The Spanish Campaign

Rome is surrounded. Hannibal took Sicily, and now all of Southern Italy is under his rule. An alliance with Syracuse brings a new opportunity to replenish the siege train with Archimedes’ catapults. Having received the long-awaited reinforcements, the army of the Carthaginians prepares for the final march that must erase the hated Rome from the face of the earth. On the eastern coast, allied Macedonians have landed of King Philip, while from the north hordes of Scythians hang over Rome, making their way from the Black Sea to the Adriatic. It seems that with one more blow Carthage will secure dominion over all of Italy. But unexpectedly, the alliance begins to fall apart before their very eyes. United in the face of a common enemy, the Greek city-states strike at the Scythians from the rear, forcing Illyur to turn his cavalry away from the very borders of Italy. The Macedonians are forced to return as well. To make matters worse, Hannibal learns that a rebellion has broken out in Spain. Rome has sent several legions there by sea under the command of the Scipio brothers. They have already pushed back the forces of Hasdrubal Barca as far as the Ebro. If the Spanish campaign of the Romans is not stopped immediately, Carthage may lose all of Spain—and then the siege of Rome will become impossible.