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1 Commands & Colors: Ancients - Punic Wars

© Rodger B. MacGowan, C3i Magazine, RBM Publication

AGRIGENTUM - 262 BC

Historical Background

The First Punic War began when Rome decided to invade

Sicily in 264. Chartage, unprepared, scrambled to raise an

army under Hannibal Gisgo. By 262 Hannibal arrived with an

advance force at Agrigentum, but the Roman consuls Lucius

Postumius Megellus and Quintus Mamilius Vitulus made a

preemptive strike and placed him under siege. Months later,

Carthage dispatched a relief army of 30,000 foot and 4,500

horse and 60 elephants under Hanno the Elder. Megellus and

Vitulus detached about a quarter of their army to guard

Hannibal, and brought the remaining 35,000 foot and 3,000

horse onto the field. Hanno organized his army with his

mercenaries in the van, his elephants in a second lines and his

African levies in a third. As the armies clashed the

mercenaries fought fiercely at first, but eventually buckled. As

they routed in the line of elephants, all hell broke loose. The

elephants were caught in the pandemonium, and began to

rampage in all directions. The third Carthaginian line was

thrown in confusion, but rallied to resist the advancing

legions. After more hard fighting, the Punic army broke. The

largest battle of the First Punic War had ended in a decisive

Roman victory, but ironically Hannibal’s army was able to

escape. Roman losses in the battle and the siege were so heavy

that Megellus and Vitulus were denied a triumph, despite their

victory.The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are

in command. Can you change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hanno the Elder

5 Command Cards

Move First

Roman Army

Leader: Megellus, Vitulus

5 Command Cards

Victory

7 Banners



ADYS - 256 BC


Following the Battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian leaders

deceided to avoid pitched battles and instead fall back on fortified

posts, while harassing the Romans with their fleet and guerrilla raids.

The focus of the war shifted to Rome’s succesful struggle to wrest

naval supremacy from Carthage, 260-265 BC. With the seas clearof

the Punic navy, the consul Gaius Attilius Regulus landed in Africa

with a small army of 15,000 infantry and 500 cavalry in 256. In the

emergency, Carthage called out her seldom used civic levies under

two generals, Hasdrubal Hanno and Bostar. These generals

assembled about 10,000 militia foot, along with about 1,500 cavlary

and some elephants. The council also recalled Hamilcar from Sicily

with 5,500 crack mercenaries. The Punic army advanced to meet the

Romans ata Adys. The Carthaginians, hesitant to face the legions on

the plain, encamped in rough,hilly terrain. Boldly, Regulus launched

a dawn assault on the Punic camp from two sides. The Punic cavalry

and elephants were unable to engage effectively, but Hamilcar led his

mercenaries in a vigorous counter-attack. The mercenaries drove

back one legion, but were then caught in the flank and cut down in a

fierce struggle. The Romans then routed the Punic militia and overran

their camp. Carthage sued for peace. Regulus offered terms that were

impossibly harsh, prompting Carhage to renew the struggle. A

Spartan mercenary captain, Xanthipus, was hired and Cartage fought

on. The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are in

command. Can you change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hasdrubal Hanno

2 Command Cards *

Roman Army

Leader: Regulus

5 Command Cards

Move First

Victory

5 Banners

Special Rules

A Roman unit that captures (occupies) a camp hex counts as a victory

banner for the Roman player. As long as the Roman unit remains on

the camp hex, it conttnues to count toward the Roman viciory. If the

unit moves off or is eliminated, it no longer counts.

(*) The Carthaginian player starts with 2 Command cards. On turn 1 play one

card, draw 2 cards. Carthaginian player now holds 3 Command cards. On turn

2 play 1 card, draw 2 cards. Carthaginian player now holds 4 Command cards.

On turn 3 play 1 card, draw 1 card. Carthaginian player hand size stays at 4

Command cards for the rest of the battle.



PANORMUS - 250 BC


Following the disaster at Bagradas only a few hundred of

Regulus’ men ever made it back to Rome. But they were

enough to spread the horrible stories of being trampled by

elephants, and cut down by cavalry. Despite his defeat at

Adys, Hasdrubal Hanno was placed in the command of the

main Carthaginian and from 254-252 was occupied

suppressing a Libyan revolt. In 251, Hasdrubal took his

veteran army to Sicily and massed 25,000 men and 140

elephants. The Romans now avoided pitched battles, for fear

of elephants and cavalry. In June of 250 Hasdrubal advanced

against the consular army of Caecilius Metellus at Panormus.

Metellus set a trap for the elephants. He built a trench before

the city, stocked with a large supply of missiles. Metellus sent

out his velites to goad Hasdrubal’s elephants, and then retreat

with apparent panic to the trench. The Punic army pursued in

disorder, sensing an easy victory. As the elephants approached

the trench, Metellus launched a massive missile barrage

against them. The war elephants recoiled in terror, and

rampaged through Hasdrubal’s Army. Metellus’ Legionnaires

sallied out from the city, and routed the shaken Punic army.

Nearly all the elephants were captured and later slaughtered in

tthe circus to entertain the crowds in Rome. The battle of

Panormus was the last major land battle of the war. Seven

years later, the Romans won the battle of the Aegates and

ended the 24-year war. The stage is set. The battle lines are

drawn and you are in command. Can you change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hasdrubal Hanno

5 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Metellus

5 Command Cards

Move First

Victory

6 Banners



CISSA - 218 BC


As the Second Punic War began (218 BC), Hannibal first

conquered northern Spain. Before heading to Italy, he left his

brother Hasdrubal with about 15,000 men in southern Spain

and Hanno with 11,000 men in the north. The consul Publius

Scipio had been assigned an army of 24,000 with which to

invade Spain and defeat Hannibal. However, when Scipio

arrived at Massilia, he vvas shocked to discover Hannibal's

army vvas headed to the Alps. Publius returned to defend

Italy, but he sent his army on to Spain under his elder brother

Gnaeus. The Romans were not expected so late in the year,

and quickly overran northern Spain and then advanced on

Hanno's camp at Cissa. Hanno had been reinforced with a few

thousand Illergete warriors under Indibilis. Although stili

heavily outnumbered, Hanno decided to occupy a strong

position on high ground rather than retreat to join Hasdrubal.

Gnaeus Scipio did not hesitate and charged his army up the

heights in a frontal assault. The fighting was brutal, but the

outnumbered Carthaginians were eventually driven off the

heights in flight. Reportedly, Carthage lost 6,000 killed and

2,000 captured, including both Hanno and Indibilis. Despite

suffering heavy losses, the Romans had the victory. The

Romans had established a foothold in Spain. Indibilis was

later released, an act of clemency Gnaeus Scipio soon carne to

regret. Publius finally arrived a year later, bringing a third

legion of 8,000 reinforcements. Each of the Scipio brothers

could now command his own army in Spain. The stage is set.

The battle lines are drawn and you are in command. Can you

change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hanno

4 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Gnaeus Scipio

5 Command Cards

Move first

Victory

6 Banners



UMBRIA - 217 BC


Even as one Roman army under Flaminius was being butchered by

Hannibal’s troops at Lake Trasimenus in 217 BC, his colleague

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus was racing to reinforce his fellow consul.

Servilius Geminus hoped to trap Hannibal between the two Roman

armies. And since speed was of the essence, he sent the propraetor

Gaius Centenius ahead with all his mounted forces. This body

numbered 4,000 horsemen - 600 Romans, 1,800 Italians and 1,600

allied Cenomani Gauls. Hannibal’s scouts spotted the approaching

column, and he dispatched his marshal Maharbal with about 4,000

light infantry and 3,000 cavalry to intercept the Roman troopers.

Somewhere in Umbria, Maharbal chose an advantageous site for an

ambush and posted his light foot troops in concealed positions.

Centenius approached with great haste and little caution. The

Carthaginians launched a missile barrage, and followed with a sudden

cavalry charge. Half the Roman force was slain in the initial

onslaught, and the remainder were driven back to a barren hill.

Maharbal quickly surrounded the fugitives and forced their surrender.

The Carthaginian victory was complete.

Without cavalry, Servilius Geminus’ army was crippled, and the

Hannibal's Punic marauders were free to pillage Italy without

interference. In Rome, the elder statesman Quintus Fabius Maximus

was elected as Dictator, to begin his policy of delay and avoidance of

battle - “Fabian Tactics.” The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn

and you are in command. Can you change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Maharbal

6 Command Cards

Move First

Roman Army

Leader: Gaius Centenius

2*/4 Command Cards

Victory

5 Banners

Special Rules

(*) The Roman player starts with two command cards. On turn

1 play one card, draw two cards. Roman player now holds

three command cards. On turn 2 play one card, draw two

cards. Roman player now holds four command cards. Roman

player hand size stays at four command cards for the rest of

the battle.



CARALIS - 215 BC


Sardinia had been a Carthaginian province for centuries until

the turmoil of the Truceless War (241-238) allowed Rome to

opportunistically seize the island. This incident fed the hatred

of Hamilcar Barca and his sons for Rome. While Hannibal

was crossing the Alps to invade Italy, the agent Hanno slipped

onto the island to foment a tribal rebellion. After Hannibal's

great victory at Cannae, Hanno instigated an island-wide

uprising under King Hampsicora and sent messengers to

Carthage for support to capture the weakly garrisoned island.

An expedition under Hasdrubal the Bald was delayed by a

storm. While Hasdrubal was re-fitting his fleet, the Romans

scraped up a reinforcing legion under the septuagenarian noble

Titus Manlius Torquatus, who was already on the island when

Hasdrubal finally arrived. The two armies met near Caralis.

Hasdrubal, with about 20,000 men and 20 elephants, posted

his Sards on one wing and his African and Balearic

expeditionary forces on the other. Torquatus grounded his

fleet and pressed his sailors into service to swell his ranks to

22,000 foot and 1200 horse. The fighting was fierce and

prolonged. Eventually, the Sard wing collapsed and Hanno's

African wing, which had been fighting well, was taken in the

flank and also routed. Reports said 12,000 Sardinians and

Carthaginians were slain and about 3700 men, including

Hasdrubal and Hanno, were taken captive. Hampsicora

committed suicide when he learned that his son Hostus had

been killed in the fighting. Sardinia would remain in Roman

hands. The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are


War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hasdrubal the Bald

5 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Titus Manlius Torquatus

5 Command Cards

Move First

Victory

8 Banners



ILITURGI - 215 BC


Following the decisive victory of the Scipio brothers at Dertosa

(215), Carthage sent out 13,500 reinforcements for Hasdrubal Barca

under his brother Mago. Hasdrubal reorganized his command of

18,000 men into three small armies, one under his command, one led

by Mago and the third under their nephew Hamilcar. Once the

Romans had retired north of the Ebro River for the winter, the

Carthaginians struck back in late autumn (215) and besieged Iliturgi,

a Roman garrisoned city. Each Punic commander set up a separate

camp around the city. The citizens of Iliturgi and their Roman

garrison soon suffered from hunger, as they had been caught

unprepared. Gnaeus and Publius Scipio marched to the scene with

two legions, about 18,000 troops, to lift the siege. Upon arriving, the

Scipios decided to assault Hasdrubal’s camp first, as it was the largest

and the key to breaking the siege. As the assault on Hasdrubal’s camp

climaxed, the armies of Mago and Hamilcar arrived and the fighting

spread out and intensified. Ultimately, the Romans emerged

victorious, overrunning the camp and breaking the siege. However,

the casualties were probably about equal on both sides. Since Rome

was hard-pressed by Hannibal in Italy, the Carthaginians could more

easily replace their losses, and benefited from such battles of attrition.

On the other hand, Carthage needed a decisive victory before

reinforcements could be sent to Hannibal in Italy. The campaigns of

these five armies continued for another four years.

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hasdrubal & Mago Barca

5 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Gnaeus & Publius Scipio

5 Command Cards

Move First

Victory

8 Banners

Special Rules

A roman unit that captures a camp hex counts as a Victory

Banner for the Roman player. The camp hex marker is then

removed.



CASTRUM ALBUM - 214 BC


Following the defeat at Iliturgi, the Carthaginians made an

unsuccessful attempt against Intibili, and then withdrew to the south.

Early in the spring (214) they dealt with a major Iberian uprising,

crushing the rebel army and re-imposing Punic authority. Many more

Roman allies would have defected if Publius Scipio had not hurried

south with one legion, about 10,000 men. Scipio camped near

Castrum Album, famous as the site of Hamilcar Barca’s death

fourteen years earlier. Hasdrubal, Mago and Hamilcar infiltrated the

surrounding area undetected. They brought only fast-moving light

infantry and mounted troops. When Publius Scipio advanced from

Castrum Album towards his brother Gnaeus’ camp, he was beset by

Punic skirmishers and Numidian horsemen. The light Carthaginian

forces showered the slow moving Roman column with javelins, sling-

stones and arrows. Whenever, the Romans charged, their opponents

melted away. Publius’ command was in danger of annihilation, and

he just barely cut his way through to the safety of his brother’s camp.

Over 2,000 Romans were left dead along the route of his march, and

many of the survivors were wounded. It was a clear Carthaginian

victory. Hasdrubal, however, was unable to exploit the superiority of

his Numidians for long, as a major revolt broke out in Africa and

many of his elite cavalry deserted. The campaigns of the five armies

would continue until both Roman armies were destroyed and both

Scipio brothers killed at the battles of Castulo and Ilorca (211).

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hasdrubal & Mago Barca

6 Command Cards

Move first

Roman Army

Leader: Publius Scipio

4 Command Cards

Victory

6 Banners

Special Rules

The Roman player must exit at least 1 unit off the

Carthaginian side of the battlefield to win. If the Roman player

gains 6 victory banner first but a unit has not exited, the battle

is a draw. The hexes on the Roman right section are the exit

hexes. A Roman unit that exits counts as 1 Victory Banner for

Rome and the unit is removed from play.



ORONGIS - 212 BC


Mago Barca began the Second Punic War as a subordinate

commander under his brother Hannibal. In 215 he was given

command of his own army, and sent to Spain to reinforce his other

brother, Hasdrubal. Mago fought a series of campaigns against the

Romans under Gnaeus and Publius Scipio. In 213 Hasdrubal Barca

was recalled to Africa to suppress a revolt, leaving Mago and

Hasdrubal Gisgo to carry on the fight. Seeing the Carthaginians

weakened by the loss of an army, the Scipios went on the offensive.

While Publius besieged Saguntum, Gnaeus Scipio advanced into the

valley of the Baetis in 212. Hasdrubal Gisgo sent Mago into the

interior to raise reinforcements, while engaging Gnaeus in a series of

battles. The Romans won at Iliturgi on the Baetis, but Gnaeus was

badly wounded at the drawn battle of Munda. Just then Mago

returned with a band of mercenary Gauls under their kings Vismarus

and Moenicaptus. The two armies clashed at Orongis (AKA Aurinx).

Scipio had one reinforced legion, with some Iberian allies, about

14,000 men in all. Mago’s army was smaller, totaling around 12,000

troops and a few elephants. Nevertheless, the Gauls were eager to

fight, as was Mago. Scipio had to be carried into battle on a litter.

The battle was fiercely fought, and most of the Gauls went down

fighting. In retreating, Mago salvaged the remainder of his army.

Gnaeus Scipio had the victory, but Mago was not entirely displeased.

His Gaullic mercenaries had slain hundreds of Romans, and now he

didn’t have to make good on their payroll. Gnaeus’ victory was his

last, as the Scipio brothers were to meet their doom within a year at

Castulo and Ilorca. The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn, and

you are in command. The rest is history.

Carthaginian Army was formed by 10.000 infantries, 1.500

cavalry and 20 elephnats.

Roman Army was formed by 13.000 infantries and 1.000

cavalry.

Each Unit represents:

1.000 infantry - 250 infantry/block

500 cavalry - 170 cavalry/block

20 elephants - 10 elephants/block

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Mago Barca

5 Command Cards

Move first

Roman Army

Leader: Gnaeus Scipio

5 Command Cards

Victory

6 Banners



HIMERAS RIVER - 211 BC

Historical Background Western Sicily had been a Carthaginian province for centuries, until

Rome captured it in the First Punic War. Hannibal sent an agent,

Epicydes, to Syracuse to lead a rebellion against Rome in 214. Rome

responded by sending M. Claudius Marcellus against the city. Marcellus

succeeded in taking Syracuse but the Sicilian campaign was not yet over.

Epicydes rallied the remnants of the Carthaginian and Greek armies at

Agrigentum and Hanno arrived from Africa with a new army, including

3000 Numidian cavalry. Hannibal also sent one of his crack cavalry

commanders, the Liby-Phoenician Muttines, who was soon dashing all

over Sicily with the Numidians.The three Punic commanders built their

army up to 20,000 foot and 3500 horse, but Hanno, jealous of Muttines'

success, ordered him to not march with the army. Marcellus marched

against them with about 24,000 foot and 2000 horse. At this point, 10

Numidian deserters rode to the Roman camp and informed Marcellus that

their countrymen were furious at the insult to Muttines and intended to

take no part in the battle. Hoping the news was true, but expecting a trap,

Marcellus led his legions out to face the Punic army. As the Libyan and

Greek infantry advanced into the fray, it became apparent that the

Numidians were holding back. Marcellus ordered the Roman horse to

turn the exposed Punic flank. When the Numidians did not respond, the

Punic infantry became demoralized and broke. Marcellus had the victory.

The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are in command. Can

you change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hanno and Epicydes

4 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Marcellus

5 Command Cards

Move First

Victory

6 Banners

Special Rules The Himeras River is not fordable.

The 4 light cavalry units on the Carthaginian right flank are Numidian.

Lay all the blocks in these units down at the start of the battle, to

represent that they are holding back (inactive). Activating each of these

units unit requires spending TWO orders out of an appropriate Command

card (that could normally be used to order these units - section, order

lights, etc.) Once activated, stand that unit's blocks up. It may not move

this turn but may battle, and can move and engage in combat normally in

later turns. If any inactive Numidian unit is attacked by a Roman unit

(ranged or close combat), all the Numidian units are considered activated

for the rest of the game.



CELTIBERIA - 207 BC


Following the Battle of Baecula, Hasdrubal and Mago Barca and

Hasdrubal Gisco gathered for a council of war in 208 BC. They

decided that Hasdrubal Barca would cross the Alps into Italy. Mago

broke up his army to provide troops for his brother and sailed for the

Balearis to raise more troops. Hasdrubal Gisco retreated to the

Atlantic coast while Massinissa with 3,000 cavalry held Scipio

Africanus at bay. In 207, Mago returned with about 2,000 Balearics

and 4,000 African recruits under Hanno. To round up his new army,

Mago recruited a band of 9,000 of the fierce Celtiberians. However,

as soon as Scipio learned what Mago was up to, he dispatched his

deputy, the propraetor Marcus Junius Silanus, with a single legion of

10,000 foot and 500 horse. Silanus force-marched undetected to a

point just 10 miles short of Mago’s position. The Carthaginians wer e

in two separate camps – the African to the right, and the Celtiberians

to the left. The African camp was properly fortified but the

Celtiberians were bivouacked in disorder with little security. Silanus

ordered an immediate andvance on the Celtiberian position. The

Barbarians’ shouts of terror alerted Mago, who raced over to organize

a defense. But the Romans were already charging. A vicious hand-to-

hand melee ensured, while Hanno struggle to bring up the African

troops. Hanno wasn’t fast enough. Many barbarians were cut down

where they stood, and the remainder broke and fled. Mago, seeing

that the dat was lost, made good his withdrawal with 2,000 infantry

and nearly all the mounted troops. Hanno, coming up with the last

troops, was captured. There would be no Carthaginian counter-

offensive in Spain this year. The final showdown was delayed until

206 at Ilipa. The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are


War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Mago

4 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Silanus

5 Command Cards

Move first

Victory

5 Banners



AGATHOCLES' TOWER - 204 BC


When Scipio Africanus invaded Africa in 204 BC, Carthage

was caught without a field army. Carthage entrusted its

immediate defense to Hanno son of Hamilcar. Hanno raised

4,000 cavalry - about 1,000 civic noble heavy cavalry, 1,000

Libyan cavalry and 2,000 Numidian mercenaries and

established a base at Salaeca. Scipio had 25,000 foot but

brought only a little over 2,000 horsemen across the sea. Six

hundred were Romans, the remainder allied Italian horsemen.

While in Sicily, Scipio had summoned 300 noble cavalry from

the Greek cities. Cleverly, he offered them the option of

declining to join his army if they turned over their fine

mounts, arms and armor and in this way Scipio re-equipped

300 of his elite Italian extraordinaire. The Numidian prince

Masinissa joined Scipio, but with only 200 horsemen.

Even though Scipio was outnumbered, he decided to lure

Hanno into an ambush. He posted his Roman and Italian horse

behind a ridge overlooked by a watchtower built by the earlier

Greek invader, Agathocles. Masinissa demonstrated in front of

the Punic camp, and lured them out. Scipio and his deputy

Laelius then charged over the ridge and surprised the Punic

horsemen. Many were slain in the initial onslaught, though a

few managed to turn and fight. When Hanno was taken

prisoner, his command broke and fled. Scipio had won his first

dramatic victory in Africa. The stage is set. The battle lines are

drawn and you are in command. Can you change history?

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Hanno, son of Hamilcar

4 Command Cards

Move First

Roman Army

Leader: Scipio Africanus

6 Command Cards

Victory

5 Banners

Special Rules

Use a rampart hex as Agathocles watchtower. The watchtower

hex is impassable terrain for all mounted units.



CIRTA - 203 BC


Following his victory at Agathocles' Tower, Scipio Africanus

was penned in when Hasdrubal Gisgo and Syphax arrived with

two large armies. Unable to face them in open battle, Scipio

destroyed these armies with a treacherous night attack after

feigning peace talks. A few months later, Scipio defeated these

commanders once again at Great Plains. After the victory,

Scipio dispatched his deputy Laelius, along with the

Masinissa, to pursue Syphax.

Laelius was given most of the Roman cavalry and velites,

along with a few cohorts of legionnaires, a total of 1,800 horse

and 6,000 foot. Another 1,800 Numidians, mostly Massyles,

had rallied to Masinissa. For fifteen days Laelius pushed

across the desert in pursuit. Meanwhile, Syphax had fallen

back to his capitol Cirta, to raise an army for a last stand. He

managed to put 8,000 foot and nearly 5,000 horsemen in the

field, but this army was raw and untrained. The infantry

included some Roman-style cohorts, organized by the Roman

centurion Statorious, who had joined Syphax in 213. When

Laelius arrived outside Cirta, Masinissa charged impetuously.

Syphax initially had the best of the fight, but as the Roman

cavalry and infantry came up, the tide began to turn. Syphax

rode to the forefront to rally his faltering troops, but his horse

was killed and he was thrown and captured. Leaderless, the

Numidian army broke. Masinissa brought Syphax in chains to

Cirta, and the city surrendered. The stage is set. The battle

lines are drawn and you are in command. Can you change

history?

War Council

Numidian Army

Leader: King Syphax

4 Command Cards

Roman Army

Leader: Laelius and Masinissa

6 Command Cards

Move First

Victory

5 Banners



PO RIVER - 203 BC


Following Scipio’s victory at Ilipa in 206 Mago once again sailed to

the Balearic Isles to recruit mercenaries. Then, rather than fall back to

Africa, as everyone expected, Mago launched the third Barcid

invasion of Italy. With new levies from Africa, Mago sailed across

the Mediterrean and landed at Genoa in 205. After receiving

reinforcements, Mago invaded the valley of the Po River in 203. He

now had 18,000 infantry, 2,800 cavalry and seven elephants from

Africa; and about 15,000 foot and 1,500 horse from the Ligurian and

Gallic tribes. Two Roman armies were on hand in Cisalpine Gaul

under the Praetor Oublius Quintilius Varus and the Proconsul Marcus

Cornelius Cethegus. Their army included four double legions, with

40,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry. The battle was joined in the plain

along the Po River. Mago placed his reliable African and Ligurian

infantry in his main battle line, with his Gauls in the reserve. As the

battle began, Mago’s main line clashed with the front line legions and

Carthaginians had the advantage. Them Varus led a cavalry charge

towards the Cartaginian’s open flank. This was the moment Mago

awaited-he counter-charged with his elephants. The Roman cavalry

broke before the impact of the lumbering behemots. As the Romans

flank faltered, Cethegus moved up the reserves. As these fresh troops

began to turn the tide in Rome’s favor, Mago responded with his

Gallic warriors. Just then Mago fell with a serious wound, and his

beleaguered army finally broke. It had been a very bloody fight. Over

5,000 Carthaginians and 2,300 Romans were left on the field. Mago

perished of his wound while sailing for Africa, but the remnants of

his army returned to fight at Zama. The stage is set. The battle lines

are drawn and you are in command. Can you change history?

Carthaginian Army was formed by 33.000 infantries, 4.500

cavalry and 7 elephants.

Roman Army was formed by 40.000 infantries and 3.000

cavalry.

Each Unit represents:

2.500 infantry - 625 infantry/block

1.500 cavalry - 500 cavalry/block

7 elephants - 4 elephants/bloc

War Council

Carthaginian Army

Leader: Mago

6 Command Cards

Move First

Roman Army

Leader: Varus, Cethegus

6 Command Cards

Victory

7 Banners

Special Rule

Po River is unfordable

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