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209 BC. The great Punic Latin war update.
209 BC
The great Punic Latin war
Iberia theatre
Hannibal rushed for the pillars of hercules with the main part of his forces(twenty five thousands). The rest of his army(ten thousands, of which five thousands were new Berber mercenaries) conquered easily the League’s African holdings and the nomes capital Lixus. In a small naval battle in the straits of Hercules, the small fleet of hannibal(20 quinqueremes) caught by surprise the few Leagues warships stationed there. With the straits under his control Hannibal crossed with his army from Africa to Iberia. From there Hannibal rushed to reach Gadir/Barcid kingdom were he was seen as a liberator.
In the meantime in Naucratia a Massaliot League fleet with an expedition force was assembled, under Dynatoi company efforts, to sail in Iberia to protect the Pillars and the League’s holdings there. The fleet was composed by forty venemeres and several transport ships.The army was composed by 3 tagmata and five thousands merceneries* a total of around twenty two thousands. Its commanders, Parmenion and Gobanitix were surprised that Hannibal had crossed the pillars and rushed to sail fast.
*Imanuentius, the young chief/king of the Trinovantes tribe, was heavily influenced by the Greeks and was really curious to see the “mythical”/great city of Massalia. So together with two thousands of his troops, decided to help the League as mercenaries/allies. They marched to Kassiteia and from there with transport ships, provided by Dynatoi company, reached Naucratia. Trinovantes tribe was one of the major tribes in Britain (both in OTL and in this ATL). Their previous king Mandubracius had establish good relations with the League colonies in the area and was their major trade partner for trade in South-East Britain. The influence of the Greeks were tremendous. Infact Mandubracius even had a greek tudor for his children’s.
South Italy theatre
With Sicily and control of the seas secure, Massaliot league and Megale hellas league marched to south Italy to liberate the greek cities. After some small sieges they liberated Regium and Locri. Shortly after the liberation of Locrii an expedition force of ten thousands Spartans under Philopoemen joined them there. Meanwhile the roman army in south Italy under consul Flaccus, marched from Heraclea to meet them.
North Italy theatre
Scipio with an army of forty thousands(mostly sochi legions) marched all the way up to Cremona. From there he crossed the Alps, surmounting the difficulties of climate and terrain,and the guerrilla tactics of the friendly to the League native tribes. Scipio arrived with thirty one thousands infantry, four thousands cavalry in the territory of the ex Allobroges lands near Rhone river. While this crossing was expected by the League,after reports from friendly tribes in the Alps , they had not anticipated such an early arrival and their new tagmata were still in preparation mode. Scipio’s crossing of the alps, was considered one of the greatest achievements in military logistics, as he did so through hostile territory in late autumn with minimal supply lines. His surprise entry into South Gaul led to the termination of Leagues main intended thrust, an invasion of Rome.
By place:
Asia minor
The great Punic Latin war
Iberia theatre
Hannibal rushed for the pillars of hercules with the main part of his forces(twenty five thousands). The rest of his army(ten thousands, of which five thousands were new Berber mercenaries) conquered easily the League’s African holdings and the nomes capital Lixus. In a small naval battle in the straits of Hercules, the small fleet of hannibal(20 quinqueremes) caught by surprise the few Leagues warships stationed there. With the straits under his control Hannibal crossed with his army from Africa to Iberia. From there Hannibal rushed to reach Gadir/Barcid kingdom were he was seen as a liberator.
In the meantime in Naucratia a Massaliot League fleet with an expedition force was assembled, under Dynatoi company efforts, to sail in Iberia to protect the Pillars and the League’s holdings there. The fleet was composed by forty venemeres and several transport ships.The army was composed by 3 tagmata and five thousands merceneries* a total of around twenty two thousands. Its commanders, Parmenion and Gobanitix were surprised that Hannibal had crossed the pillars and rushed to sail fast.
*Imanuentius, the young chief/king of the Trinovantes tribe, was heavily influenced by the Greeks and was really curious to see the “mythical”/great city of Massalia. So together with two thousands of his troops, decided to help the League as mercenaries/allies. They marched to Kassiteia and from there with transport ships, provided by Dynatoi company, reached Naucratia. Trinovantes tribe was one of the major tribes in Britain (both in OTL and in this ATL). Their previous king Mandubracius had establish good relations with the League colonies in the area and was their major trade partner for trade in South-East Britain. The influence of the Greeks were tremendous. Infact Mandubracius even had a greek tudor for his children’s.
South Italy theatre
With Sicily and control of the seas secure, Massaliot league and Megale hellas league marched to south Italy to liberate the greek cities. After some small sieges they liberated Regium and Locri. Shortly after the liberation of Locrii an expedition force of ten thousands Spartans under Philopoemen joined them there. Meanwhile the roman army in south Italy under consul Flaccus, marched from Heraclea to meet them.
North Italy theatre
Scipio with an army of forty thousands(mostly sochi legions) marched all the way up to Cremona. From there he crossed the Alps, surmounting the difficulties of climate and terrain,and the guerrilla tactics of the friendly to the League native tribes. Scipio arrived with thirty one thousands infantry, four thousands cavalry in the territory of the ex Allobroges lands near Rhone river. While this crossing was expected by the League,after reports from friendly tribes in the Alps , they had not anticipated such an early arrival and their new tagmata were still in preparation mode. Scipio’s crossing of the alps, was considered one of the greatest achievements in military logistics, as he did so through hostile territory in late autumn with minimal supply lines. His surprise entry into South Gaul led to the termination of Leagues main intended thrust, an invasion of Rome.
- Twenty League’s quinqueremes, based in Aleria in Corsica, loaded with one thousands soldiers, raided constantly the coasts in central /west Italy( from Populonia to Tarquinii.)
By place:
Asia minor
- In exchange for a peace with Pergamon and Rhodes League, Ptolemy was forced to lose his territories on the south coast of modern day Turkey.
- Modun khaan inherits Teoman's Hunnu confederations and founds the Xiongnu Empire. Modu's forces push into Northern China, threatening the Qin Empire and forcing them to further fortify the Great Wall.
- Sersor
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