Commentarii de Bello Gallico

[Peasant Phill]

Sure, what is it you want exactly?

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

I be back on Monday by the way .

[The Celtic Viking]

May I jump in as the Sequani?

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

I will take over the Arverni, if that is fine with everyone.

There goes the neighborhood.

I, Gaius Julus Caesar, proconsul of Rome and Governor of Gisalpine Gaul,Transalpine Gaul and Illyricum, salute all of you my friends.May there be peace and good relationship between the Senate and Republic of Rome and you all. If you have any problems of any sort.Do not hesitate to contact SPQR, as Rome will always help their friends.

Caesar

[Mr. Stuka]

I'll jump in as the Sotiates- whoever the hell they are. A google search only came up with: "Defeat of the Sotiates: 56 B.C." ...grim tidings m'lord

[Prince Cobra]

GAH! I fell in love with this IH the moment I saw it. But I will probably be heartbroken because I do not have the time to particpate. I must bury myself in a cave for that! I will follow the IH, though, and you can rely on me if you need some advertisement around the Org.

[Franconicus]

Welcome on bord, Celtig Viking and Mr Stuka!

[Franconicus]

Alright, I guess there are enough players to begin. I put some info at post #2 about the factions. I am still working on rules and goals, but I think you can already begin to negotiate about coalitions and hostilities.

Sure, what is it you want exactly?

I think we need a map with the three parts of Gallia, plus southern Britannia and the Roman Provincia. All factions should be marked as well as citties, rivers and if possible, roads.

[Arjos]

Kassiwallaunos, Bren of the Katuwellaunoi, ordered to intensify hostilities against the Trinovatoi, leaving on his chariot with a mighty host...

Before departing he entrusted prominent men of the tribe, bards and druids, to enter negotiations with the Atrebatoi, in a kinship spirit between Belgai: wishing for them to act as mediators with the mainland brethrens to consolidate trade and offering a Pan-Belgic alliance, promising to assist against any foe soon as the Trinovatoi were to fall...

The Bren also sent his most distinguished diplomats to set sail with merchants towards the land of the Uenetoi (KingKurt), offering an increase to trade and a naval military pact of co-operation...

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

I need info of the military .

[Arjos]

I'll skip the roman one as I think is quite known...
Just few infos about Germanic and Celtic warfare:

The common view for the germanic tribes regarding military actions was centered on the raid, it was conducted by small bands from villages each with its own leader...
They all usually responded to the warband chief, who was also the tribe's chief; the goal of the raid was to acquire loot and gain fame within the tribe and among all tribes...
Also when the tribe moved for an open battle, the women, the elders and children followed...
When the germanic folks engaged in battle they resorted to infantry wedge formations, with the chiefs always up front; they also opted for series of ambushes by day or night in forest areas...
Cavalry was limited, but by this time started to abandon its skirmisher role for a heavy shock troop...

The Celtic world, especially in the mainland, on the other hand was starting to get more and more urbanized: oppida developed once again and people gathered in a single huge settlement, where administrative and economic life took place...
This affected the military bringing more troops in the form of levies, this brought more influence on the spear and less "champions' confrontations"...
But as a tribe gained wealth and a more solid organization, it could muster superior noble forces, better equipped, on foot and mounted...
These troops, even though capable and highly trained, couldn't be replaced within one generation time...

Insular Celts, still had a less urbanized society, which respected, and sometimes worshipped, champions and heroes...
Open warfare was characterized by cattle raids and aristocratic champions, usually moving on chariots, which engaged in smaller forces...
The south of Britain, had by this time developed into a more organized society, similar to the continent's, but it still held those ancient values of heroic warfare...

Mind you all this is my very limited knowledge, I'm by no means an historian...

As an overall these 3 "world" were quite similar and shared a common ancestry, they were regional evolutions of the same values and concepts...
In a way the germanic way represented the primordial step of chiefs caring for the family and by extension the tribe, leading by example; the insular's was the mid step towards urbanization and the continent's one was the very beginning of this last phase...

[Franconicus]

By the way, Brennus passed away! He had to go on a personal raid through Gaul.
Warluster will take his tribe.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Yay, Warluster is back!!

[King Jan III Sobieski]

Can I take Eburones???

[Franconicus]

Can I take Eburones???

Sure

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Welcome brother .

[KrooK]

Hello everyone.
Can I play?Tribe Suessiones seems very interesting.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Welcome to the game Krook!




Now does everyone have their orders in?

[Franconicus]

Hello everyone.
Can I play?Tribe Suessiones seems very interesting.

Welcome KrooK! I suggest you start as soon as the new chapter is out.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Welcome KrooK! I suggest you start as soon as the new chapter is out.

Amen to that!

[Arjos]

Kassiwalaunos, Bren of the Katuwellaunoi, ordered to intensify hostilities against the Trinovatoi, leaving on his chariot with a mighty host...

Before departing he entrusted prominent men of the tribe, bards and druids, to enter negotiations with the Atrebatoi, in a kinship spirit between Belgai: wishing for them to act as mediators with the mainland brethrens to consolidate trade and offering a Pan-Belgic alliance, promising to assist against any foe soon as the Trinovatoi were to fall...

The Bren also sent his most distinguished diplomats to set sail with merchants towards the land of the Uenetoi (KingKurt), offering an increase to trade and a naval military pact of co-operation...

Gotta bump my other post, important matters there :P

[Warluster]

Unarmed messengers of our tribe will participate freely in this assembly of warlords. We would warn this Roman warlord himself that any act of violence against any man of Gaul and its tribes will be viewed extremely negatively, without exemption.

We will also send a messenger to inquire as to the nature of a 'pan-Belgic' pact, as described by the warlord of the Catuvellauni.

Boduognatus of the Nervii,

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Unarmed messengers of our tribe with gifts to our friends will also attend the meeting. I fully trust that Julius will protect our messengers during this great meeting. We will also send men to see about any trade deals with fellow tribes. No acts of aggression though can be put against our men however.


Chief Ariovistus of the Suebi

[Arjos]

The Katuwalaunoi envoy reported the Bren wishes for the alliance as follows:

All members must recognize Kassiwalaunos' authority over the Isles, while at the same time he respects the mainland's chiefs, declaring he'll never expand in other lands.
This will confer to any Belgai tribe in Pritannia the status of protected tribe; as for the mainland the Bren hopes to form a war council made of all the members' chiefs, which will elect annually among them a Kingetorix (warriors leader), to whom every chief must answer.
All administration will remain untouched and every community is free to organize itself; the foremost goal of this alliance is to protect all its members.

Once there'll be a common acceptance to this pact, Kassiwalaunos hopes every chief will swear an oath to the gods in a nementon (sacred grove), where the first council will take place.