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The First Macedonian War
The First Macedonian War
After years of relative peace in the Roman Republic, with only the odd rebellion sharpening the military’s swords, Rome would face something she had not done in the longest time; a war brought on her.
The mighty great power of Macedon, the heir to Alexander and master of Greece and all of Anatolia all the way to the Persian border, declared war, thinking Rome would not be up to the task of defending herself from the mighty Greeks.
Rome would surely face a real battle, but she proved she was a real match to Macedon.
At first, it didn’t seem so. Rome’s only Legion in Greece was sent packing, and Macedonian armies swarmed her lands.
But Rome had many men in her Italian and Gallic lands, and no war occupied her, as the latest rebellion was just beaten. Her navy was needed to ferry her western based troops over, and Macedon had over 200 ships to her disposal against Rome’s 158, but no Macedonian navy was ever sent to battle Rome’s.
This was a major mistake, as Rome soon had most of her men in Greece, and pressed forward. Not until at the gates of Macedon’s capital did Macedon armies come in great enough numbers to stop the onslaught.
At this point, Rome’s Legions and other armies were exhausted, embattled and tired, but not beaten. They were unable to advance, but so was Macedon’s armies.
However, a new battle front had emerged in Carthago, where Macedon had sent a large contingent that had beaten Rome’s armies back, only to be beaten themselves, and then turn the tide again. The battles raged on, but Macedon was busy fighting a civil war in Anatolia. A war she was slowly winning, but she could ill afford to continue fighting Rome when the war situation was as it was.
It was therefore agreed to peace. A peace where Rome gained the border province between her current Greek lands and Macedon’s core provinces. A definitive win for Rome, in other words, if meagre and hard fought.
It was clear to Macedon and anyone who took notice that Rome was a force to be reckoned with, though. And Rome’s appetite for Greek lands were now wetted…
After years of relative peace in the Roman Republic, with only the odd rebellion sharpening the military’s swords, Rome would face something she had not done in the longest time; a war brought on her.
The mighty great power of Macedon, the heir to Alexander and master of Greece and all of Anatolia all the way to the Persian border, declared war, thinking Rome would not be up to the task of defending herself from the mighty Greeks.
Rome would surely face a real battle, but she proved she was a real match to Macedon.
At first, it didn’t seem so. Rome’s only Legion in Greece was sent packing, and Macedonian armies swarmed her lands.
But Rome had many men in her Italian and Gallic lands, and no war occupied her, as the latest rebellion was just beaten. Her navy was needed to ferry her western based troops over, and Macedon had over 200 ships to her disposal against Rome’s 158, but no Macedonian navy was ever sent to battle Rome’s.
This was a major mistake, as Rome soon had most of her men in Greece, and pressed forward. Not until at the gates of Macedon’s capital did Macedon armies come in great enough numbers to stop the onslaught.
At this point, Rome’s Legions and other armies were exhausted, embattled and tired, but not beaten. They were unable to advance, but so was Macedon’s armies.
However, a new battle front had emerged in Carthago, where Macedon had sent a large contingent that had beaten Rome’s armies back, only to be beaten themselves, and then turn the tide again. The battles raged on, but Macedon was busy fighting a civil war in Anatolia. A war she was slowly winning, but she could ill afford to continue fighting Rome when the war situation was as it was.
It was therefore agreed to peace. A peace where Rome gained the border province between her current Greek lands and Macedon’s core provinces. A definitive win for Rome, in other words, if meagre and hard fought.
It was clear to Macedon and anyone who took notice that Rome was a force to be reckoned with, though. And Rome’s appetite for Greek lands were now wetted…
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Interesting - when this war began, by around 114 BC (if I converted correctly), Rome had not really seriously expanded into Greece, while Macedon had basically conquered many of the successor kingdoms in the East, Egypt aside.
It made for a tough and comparatively even war. And it sounds like Rome is now alive to the threats and opportunities of Greece and the rich East.
It made for a tough and comparatively even war. And it sounds like Rome is now alive to the threats and opportunities of Greece and the rich East.
Yeah, I figured they could be too strong for me, so I'd let them be and focused on the West. They're basically Byzantium pre Manzekert at this point territory wise. But they chose to come to me...
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I can not for the life of me find out how strong others are military. Only their ships show. I suspect PDS removed the unit marker in diplomacy, or alternately hid it well.
I can for that matter not find out how to create cities either. The UI is changed, and the option seems gone.
I can for that matter not find out how to create cities either. The UI is changed, and the option seems gone.
I for one am unable to help unfortunately, as I don’t actually have the game (yet). Hope others might know.
I'm not sure either. At least you got a strategic victory out of that. Should make the next war easier.
Rome is going from success to success. And now, there is internal peace. It could be impossible to stop her.
Indeed it will. I'm going up now! If not to RL size of the Republic.
Yeah, I'm doing well enough. But TTL's Rome is much smaller than her RL counterpart.
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To create a city click on the land you want to make a city. above the pops there should be a picture of what the current clicked land is, like if it is a settlement, click that and it will show make a city, it will be grayed out if you cant make a city.
I hope that helped and didn't confuse you.
The Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War
With the Macedonian War finished to satisfaction, Rome’s appetite for war eastwards were wetted. Rome now knew she needed to humiliate Macedon further, and to be better prepared she needed control over Greece. Total control.
The lands bordering Macedon were narrow and poor for mass attacks, but to the South, Epirus and her allies on the Peloponnese peninsula granted a perfect springboard for attacks into Macedonian held Greece from three sides.
And so, Epirus and her allies in Delphi, Apollonia and Mantinea were declared war on. The small countries were weak and could offer no real resistance, but together they were too much to swallow in one bite.
So when the Greeks were totally beaten, two small entities were left of the once regional power of Epirus and her southern allies. But Rome had got her staging point for further war in the East.
However, Rome also had a Western neighbor. And neighbor that was expanding in Iberia and needed to be contained, fast. And so her armies moved westwards again…
With the Macedonian War finished to satisfaction, Rome’s appetite for war eastwards were wetted. Rome now knew she needed to humiliate Macedon further, and to be better prepared she needed control over Greece. Total control.
The lands bordering Macedon were narrow and poor for mass attacks, but to the South, Epirus and her allies on the Peloponnese peninsula granted a perfect springboard for attacks into Macedonian held Greece from three sides.
And so, Epirus and her allies in Delphi, Apollonia and Mantinea were declared war on. The small countries were weak and could offer no real resistance, but together they were too much to swallow in one bite.
So when the Greeks were totally beaten, two small entities were left of the once regional power of Epirus and her southern allies. But Rome had got her staging point for further war in the East.
However, Rome also had a Western neighbor. And neighbor that was expanding in Iberia and needed to be contained, fast. And so her armies moved westwards again…
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