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Background Some years ago I ran a successful Ancients campaign, set generally within the period of the Macedonian and Punic Wars. The campaign covered the major and minor powers from the independent Spainish provinces in the West to the Seleucid Empire in the east. Included of course were Carthage and Rome and the Gallic tribes of Northern Italy. The actual campaign was computer moderated using Richard Bodley-Scotts PBM Umpire system. The campaign scenario rules and legal move list as well as the campaign map in MS Excel format are all available for those intersted in additional information. I have however not uploaded the actual PBM Umpire computer files as one day I may well restart another campaign. |
Philip V of Macedonia. |
A number of the resulting battles were refought on the tabletop using the then popular "De Bellis Multiunidus" (DBM) rules. A selection of battle reports from the campaign follow:
- Battle of Volcae, Summer 240BC - The Gallic Federation wage war on the free Gauls of Volcae.
- Battle of Massilia, Late Fall 240BC - The Gallic Federation invade the Greek Colony of Massilia, but with almost disatrous results.
- Batttle of Boeotia, Spring 239BC - The First Hellenistic War between Macedonia and the Hellenistic Greek League.
- Battle of Boii, Spring 237BC - Romans and Gallic clash in the Province of Boii.
- Battle of Boii, Harvest 232BC - Romans and Gallic clash in the Province of Boii.