Hannibal: Rome vrs Carthage

A new Scenario Joseph Bisho Sword of Rome”: 213 BC to Victory “Everything that befell both peoples, the Roman and the Carthaginian, originated from one effective cause- one man and one mind…Hannibal” Polybius Histories Book IX Chapter 22

Timing & Rules Structure: This scenario starts with the random events roll by both players on Turn 5 (213-212BC) and uses all the advanced special historical rules & new counters outlined in another file (use latest update post-5/18/03). The scenario continues until one side wins a victory or the end of turn 9 or 10 depending on the end game die roll at the finish of turn 9. After rolling & implementing random events the players each draw eight strategy cards from the deck and proceed directly to the Strategy Phase of Game-Turn Five skipping the Reinforcement Phase which has in effect already happened.

Initial Setup & Status:

Prior Card Play & Events: Cards #25 & 26 are removed from the deck. They have already been played. The random event: Hampiscorca’s Sardinian Revolt* is already assumed to have taken place and ended in the Sardinian leader’s displacement. The random event: Greco-Illyrian/Macedonian War* has already taken place. Carthage starts the scenario allied with both Syracuse & Macedonia. A Roman “Pro-consul for Spain” is in play (see latest version of advanced special historical rules post- 5/18/03). The Ligurian Tribes are still on their neutral side.

Carthaginian PC Setup: Every space in each of these provinces has a Carthaginian PC marker of the appropriate type: Baetica, Syracuse, Carthage, Eastern Numidia, Western Numidia, Carthagina, Balearic Islands. In addition all three of the initial Carthaginian friendly tribe markers are still on the map. The following spaces broken out by province have the appropriate Carthaginian PC markers in them:

Gallia Cisalpinia: Taurini

Orospeda: All spaces in province save Saguntum

Campania: Capua

Lucania: Croton & Paestium

Apulia: Cannae, Arpi,

Saminium: Terventium

Note that Carthage Initially controls 9 provinces of political significance. Two(Campania & Celtiberia) provinces of political significance are controlled by neither player

Carthaginian CU & Leader Setup: Total: 25 CU, 5 Major Leaders & 2 Minor Leaders

Carthage: Major Leader: Hanno, Minor Punic Leader: Himilco, 6 CU (two of which are CUs with elephants)

New Carthage: Major Leader: Hasdrubal 3 CU

Corduba: Major Leader: Mago 3 CU

Off-Map Lusitania Box: Major Leader: H. Gisgo 2 CU

Bruttium: Minor Punic Leader: Hanno, 3 CU

Arpi: Major Leader: Hannibal 8 CU

Punic Minor Leader Available “Pool”: Bostar & Hasdrubal (both minor Punic Leaders)

Roman PC Setup: Every space in each of these provinces has a Roman PC marker of the appropriate type: Latium, Etruria, Corsica/Sardinia, Sicilia. In addition both of the initial two Roman friendly tribe markers are still on the map. The following spaces broken out by province have the appropriate Roman PC markers in them:

Saminium: All but Terventium

Apulia: Tarentum, Beneventum, & Brundisium

Massilia: Massilia & Emporia

Idubeda: Tarraco, Dertosa, & Azaila

Lucania: Herclea & Rhegium

Campania: Neapolis

Orospeda: Saguntum

Note that Rome Initially controls 7 provinces of political significance. Two provinces(Campania & Celtiberia) of political significance are controlled by neither player.

Roman CU & Leader Setup: Total: 33 CU, 4 Major Leaders & 2 Minor Leaders

Rome: 5 CU and a Roman Praetor Minor Leader

Praeneste: 7 CU and Fabius (consul)

Historical note: Fabius represents Fabius Junior who was one of the consuls for 213 BC.

Junior was the son of the well known “The Shield of Rome”: Q. Fabius Maximus, also known as “The Delayer”

Mutina: 3 CU and a Roman Praetor Minor Leader

Herclea: 5 CU and G. Nero (consul)

Historical note: G. Nero represents actually T. Gracchus who was the other consul for 213 BC. Gracchus was known for commanding the “Volones” & was killed in 212 BC.

Messana: 5 CU Marcellus (pro-consul)

Historical note: Marcellus, also known as: “The Sword of Rome” had been consul in 214 BC & as pro-consul he moved to besiege pro-Carthaginian Syracuse sometime in the Spring of 213 BC. Pre-2^nd Punic War he was famous for personally dispatching a Gallic chief in close combat during a major battle in which he commanded the Roman force. A triumph was awarded by the Roman Senate to Marcellus for this victory.

Carales: 2 CU

Saguntum: 6 CU P. Scipio (“pro-consul for Spain”)

Historical Note: Scipio Africanus’ father P. Scipio and his uncle Cn. Scipio campaigned in Spain for some eight years before both being killed in twin defeats circa 211 BC.

Roman Minor Leader Available “Pool” x1 Roman Praetor Minor Leader (other two are on map)

Each Player starts this scenario with one Resource each. Carthage has already received Resources for taking control of Capua and Syracuse. Rome has already received resources for taking Saguntum and for the first two declared dictators. Any new declarations of dictatorship do not earn Rome any Resources in this scenario.

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