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226 BC
226 BC
Diocletos reached Hasdrubal camp near Carthage Nova. Realising its mountainous location made a frontal assault risky, he decided to rely on his superior artillery tactics and lure Hasdrubal in open field battle. Upon arriving, Diocletos discovered that there was a small hill that the Barcids held that was essential to their holding Carthage Nova itself. From there, they were able to provide water, corn and forage. Diocletos took this in a night raid, and swiftly stationed his army upon this same hill.
With fresh reinforcements and supplies getting low, Hasdrubal decided to meet the League army in a major battle.
The Massaliot league army of fifty thousands won the battle against the larger Barcid army of sixty thousands. Once again,the enemy was no match for the artillery tactics and advanced cavalry of the Massaliot league. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the young King Hannibal Barca, the Barcid army was saved by total annihilation and the major bulk of it retreated south.
In a stalemate battle outside Croton the Megale Hellas League army manage to repel the Roman army. The Spartan reinforcements played a crucial role to to this outcome by saving the rest of the army(while rooting) and counter attack the Romans. The second army of Rome under consul Fullo while on the way to conquer Tarentum, forced to turn back due to an invasion of Gaul tribes in the North. With two fronts active Rome decided to accept the peace deal proposed by Megale Hellas League. Samnites lands were officially annex by Rome.
Greece
Diocletos reached Hasdrubal camp near Carthage Nova. Realising its mountainous location made a frontal assault risky, he decided to rely on his superior artillery tactics and lure Hasdrubal in open field battle. Upon arriving, Diocletos discovered that there was a small hill that the Barcids held that was essential to their holding Carthage Nova itself. From there, they were able to provide water, corn and forage. Diocletos took this in a night raid, and swiftly stationed his army upon this same hill.
With fresh reinforcements and supplies getting low, Hasdrubal decided to meet the League army in a major battle.
The Massaliot league army of fifty thousands won the battle against the larger Barcid army of sixty thousands. Once again,the enemy was no match for the artillery tactics and advanced cavalry of the Massaliot league. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the young King Hannibal Barca, the Barcid army was saved by total annihilation and the major bulk of it retreated south.
- Epiktetos army forced to return North to deal with a Vettones/Lussitani army sieging Asturica.
- After three months siege Carthage Nova felt to Diocletos.
In a stalemate battle outside Croton the Megale Hellas League army manage to repel the Roman army. The Spartan reinforcements played a crucial role to to this outcome by saving the rest of the army(while rooting) and counter attack the Romans. The second army of Rome under consul Fullo while on the way to conquer Tarentum, forced to turn back due to an invasion of Gaul tribes in the North. With two fronts active Rome decided to accept the peace deal proposed by Megale Hellas League. Samnites lands were officially annex by Rome.
Greece
- An earthquake destroys the city of Kameiros on the island of Rhodes and the Colossus of Rhodes.
- Antiochus Hierax, brother of the Seleucid King Seleucus II manages to escape from captivity in Bosporus Kingdom and flees to the mountains to raise an army, but he is killed by a band of Scythians.
- Seleucus II dies after a fall from his horse and is succeeded by his eldest son Seleucus III Soter. Dynastic power is upheld by a mercenary army and by the loyalty of many Greek cities founded by Alexander the Great and his successors. The strength of the empire is already being sapped by repeated revolts in its eastern provinces and dissension amongst the members of the Seleucid dynasty.
- Sersor
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