1844AD Preturn -- I use a diplomat to check out Pompeii's defenses and find it is defended by alone spearman with an infantry due this turn. Old plans are hastily revised.
I get Dyes from Greece for incense & Sci. Method.
Ivory from France for Sci Method + gold.
We learn Motorized Transport; we tell the people it is Rome's fault that we do not have Panzer's
Production in several cities is switched to tanks.
1846AD
I tell Caesar that his salad gives me heartburn and that is reason enough to wipe him off the planet. Some Roman troops are close to the border, in clearing them we get at Great Leader Barbarossa, no wonders to rush, so he becomes the first army German has had. Our artillery opens up on several Roman positions.
Pompeii captured and razed.
Caesarea captured and razed.
Tartentum captured and razed.
Caesaraugusta captured and razed.
Brundisium captured and razed.
Our troops have reached the sea cutting the Rome empire in half.
Turning north, Lugdunum captured and razed.
To the south:
Nicomedia is captured and added to our empire.
Londinium is captured and added to our empire.
Mediolanum is captured and added to our empire.
Agrippira (population 4) is the best-defended town we have encountered. Its 2 riflemen and 2 infantrymen would several of our cavalry, but is captured and added to our empire.
Tyris is captured and added to our empire.
Simium is captured and added to our empire.
Trapezus is captured and added to our empire.
The next city south is owned by India.
No more Roman towns are within reach of our troops. We begin to align ourselves for the next push.
Now that we have reduced the Roman empire to 1/2 its size in one push, Cleopatra demands we give her the secret of combustion. We tell her to seek help for her mental condition and she leaves babbling
Rome mounts a counter offensive using mostly infantry, the fighting is bloody, and we lose many troops but hold the ground we took. During this fighting Rome founds Pompeii again.
The people want us to build a Heroic Epic.
1848AD
We wipe up what is left of the troops Rome sent against us.
Pompeii is captured and razed.
Artaxata is captured and added to our empire.
Antium is captured and added to our empire.
Incense for spices to Persia.
Russia lands a rifleman by our silk colony.
1850AD
The people begin to protest. It must be because we did not capture any Roman towns this year.
Gojkyville builds the Heroic Epic. The Domestic Advisor suggests we build a Coal Plant there
We take the Advisor on a turn of Hoover Dam and throw her off the top.
1852AD
Eburacum is captured and added to our empire. The GL Ricktoffen appears, he goes to Gojkyville and rushes the building of a Military Academy.
Ravaenva is captured and added to our empire.
Lutetia is captured and added to our empire.
Nicoplilis is captured and added to our empire.
Arretium is captured and added to our empire.
Verona is captured and added to our empire.
In other news: Japan declares war on Babylon. America & Iroquois sign MPP. Russia & England sign MPP.
Gojkyville builds Military Academy and once again, the brain dead advisor suggests we build a Coal Plant. We find out that this advisor is related to our scientists, is it any wonder we do not have Panzers?
1854AD
Rome is captured and added to our empire.
Neapolis is captured and added to our empire.
Viroconium is captured and added to our empire.
Ngome is captured and added to our empire.
We make peace with Babylon.
1856AD
Pisae is captured and added to our empire.
Veil is captured and added to our empire.
Cumae is captured and added to our empire.
Hispala is captured and added to our empire.
The Roman presence is gone from our continent [dance]
1858AD
Swazi is captured and added to our empire.
We make nice with the Russia's.
We discover Flight and hire DJ's to develop Radio.
1860AD
Telloh is captured and added to our empire.
Opps, messed up Rome still has 5 towns left on other continents
Zulu's make peace with Babylon!!
1862AD - 1868AD Sailing, Sailing
1870AD New Corinth captured and given to Greece.
1872AD Troy captured and given to Greece. These 2 towns were right next to Greek territory and might have filled back to Greece.
1874AD -1878AD Sailing, Sailing
Caesar asks for an audience, I ignore him.
1880AD
Treveri is captured and razed.
Bagacum is captured and razed.
1882AD
Lauriacum is captured and razed.
The Roman empire is destroyed
We learn about radio.
1884AD MMWM
Here is is:
German Equality
I was more thinking of the high speed of the Cavalry I guess.
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WoHoo! Way to go!
