A Great War for Antiquity

willbell

Why did the entire Teuton army meet the Romans at once? Wouldn't the nomadic tribes be more likely to be fragments of different bands of a few hundred/thousand?
 
Gaius Julius Magnus

Gaius Julius Magnus

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willbell said:
Why did the entire Teuton army meet the Romans at once? Wouldn't the nomadic tribes be more likely to be fragments of different bands of a few hundred/thousand?
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I'm basing this Teutone army off the one from OTL where they were this massive tribe that was moving together.
 

willbell

Gaius Julius Magnus said:
I'm basing this Teutone army off the one from OTL where they were this massive tribe that was moving together.
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I wasn't aware of that, neat. You certainly did your research. Being able to answer critical questions puts you as especially admirable in my eyes compared to less researched timelines.
 
Gaius Julius Magnus

Gaius Julius Magnus

Gone Fishin'
Sorry for the recent absence, been busy lately, but I promise I will have updates on Monday

Update: I'm going to be out of town and without any form of interet acess until thursday.
 
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Gaius Julius Magnus

Gaius Julius Magnus

Gone Fishin'
Really sorry for the absence and the small update but there will more tomorrow.
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The Return of Carthage​
Hasdrubal marched into Italy in the same vein of his distant relative, Hannibal, he rode upon an elephant and styled himself in armor that mosaics and statues depicted Hannibal wearing. Hasdrubal’s plan was simple, he intended to march to Rome and upon seeing their city threatened he assumed the Romans would surely surrender. Hasdrubal seemed to forget Hannibal had to fight three bloody battles before he himself could march on Rome. Italia was guarded by along about 3 Legions and all were spread out along the peninsula. However Appius was marching with his usual increased speed and was expected to arrive within weeks.

Hasdrubal didn’t make himself loved by the populace like Hannibal had intended. He torched the countryside and ordered whole villages and cities that didn’t heed to his demands to be sacked and their populace sold into slavery. Unlike his opponent Appius, he moved at his own speed and was confident he could reach Rome before Appius entered Italy. This was against the urgings of his more experienced sub-commanders.

This rather lazy style to his campaign would come to haunt Hasdrubal when his scouts informed him the advance units of Appius’s army where in northern Italy. Hasdrubal now had a choice, go for Rome and have a hostile army in his rear or go big and continue on the way to Rome. Hasdrubal chose to take out Appius and he began moving his army northward. The stage was set.
 
Gaius Julius Magnus

Gaius Julius Magnus

Gone Fishin'
Sorry for the delay. More updates cominf this week.

The Battle​
Appius lined up his troops with his least most experienced troops in the center and his most battle hardened troops in reserve. He placed his all his cavalry on his left flank. Hasdrubal did a similar setup only with his cavalry on both flanks. Appius took the first move and attacked with his least experienced troops heading straight for the center. The fighting was fierce with both Hasdrubal and Appius both in the heat of the fight. Hasdrubal then ordered for legions to be deployed and almost broke through the line but at the last moment Appius deployed his veteran troops and cavalry on Hasdrubal’s flanks. The Carthaginians would route in chaos and Hasdrubal would die in the retreat from his own troops
 
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