Hannibal Halted

The Twelve Foes of Rome Campaign

The next chapter of the campaign.

This time, we go to the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC). Hannibal invades Italy.

Now, Bellicosus the Younger, ancestor of the great Bellicosus (our fictional hero) gets the call to defend the Republic.

Battle of Lake Betria

Bellicosus confronts Hannibal in northern Italy.

Hannibal's Gauls burst from some woods. A Roman legion drives them off. Meanwhile, the center legion advances. It is bloodied but manages to defeat the Carthaginian spears.

Bellicosus brings up the Italian allies in the center. The legion on the left continues its victorious ways. On the right, the Roman cavalry defeats its Carthaginian counterpart. Hannibal fails to rally them.

Bellicosus wins in his first encounter with Hannibal.

Battle of Taurus Plain

Bellicosus chases Hannibal into Iberia.

The Romans attack. Their legion defeats the Carthaginian cavalry while the Italian allies drive off the elephants.

The Carthaginian spears are victorious in the center but the Italian allies have continued success.

There is a stand-off in the center. But this makes Hannibal's position untenable. He retires.

With this success, Bellicosus drives Hannibal from Iberia.

Battle of the Carthage Canal

Bellicosus invades Africa.

The Roman advance wipes out the Carthaginian cavalry in the center and on the right. The Roman cavalry is blown.

Intense, bloody battle on the left and center. The legions are spent but the Carthaginian infantry break.

It's down to the elephants vs. Italian allies. The allies nearly break, but Bellicosus rallies them. Then they manage to take down the beasts.

With its army destroyed, the Carthaginians have no choice but to sue for peace.

Bellicosus the Younger has earned laurels on par with his illustrious ancestor!