenever engaged by the African Army of Carthage, the Egyptian armies take position on top of a sand dune and turn it into a fortress. Heavy losses are incurred as various inconclusive battles are fought. The Aedui attack. A Massive barbarian army appears out of nowhere, apparently having crossed the Alps and attacks Milkherem Oea's army at Mediolanium. The battle is won, but victory relied entirely upon the African Elephants, accounting for over 30% of the enemy casualties. Sufficient men escape back to the city to dissuade the general from attempting an assault.
194: Iberia Conquered. The old army succeeds in taking the capital city of the last independent Iberian tribe. Carthage now controls the whole of Iberia. Mediolanium Conquered. Their armies defeated, the Aedui give up their city after food stores ran out.
193: Sacking of Gergovia. Sophet Gisgo attempts to put an end to Arverni attacks by sacking their captial. The burnt remains are left to the enemy without contest in order to keep the weak Arverni between Carthaginian Gaul and the Aedui as a buffer-zone.
192: Success in Africa. With Egypts Armies now rushing into Syria to halt the Makedonian advance, now at the gates of Antioch, the African Army succeeds in taking Augila. Raising of the Second African Army. Too many Egyptian armies still wander the desert to leave Augila for more than a year, as such, a second African Army is being raised to relieve the first and to carry on the attack into the Egyptian heartland.
Commentaries
As the weak nations are conquered, the world begins to be devided among the two great alliances. In the west, the Carthaginian-Makedonian alliance (including the Makedonian protectorates the Sweboz and the Getai) and in the east the Ptolemaioi-Parthian alliance (including Parthian protectorate Hayasdan). As the Makedonians hammer away at Parthia's allies and the Makedonian-Parthian border becomes longer and longer, so increases the chances of war between the greatest powers of the world. For the time being though, Parthia has its hands full with Saka and Saba, while Makedonia and Carthage are busy with Egypt. To prevent hostilities between Carthage and Makedonia, both sides have agreed to leave the minor Celto-Roman alliance in one piece as buffer states. Although nominally part of the Celto-Roman alliance, the Casse seem quite content staying on their islands.
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