Republic of Rome #3

Consul Vote
2)Suprius Valerius and Lucius Flaminius (Libertatem + Optimates)

Censor Vote
2)Hostus Aemilius (Auctoritas)

Praetor Vote
1)Servius Fulvius Paetinus (Pietas)

Recruitment/Deployment:
1)Field consul goes to Macedonian war with (23 strength) 11 Legions + Legio II Victrix Legio IV Julii Pia Fidelis Legio V Paterna Legio VII Italica
Rome consul goes to Illyrian war with (9 strength) Legio I Compromisarii + Legio III Paulli + Legio VI Praesules

Trial of Argentus Cassius
1) Guilty

Trial of Suprius Valerius
2) Innocent

Both my guys will appeal to the mob

also if they can vote afterwards then
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all innocent

Furthermore, I consider that NWE must be destroyed

All guilty.

Censorship: Auctoritas
Predatorship: Populares


Nay for the governorship of Sardinia

Praetor Populares, will decide the rest later.

Consul: 1
Censor: 2
Praetor: 2
Sardinia: 1
Deployment: 3
Abstain from both trials.

On the day of the trials the roman people gathered for Valerius. Valerius, the most popular politician in rome. He cared for the city, he gave them games, he doled out the grain, and he granted them land. And now they came to protect him, storming the Senate with sheer weight of numbers and dragging him out to cheering crowds.

Effects
Argentus Cassius gains +4 votes
Suprius Valerius is freed

Consul Vote
2)Suprius Valerius and Lucius Flaminius (Libertatem + Optimates)

Censor Vote
2)Hostus Aemilius (Auctoritas)

Praetor Vote
1)Servius Fulvius Paetinus (Pietas)

Recruitment/Deployment:
1)Field consul goes to Macedonian war with (23 strength) 11 Legions + Legio II Victrix Legio IV Julii Pia Fidelis Legio V Paterna Legio VII Italica
Rome consul goes to Illyrian war with (9 strength) Legio I Compromisarii + Legio III Paulli + Legio VI Praesules

Trial of Argentus Cassius
1) Guilty

Trial of Suprius Valerius
2) Innocent

Tunder to Sardinia

Assassination Attempt !


Servilius, the leader of Commercium had become a rival of Libertatem after his prosecution spree, all could see this. Servilius prepared himself and became aware of an attempt on his life and uncovered the plot . The recently freed Valerius was put to death...and it seemed Libertatem was nearing the end of its political fortunes in Rome

1d2 = (2) = 2

Effect: Attempt fails, the perpetrator Suprius Valerius is immediately put to death and Cassius is put on trial for his likely involvement

Vote innocent in trial

The populist scumbag, Valerius, is dead, however Cassius I believe is innocent. Auctoritas votes for his innocence

Siege of Pharos
Hostus Aemilius (Direct Charge)
(2 Legions +3 veterans+ 4 command)=12 strength
Demetrius (Balanced)
4 strength
Battle Roll: 11+8=19
Result: Decisive Victory

Having decided that Dimallum was crucial to Demetrius' power in the region, the consul prepared to besiege the city, but was able to take it by direct assault within seven days and went to Pharos. As a result, all the Illyrian towns and cities of the area submitted to Roman protection, each receiving the appropriate terms and conditions. Next, the Romans moved against Demetrius on the island of Pharos, who awaited the attack with good troops, ample provisions and war materials behind strong fortifications, that of the city of Issa at modern Stari Grad. To avoid a long siege, Aemilius decided to risk another frontal attack. The Roman army moved from the mainland to a wooded area of the island. Meanwhile, the next day, a small force of ships was sent out to tempt Demetrius from behind his fortifications. Demetrius marched down to the harbor to oppose the Roman landing. The strategy worked, and when the main Roman army appeared from another direction on the island, the Illyrian army was forced to give battle, as they were cut off from their city. Attacked on two sides, and cut off from the protection of the city walls, the battle was lost. The Illyrian forces soon surrendered, while Demetrius deserted the island and fled to Macedonia, making his way to the court of Philip V of Macedon

Roman Casualties
Few

Illyrian Casualties
Heavy

Consul Hostus Aemilius gains 2 influence and 2 popularity and gains the title "Dalmaticus"
Consul Hostus Aemilius gains a veteran Legion, Legio I Primigenia
Rome Gains 10 Talents in War Spoils and the province of ILLYRICUM
Romans love victory, -1 Unrest


Battle of Cissa
Aulus Aelius (Balanced)
(9 Legions +2 veterans+ 3 command)=16 strength
Mago (Balanced)
12 strength
Battle Roll: 5+4=9
Result: Stalemate

Consul Aelius sails from Neapolis to Massilia, and there reaffirms his friendship with this city who offer supplies and meets the old Mettius Porcius, Cato's ancient father who seems happy in retirement. Continuing onwards to Emporion, another friendly greek state Aelius. . Seeing the grip of the Carthaginians on the newly conquered Iberian tribes loosening because of the activities of Aelius Mago decides to offer battle. There were no brilliant manoeuvres or ambushes, the armies formed up and faced off. Although Aelius' led his forces strong on the right flank his left became encircled and many of the newer legions lost their nerve abandoning Legio I Compromisarii to be destroyed. Roman reserves swiftly plug the gap and Mago is unable to pursue his advantage without more forces and falls back to the Ebro


Roman Casualties

-3 legions
Legio I Compromisarii

Carthaginian Casualties
Equivalent


Consul Aulus Aelius loses -2 popularity for loss of 4 legions
Consul Aulus Aelius gains a veteran Legion, Legio VIII

Guilty

5 for Equite for Cato, Drusus persuades Popilius with 3 wealth. Donate 20 wealth to Rome.

3+ for equite, bank everything else ...

3 on equite for sulpicius, bank the rest

Hostus Aemilius Dalmaticus retires, seeing the senate as a too corrupt and degenerate institution compared to it's glorious past. (Play historical character card)

5 on equtie rest to rome

Furthermore, I consider that NWE must be destroyed

4 on equite for Gaius Papirius Maltinus, rest to the bank

5 to the bank

3 on equite,
Use Fabius card.
Rest to the Temple

Elect, Publius Cornelius Scipio Minor Consul for Life Vote
2)Nay.

Consul Vote
Monetarius Fabius Superior and Marcus Junius (Populares + Pietas)


Censor Vote
Abstain

Praetor Vote
2) Caius Plautius (Populares)

The Governor of Illyricum: (if macedon invades and governor is not assigned any help it falls and he returns to rome but if provided forces he must fight)
1)Lucius Aemilius Paullus (Auctoritas)


Governor of Sicily:
4)Nay

Everyone send Lucius Aemilius Paullus to illricum so he can hold off macedon
i made a plan to take out pirates and carthage the same turn (assuming the rolls, eh, gods, will be gentle to us)
so you should vote
1) on deploys and 1) on rising troops
for scipio........., everyone should vote nay on it and should counter bribe acting toghter, i if get censor i wont prosecute anyone for bribing nay (other reasons still might get you prosecuted tho)


Elect, Publius Cornelius Scipio Minor Consul for Life Vote
2)Nay.

rest vote like zeph (if zeph abstain from consul for life vote then vote nay and run into exile after the battles)


if zeph doesnt vote:
4)Nay
2)Argentus Cassius (Libertatem)
2) Caius Plautius (Populares)
1)Lucius Aemilius Paullus (Auctoritas)
1. Publius Acillius (Optimates)
1) raise 3 fleets and 10 legions
1)

• Recall Aelius and all his forces from Spain and
  
• Illyricum governor will get 5 legions and 2 veterans, adding to his 2 regional legions
  
• Rome consul will be sent to fight pirates, he gets 11 fleets and 1 allied fleet, 1 veteran and 3 legions
  
• Field consul will fight carthage in italy with 8 legions and 4 veterans
  

Furthermore, I consider that the anti-republicians must be destroyed.

Furthermore, I consider that NWE must be destroyed

Elect, Publius Cornelius Scipio Minor Consul for Life Vote
2 )Nay (who played this tribune? I didn't)

Scipio speaks: ''I am honoured, but I must decline the offer. The republic is a beautiful thing to behold, and it must be preserved.''


Consul Vote
3)Gaius Julius and Publius Acillius (Pietas + Optimates)

Censor Vote
1)Lucius Flaminius (Optimates)

Praetor Vote
1)1) Lucius Quinctus (Optimates)

The Governor of Illyricum:
abstain

Governor of Sicily:
1. Publius Acillius (Optimates)

PROPOSALS
Recruitment
1) raise 3 fleets and 10 legions

Deployment:
1

Elect, Publius Cornelius Scipio Minor Consul for Life Vote
2 )Nay


Consul Vote
3)Gaius Julius and Publius Acillius (Pietas + Optimates)

Censor Vote
1)Lucius Flaminius (Optimates)

Praetor Vote
1)1) Lucius Quinctus (Optimates)

The Governor of Illyricum:
3)Marcus Sempronius (Populares)

Governor of Sicily:
1. Publius Acillius (Optimates)

PROPOSALS
Recruitment
1) raise 3 fleets and 10 legions

Deployment:
3)Recall Aelius and all his forces from Spain, and send everything to Macedonia under field consul
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Consul for life: 2
Consul: 1
Censor: 2
Praetor: 2
Illyricum: 1
Sicily: 1
Recruitment: 1
Deployment: 1

I abstain

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