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228 BC. Barcid must be destroyed! Diodotian map.
228 BC
Barcid must be destroyed!
Hearing the news about Hermolaos, the federal council of Massaliot League furious declare an all out war against the Barcid kingdom. A massive army of eight tagmata(around fifty thousand man) under strategos Diocletos marched from Tolosa to Iberia. Another army of two tagmata(around fifteen thousand man) under strategos Epiktetos sailed with a fifty venemeres strong fleet to protect the Atlantic ocean colonies and attack Barcid Kingdom from behind. The Mediterranean League fleet went to conquer the balearic islands. Meanwhile Hasdrubal the Fair continued preparations to deal with the League. He managed to recruit another ten thousands Numibians mercenaries and send them to sack Lixus, then cross the sea to Iberia. By skillful diplomacy pursued the Celtici,Lussitani and Vetones tribes to join him. He even send emissaries to Carthage, asking to join forces against the common enemy.
Italy
In a battle near Paestum the Roman army(around thirty thousands) was victorious against the Megale Hellas league forces(around twenty five thousands) but in the near by sea battle the Megale Hellas navy repelled easily the Roman fleet. Emissaries send from Megale Hellas to Sparta and Massalia to ask for help. Not wanting to give a further step to Ptolemaic Empire*, Megale Hellas decided to not ask them for help. Plus five thousand Zama mercenaries paid to come to aid also.
*The base of the Ptolemaic Empire in Sicily was a big problem for the trade routes of Megale Hellas.
Illyria/Epirus
Barcid must be destroyed!
Hearing the news about Hermolaos, the federal council of Massaliot League furious declare an all out war against the Barcid kingdom. A massive army of eight tagmata(around fifty thousand man) under strategos Diocletos marched from Tolosa to Iberia. Another army of two tagmata(around fifteen thousand man) under strategos Epiktetos sailed with a fifty venemeres strong fleet to protect the Atlantic ocean colonies and attack Barcid Kingdom from behind. The Mediterranean League fleet went to conquer the balearic islands. Meanwhile Hasdrubal the Fair continued preparations to deal with the League. He managed to recruit another ten thousands Numibians mercenaries and send them to sack Lixus, then cross the sea to Iberia. By skillful diplomacy pursued the Celtici,Lussitani and Vetones tribes to join him. He even send emissaries to Carthage, asking to join forces against the common enemy.
- Tagus is burned to the ground by the Barcid forces.
- Arginio is stormed by Hibernian pirates. Around two hundred survivors manage to flee in Kassitia.
Italy
In a battle near Paestum the Roman army(around thirty thousands) was victorious against the Megale Hellas league forces(around twenty five thousands) but in the near by sea battle the Megale Hellas navy repelled easily the Roman fleet. Emissaries send from Megale Hellas to Sparta and Massalia to ask for help. Not wanting to give a further step to Ptolemaic Empire*, Megale Hellas decided to not ask them for help. Plus five thousand Zama mercenaries paid to come to aid also.
*The base of the Ptolemaic Empire in Sicily was a big problem for the trade routes of Megale Hellas.
Illyria/Epirus
- The Illyrian Queen Teuta's governor, Demetrius of Pharos has little alternative but to surrender to the overwhelming Epirus force. In return, the Epirotes award him a considerable part of Teuta's holdings to counter-balance the power of Teuta. Meanwhile, the Epirotes army lands farther north at Apollonia. The combined Epirotes army and fleet proceed northward together, subduing one town after another and besieging Shkodra, the Illyrian capital.
- King Attalus I Soter of Pergamum defeats Antiochus Hierax in three battles and thereby gains control over all the Hierax domains in Anatolia. The Hierax kingdom lasted only eight years(235 BC-228 BC)
- Antiochus II died mysteriously. His son Seleucus II is now the new king.
- In an expedition south of Egypt, Ptolemy III conquered the lands of the nomadic Nubian tribal kingdom of Blemmyes.
- In a celebration over the victory against Sophagasenus, Diodotus assassinates Jalauka and several indian nobles/officers thus gained control of both Jalauaka and Sophagasenus realms. The cynical and charismatic Diodotus was now the ruler of a vast empire.
- Sersor
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