250 BC - First battle of Terminia
Punic Wars - First Fight Six months ago, the “Ludi Roca Fortis” club launched a Punic Wars project. Six players painted a Saga army: two Romans, two Carthaginians, and two Greeks. To celebrate the end of the painting season, we organized a giant game with three players on each side. The action takes place in Sicily, in the east of the island. The Roman army is two-headed: a consul, a professional soldier, has been joined by a tribune, a politician who won his seat in the Senate. To assist them, a Greek tyrant has joined them with his army of hoplites. On the Punic side, there are also two Carthaginian leaders. One comes from the metropolis at the head of an army of citizens, the other from the colonies with a group of Numidian and Spanish mercenaries. Both groups have an elephant. As on the Roman side, a Greek leader has joined them, with a band composed mainly of warriors armed with javelins. The Carthaginians defended their territory against a Roman landing. Their side of the ta...