Battle of Nola
Argentus Cassius (Envelopment)
Tactical Counter!
(8 Legions +4 veterans+ 3 command)=19 strength
Hasdrubal (Direct Charge)
16 armies +3 command =19 strength
Battle Roll: 14+3=17
Result:
Victory
The battle started with the Roman left flank charging the Carthaginian right, followed a little later by the advance of the Roman center. The outnumbered Carthaginian cavalry tumbled against the Roman cavalry. The Carthaginian right wing and center held their ground and the war elephants succeeded in breaking the Roman lines and spreading mass confusion.
Argentus Cassius, on the Roman right flank, struggled to overcome the terrain that blocked his path to the unwary Gauls on Hasdrubal's left. Seeing the futility in wasting further time attempting to reach the inert Gauls, he instead took half of his men in cohorts and led them from behind the battling Roman lines to the extreme Roman left, swinging his troops around and crashing into the Carthaginian right flank with sudden force and intensity. The Carthaginian right wing, composed of Hispanics, could not withstand this two pronged attack of Proclus Manlius from the front and Argentus Cassius on their flank. They were forced to fall back, taking the Ligures in the Carthaginian center with them. The elephants were running amok, killing Romans and Carthaginians alike. Hasdrubal fought alongside his men and exhorted them to keep fighting, rallying fleeing soldiers and re-starting the battle wherever he was present.
The Gauls on the Carthaginian left now faced a three pronged attack: Lucius Flaminius from the front, Proclus Manlius from their right flank, and Argentus Cassius from the rear. By now, the Roman cavalry had completely defeated the Carthaginian cavalry and, with the retreat of the Carthaginian left wing, a general retreat of Hasdrubal's army started. Six of the elephants were killed by their own drivers to stop their rampages and the remaining four captured by the Romans.
Hasdrubal, seeing that there was nothing more he could do, and presumably doubtful of his own prospects of escape or simply unwilling to be taken captive, charged into the Roman ranks on his horse along with his remnant Hispanic guards and was killed.
The Carthaginian Senate signs a humiliating peace ceding everything except their possessions in Africa with their main army being utterly destroyed.
Roman Casualties
-1 legion
Carthaginian Casualties
Heavy
Consul Argentus Cassius gains 8 influence and 7 popularity and gains the title "Africanus"
Consul Argentus Cassius gains a veteran Legion, Legio III Libertas
Rome Gains 25 Talents in War Spoils and the province of NEARER HISPANIA, and FURTHER HISPANIA
Rome Gains love victory, -1 Unrest
Battle of Lissus
Lucius Aemilius Paullus (Flanking)
Tactical Counter!
(2 Prov Legions+ 5 Legions +2 veterans+ 5 command)=16 strength
Philip V (Envelopment)
10 armies +6 command =16 strength
Battle Roll: 14=17
Result: Stalemate
The illyrian tribes largely abandon the romans when the Macedonians arrive, forcing Paullus to garrison the strategic city of Lissus blocking the main invasion route without aid. Philip orders it enveloped and awaits certain victory. Months pass and the garrison begins to starve and die. However, Paullus had hidden a flanking force in the hills above the city with the one friendly chieftain. When the Macedonians had completed much of their siege works, including formidable towers and metal rams Paullus ordered an attack on Philips camp and gained complete surprise burning and breaking all their progress. Exasperated by yet another failed siege Philip withdraws again angry, however his mood soon brightens as one of his Hetairoi drags none other than the young bloody roman commander, Lucius Aemilius Paullus before him. Philip treats him kindly as an honored captive although Demetrius advises the Macedonian King to put him to death at once claiming that he will bring doom upon his Kingdom one day (and likely out of animosity for Hostus Aemilius Dalmaticus, the young mans relative who deposed him). This he does not do and Lucius is brought back to Pella.
Roman Casualties
-2 legions
Macedonian Casualties
Equivalent
Lucius Aemilius Paullus gains a veteran Legion, Legio IX Classicus
-1 popularity for losing 2 legions
Lucius Aemilius Paullus is captured, the ransom is set at 10 talents
Battle of Kolpos Almirou
Marcus Porcius Cato (Flanking)
(11 Fleets+ 1 allied fleet + 1 command)=13 strength
Euros (Flanking)
10 Fleets =10 strength
Battle Roll: 5+3=8
Result: Stalemate
Cato was a Roman's Roman. As his fleet sailed eastward they paused at Korkyra where he even refused to leave his ship to be infected by "degenerate" Hellenistic influences.
The Romans finally find the bulk of the pirate fleet in a Cretan bay. A mixture of Cato's notorious temper at his subordinates failing to follow his simple orders and the lackluster roman fleet let to pirates almost defeating them. Cato was able to withdraw to Rhodes for the time being and lick his wounds.
Roman Casualties
-5 fleets
-1 legions
Pirate Casualties
Fewer
-1 popularity for losing 1 legion