I am fond of Agrippa as well. Glad you are enjoying this TL.
Very much so - subscribed!
I am fond of Agrippa as well. Glad you are enjoying this TL.
With what authority are Pompeius and Agrippa commanding Lucius Antonius to step down? I'm not sure such blatant aggression toward Antony's brother would go down well in Rome - especially not with a parvenu like Agrippa involved. By moving against their fellow Triumvir and unnecessarily bringing civil war upon the Republic (as well as leaving the East to foreign attack) Pompeius and Agrippa might end up shooting themselves in the foot, so to speak. Even Octavian (OTL) did not dare move against Antony directly - the war was officially against Cleopatra. And even OTL Antony had the support of the two consuls and many prominent senators. Without Octavian actively campaigning against him and himself messing up re: his treatment of Octavia, I dare say Antony's dithering as regards Parthia would not make his popularity with the people and legions wane.
Indeed. Antonius's biggest mistake was not finishing off Pompeius while he had the chance, and then placing Pompeius in an extremely favorable position to boot.Very well written.
Very detailed
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Truly Antonius has made an enormous mistake in giving between other provinces all Hispania, this has provided to Sextus Pompeius an important source of revenues and men.
It has been a very bad miscalculation. Personally if I have been Antonius I have given to Sextus or any Hispania or only the Hispania Ulterior with Hispania Citerior remaining on the hands of Antonius.
He has provided to Sextus with important bases for his fleets (he has a lot of ports, in Africa, Sicilia, Sardinia and Hispania) he has the wheat in Sicilia and Africa and the population source for his armies in Hispania and also a lot of mineral resources in Hispania.
Antonius is only receiving the effects of his dangerous mistake.
Well, even if he does realise this, it's too late now. Personally, I can't see Cleopatra and Antonius getting out of this one, except by taking the ultimate way out, as in OTL.Indeed. Antonius's biggest mistake was not finishing off Pompeius while he had the chance, and then placing Pompeius in an extremely favorable position to boot.
Well, even if he does realise this, it's too late now. Personally, I can't see Cleopatra and Antonius getting out of this one, except by taking the ultimate way out, as in OTL.
Fair enough. If I want to know what happens before it's posted, I'll have to write my own TL!I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I'll just say you'll have to wait and see.![]()
Could be interesting, but having a TL where Sextus Pompeius is the victorious ruler of Rome is certainly more fascinating than one where Antonius and Cleopatra are the winners.
Well now this is interesting. Keep it coming. Question: How do you crank out updates so fast?
Wish I had that free time. Anyway how far do you plan on continuing this TL?Well for the civil war I already had a general idea of where I was going with it and just had to put it into words. Plus I had a lot of free time over spring break. I'm not sure how long the daily updates will be coming though as I am back in school now.