It is my opinion that the babs should be terminated with extreme prejudice. As long as we are alone, we need no real military force, which will be a huge hand with our imminent republican status.
We have no financial need for barbarian camps, thus I will keep the southern peninsula scouted for no pesky respawn.
the 8 legionnaries that are currently up front should be enough for operation deser ... errr ... mountain storm (it sounded too familiar
). I keep producing legionnaries in cities that will get them in 1-2 turns, others are switched to granaries. When I said workers, I meant business.
825 BC Pre-turn said above
800 BC Neapolis Legion->Gran, Hispalis Legion->Temple.
775 BC Rome Legion->Settler, Lugdunum worker->Gran. Troops are almost fully healed in Oportò. A bunch of irrigating workers.
IBT Golden age end.
750 BC Fully healed troops fortified outside the babylonian border. Our troops
730 BC Pisae wroker-> Granary; Pyramids and Colossus are constructed by Rowskies and Byz. Operation Mountain Storm has commenced with Marcus attacking a bab warrior over a volcano, retrieving a worker that way and giving our legionsroom to enter babylonian territory. Sounds like the war won't be too tough as there are no bowmen around.
710 BC Rome Settler->Legion, settler sent towards 1SW of the old portuguese ruin. Groucho, Baffus and Mordicvs capitalise over Ashur, all 3 are now elite.
IBT Worth mentionning: A minoan conscript 1-1-1 fool attacks a fortified veteran legion on a mountain. The latter is hereby called Goliath ... David does not always win.
825 BC Veii Worker->temple, Virconium Galley->Harbor. The said galley is sent out at sea and fortified so as to receive barb attacks when fortified, not when running.
IBT The predictable barbs both attack the galley and it survives without a notch. The stupid babs send 4 men and a settler out in the desert, unfortified. Our men attack, 1 loss and one promotion. Niveneh is about to fall, guessing that was the bulk of the counter-attack.
670 BC Our men attack, 1 loss and one promotion. Niveneh is about to fall, guessing that was the bulk of the counter-attack.
IBT Babs send another settler out, escorted by a warrior. Brutus barks and bites and brings 2 workers home.
650 BC 2 Legions move outside Niveneh.
630 BC Found Brundisivm, it's building a harbor. Troops outside Niveneh wait for reinforcements to attack, 2 more legions arrive by.
IBT Babs offer peace, we ask Niveneh, they refuse, we take Niveneh.
610 BC Cruel loss of one elite Legion. THEY SHALL PAY ! Send one galley out at sea in the west
590 BC Pompeii Galley->Harbor. Our western galley scout survives. Horses connected.
I played 11 turns, so if the next 2 guys do the same we'll be back to even numbers on the cycle.
I suggest leaving legions fortified there until they all can march on Babylon, just in case. Not that 5 legions shouldn't be enough, but we don't have much to gain by rushing in anyways.
I also suggest using Antium for forbidden palace, after having it build granary->worker. It has a bit less shields but much higher gold output potential than Cumae, which would be the second wise guess I think.
Skip me up to Tues 26th, then I'll be back and report for duties 
). I will play it tomorrow night.
