Actually I was eager to think that the campaign was over, yet I was proven wrong.

While the Romani attacked me, they also had a front in south Italy with Carthage.So I thought that would keep them busy and buy me time to finish Aedui (only one town but VERY strong garrison inside, like a small rebellion :-P).But that's where AI plays his dirty games, Carthage though lost Capua and Arpi, didnt fight back.Just pout a full stack near Rhegion and just sat there.I was on the other hand having my whole Alpine border breached by Romani armies :-S

Another strange behaviour was with the Lusos.I had Velika, Pallantia and Tyde as should, the Lusos took Tyde and had me besieged almost every couple of rounds in the other two.That's where those blasted Clona Tekonac proved themselves as killed thousands of Lusos in defending the walls.But...Carthage at some point decided to attack Lusos,I was "wow, nice, it was about time" cause I thought Lusos should now concentrate on defending their lands instead of pushing me.Again I was wrong, they ignored punic full stacks and continued sending armies north and of course getting massacred :-|

I also lost Gergovia to Romani, simply not possible to hold all these waves.I really had to put the pressure back to Romani or else I was in danger.Aedui had found the courage and was outside Bratosporios! Only a fresh retrained army from our homeland, combined with sitting on the bridge near his capital made this full-stack go away, thanks god, lol
So I took a good army and went through the Alps.The passage near Viennos was blocked by a good Roman army, had to do go through it.Won a an average victory but fool AI was empty at the back - I had spies all over the Peninsula.Mediolanum was easy so now he had a problem inside his homealands.

The Romani AI didnt stop though.Continued to advance armies inside GAul.So now I took a FM and some Clonas Tekonac and with a great dose of riks took the bridge in Massalia.He immediately attacked the bridge, lost and I attacked next round the city (had spy inside) and sacked the settlement.Immediately I gifted it to Carthage.So now Romani has to take Massalia back from Carthage and hopefully that would either ignite a full scale war between them or halt Romani advancing in my lands ;-)

It seems this campaing has some more episodes so to be continued....

Lastdays - yes right but I really appreciate faithful friends and hate backstabbing.Still it's sometimes inevitable.

Athanaric - you certainly have some funky style of campaigning hehe.Pillaged Carthage? I guess you skipped the european part and headed pirating on the african coast? Nice approach and interesting too.

Geticus - Caledonian skirmishers are fantastic unit.I dont understand the hype with Jugundiz, but these guys can certainly do some serious damage and turn the tide in your favor.The problem is they are recruited only in Scotland.On the other hand I dont use cavalry, it's very expensive.I prefer spamming slingers and infantry, preferably minhat.But going south I had to adopt to different infantry units so switched to warbands (dont recall the unit's name) which perform quite well.Near the Alps I recruited those fanatics with long hair, lol - they have 10 charge bonus.Once I had them attack a Triarii unit and counted 10 kills on charge! Of course they later broke and fled :-P
The FM as a unit is NOT reliable in melee.They also attack on their own and that makes me mad as when they fight spearmen or armor pierce units they can get slaughtered into seconds.But it has a nice charge and disrupts enemy formation, something I use from time to time.In general I use them mostly to cause panic and fear and that works good.