I found what i have begined to like Carthage's history......
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"Carthage (a.k.a. Kirjath-Hadeschath) began as a colony founded by the Phoenicians of Tyre in North Africa (near modern Tunis) in the 9th century
BC. It quickly became one of the principal trading centers in the western Mediterranean due to its excellent port. After the Babylonians captured
Tyre in the 6th century BC, Carthage became the center of the Phoenician (a.k.a. Punic) trading empire.
The Early Carthaginian DBA list begins in 550 BC, when the Phoenicians came into conflict with the Greeks, both prosperous and expanding cultures, over colonies in western Sicily. In 540 BC, the Carthaginians prevented a Greek attempt to land in Corsica. However, a Carthaginian campaign to conquer all of Sicily was blocked by the Greek tyrants Gelon and Theron at Himera in 480 BC. The scale of the defeat was so vast that the Carthaginian monarch was overthrown and a republic formed. During this period, the Rome was initially allied with Carthage against the Greeks, who were also colonizing Southern Italy. Treaties of cooperation were signed in 508 BC and 450 BC between Rome and Carthage. Gradually, however, Carthaginian successes prompted increasing Roman anxiety that eventually lead to confict.
In 410 BC, the Sicilian city of Segesta asked for Carthaginian aid against the Greek city of Selinius. In 408 BC, the general Hannibal (not the famous
Hannibal) launched a Carthaginian blitzkreig that resulted in the destruction of the Greek cities of Selinius, Agrigento, and Himera, although the Carthaginians failed to reduce the principle Greek city of Syracuse, who employed several novel weapons of war designed by Archimedes including the catapult in their defense. A treaty was negotiated, but Dionysius of Syracusa broke it shortly thereafter by sacking the Punic city of Moyta, prompting another hundred years of large and small scale skirmishes between the Greeks and the Punics on Sicily and in southern Italy. The balance was tipped temporarily when the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus arrived at Taraunto (a.k.a. Tarentum) circa 300 BC to help rescue the Greeks of southern Italy and then Sicily from Rome and Carthage expansion. Again, Carthage and Rome allied in treaty against the Greeks, and despite (or
perhaps because of) his costly "Pyhrric" victories, Pyrrhus was eventually forced to abandon the Greek city states in Italy and Sicily to their own devices around 272 BC.
The Later Carthaginian list begins in 275 BC. The first major milestone, however, occurred in 264 AD, when Heiro II of Syracuse sent an army to drive the Mamertines out of Messana. Out-of-work mercenaries, the Mamertines were notorious brigands who had seized that Sicilian city. The Mamertines appealed to both Rome and Carthage for aid, and both sent armies, who promptly squared off with each other. This prompted a 24 year conflict known as the first Punic War (264-241 AD).
Rome beseiged many of the Carthaginian cities on Sicily and using a wrecked Carthaginian galley as a model (possibly one abandoned by Pyrrhus),
built a navy that was able to successfully destroy the Carthaginian relief fleet. A Roman army of invasion landed in North Africa and was defeated by
superior Carthaginian cavalry, however, and Hamilcar Barca continued to raid Roman allies in Sicily and southern Italy from his mountain stronghold
at Erice in north-west Sicily. Then, another catastrophe naval defeat in 241 BC coupled with the heavy cost of pursuing the war with their largely mercenary armies prompted the Carthagians to sue for peace. In 241 BC, Rome and Carthage signed a peace treaty in which Carthage relinquished claims to Sicily and granted Rome a heavy war indemnity. Shortly thereafter, large contingents of mercenaries in the Carthaginian army rebelled in the so-called "Truce-less War." Rome took advantage of the Carthaginians' distraction to seize Corsica in 238 BC and Sardinia as buffers."
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interesting here.......
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I know a thing......Spain was a silver/gold country, many mines. Found Spain of The Carthaginians, was in 237 BC
I copy from a known history......->
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"With Rome having blocked their eastward expansion, Carthage looked north and west to Spain for new possessions and manpower. An army under Hamilcar Barca and his son-in-law, Hasdrubal landed in 237 BC to extend Carthaginian influence in the Iberian peninsula. Hamilcar took his young
son, Hannibal Barca (born 247 BC) with him to learn the art of war. The Carthaginians quickly expanded their control over Spain through an
effective combination of military force and diplomacy. Hamilcar died in 229 BC, leaving command to Hasdrubal, who focused on diplomatic initiatives including arranging for the marriage of young Hannibal to a local Spanish princess. Then Hasdrubal was murdered in 221 BC, and the army elected Hannibal as their commander."
You know Hannibal's history.
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You said you will start :
As mentioned, the Grand Campaign runs from 270-20 BCE, and features Rome, Carthage, and the three Successor states...After i know, is email he send to me of the period "270-20 BCE" as he wrote.
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If 270 BC start, so Pyrrhus no long in Italy..... He left to Greece to fight and death in 272 BC...... It is more beginner to become "the first Punic War (264-241 BC)". And Rome now dominated all of Southern and Central Italy after 271 BC victory against Pyhrrics.....
"The Later Carthaginian list begins in
275 BC. The first major milestone, however, occurred in 264 AD, when Heiro II of Syracuse sent an army to drive the Mamertines out of Messana. Out-of-work mercenaries, the Mamertines were notorious brigands who had seized that Sicilian city. The Mamertines appealed to both Rome and Carthage for aid, and both sent armies, who promptly squared off with each other. This prompted a 24 year conflict known as the first Punic War (264-241 AD)."
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If i start as Carthage in the Grand Campaign, so i will build a strong naval and give a strong defence in the Sicilian island. Rome have a last boardlimit, against the sicilian island, thus they will take the role how power between 3...Rome? Syracuse? or Carthage? of the Sicilian island. I let neutral with Syracuse Empire, will also Rome hold neutral. Rome was not foolish.... They like to role how a other empire or land to ally or non-aggro-agreement.....To get a safe Rome and other lands.
Send expansion in Spain... hurry so possible, to be a rich economy, can add more armys and navals. Make a allianse with Ptolemaic Egypt, Numidia and Macedonia. Ptolemaic Egypt was known of trades, make a trade-agreement with them. Numidia was known of cavalry. So Rome will never hunt on Carthage so long they have both strong richness, naval and the allianse.... But army? Well. Carthage can add more as mercenary army - But Rome have a good morale of roman armys....
Well, it is tense how from 270 BC to 20 BC. But you made "Historical Timeline of the Hellenistic and Roman World" From 300 BCE to 1 BCE?
So just question, why right 270 than 300 BC? Maybe you have answared of other topics I may not readed yet........
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I found 2 good sites , may it could help your game to be right way.......
http://www.wikipedia.org( They have a history from kings to sons to become kings.......)
and
http://www.hannibalbarca.org/HANNIBALPAGE2.html
