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Scenarios include:
Megiddo, 1479 BC
Megiddo-modern Armageddon, saw one of the great clashes of the ancient world as the Egyptians under Pharaoh Tuthmosis III fought an
alliance of Asiatic armies under the King of Kadesh. Tuthmosis outmaneuvered the allies and followed up with a smashing victory in which both sides' chariots swept the field of battle.
Qadesh, 1294 BC
Qadesh was one of the most important battles of ancient history. It was the largest clash between the expanding Hittite and Egyptian armies and the outcome determined the fate of what is today Syria, northern
Iraq and Turkey. A brilliant Hittite ambush handed the Egyptians one of their most crushing defeats and in a matter of hours ended Egypt's northern expansion, although Pharaoh Ramasses would later claim it as a victory.
Lake Trasimene, 217 BC
The Battle of Lake Trasimene was one of Hannibal of Carthage's greatest victories. After defeating the Roman general Sempronius at Trebia in 218, Hannibal was caught between two Roman armies,
one commanded by Flaminius and the other under Servilius. Hannibal lured Flaminius into an ambush on the shore of Lake Trasimene. The Roman army was slaughtered and Flaminius' defeat opened the road to Rome.
Munda, 45 BC
Munda was the last battle of the Great Roman Civil War. There, Julius Caesar fought and defeated his rivals, Gnaeus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great) and Labienus, removing the final obstacle to Caesar's
assumption of total power in Rome. While Pompey and Labienus had the advantage of numbers, a brilliant cavalry maneuver by Caesar turned the tide of the battle.
Boudicca 61 AD
By the mid-1st century AD, the Romans had conquered Britain. But their rule was uneasy and in 61 AD, Boudicca, queen of the Iceni tribe, rallied the tribes under the banner of rebellion. Suetonius
Paulinus, the Roman governor Paulinus marched to meet her and made his stand in a narrow defile. Boudicca launched a ferocious frontal attack, but Roman discipline held. Paulinus ordered a counterattack later in the day which broke the
Britons.
Adrianople, 378 AD
Adrianople saw a decisive battle between Romans and Visigoths, a milestone on the road to the "Fall of Rome." At Adrianople, the Eastern Emperor Valens and his army attacked a camp of Visigothic
invaders. While the Romans were initially successful, a counterattack by Visigoth cavalry smashed into the Roman rear. One of the hardest fought battles of the ancient world followed.
Other games in the series:
Four Battles of Ancient World and Battles of Ancient World Vol II
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