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Roma Capta 390 BC

ROMA CAPTA – BRENNUS INVASION
390 BC

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Must have English version of Rome II.

Needs Hannibal at the Gates DLC.

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The Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Rome. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BCE.

About 24,000 Romans under Quintus Sulpicius fought against the Senones, a Gallic tribe who were about half that number, under Brennus.

While the left wing fled to Veii, the survivors of the right wing fled back to Rome in panic; as Livy states, "all hastened to Rome and took refuge in the Capitol without closing the gates." In Rome the citizens barricaded themselves on the Capitoline Hill. The Gauls unsuccessfully tried a full frontal assault, pausing half way up the hill and due to the Romans' quick thinking, and a direct charge later, they paid dearly and lost many lives. At this point, the besieged Roman soldiers in Veii needed to get a message to the Senate in order to reinstate Marcus Furius Camillus as the dictator and general, and so a messenger climbed a steep cliff the Gauls had neglected to guard. The messenger left with the Senate's approval, but the Gauls noticed this path onto the hill, using it to launch a sneak attack. According to legend Marcus Manlius Capitolinuswas alerted to the Gallic attack by the sacred geese of Juno ("the Capitoline geese"). The rest of the city was plundered and almost all Roman records were destroyed. Marcus Furius Camillus may have arrived with a relief army, but this may be Roman propaganda to help quell the humiliation of defeat. The Gauls may have been ill-prepared for the siege, as an epidemic broke out among them as a result of not burying the dead. Brennus and the Romans negotiated an end to the siege when the Romans agreed to pay one thousand pounds of gold. According to tradition, to add insult to injury, it was discovered that Brennus was using heavier weights than standard for weighing the gold. When the Romans complained, Brennus is said to have thrown his sword and belt on the scales and adding in Latin, "Woe to the vanquished" ("vae victis"), in conclusion.

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New factions playable: Gauls Senones, Volsci, Nuragici, Confederatio Bruttiorum, Tarentum, Etruscan League, Samnites, Liguri, Massilia.

New factions non-playable: Croton, Osci, Lucani, Messapi, Piceni, Peligni, Umbri, Mamertini.
New units for Nuragici.

New Generals: Brennus, Marcus Furius Camillus.

New cities (renamed): Populonia, Antium, Ausculum, Sena Gallica, Paistom, Cosentia, Barion.


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--- COMPATIBILITY ---


COMPATIBLE:

- Fully compatible with present patch (14).


NOT:

- Mods that modify the startpos.

- Non-English language game settings.

- Must start new campaign.