my first AAR as historical Rome.

[Diego I de Persia]

289 BC: We fought Elea and quickly captured the city, then we made many roads in Etruria in preparation for the war against Pupluna.
288 BC: The war with Pupluna is started, with a battle at Valvata.
287 BC: The rest of the war with Pupluna, in which we accorded to liberate the Frentani.
286 BC: A road was built from Paestum to Elea, and we started the First Provincia mission tree
285 BC: Tarchna, Pisna and Velcal were integrated. There was a small war with Friniatia in which they were left with only their capital as feudatories.
283 BC: a road was made between Celusi and Septempeda passing through Spoletium.
280 BC: On March 31 war was declared on all the remaining southern italian states, starting the Wars of Southern Italia and Pyrrhic War.
We first took Bardoulos, later renamed Cannae very early in the war.
There were some months of sieging Grumentum after which a relief force of 5400 Brutii, Apulii, Mesapii and Greeks was defeated there, losing half of it.
Both Taras and Grumentum were taken in the same day, with the Socii managing to take Metapontion shortly after.
Barium was also taken, not much before the Battle of Potentia where a small Apulian army was fought off.

279 BC:
A 2800 strong Lucani army was destroyed, clearing the way to Thouroi.
Thouroi and Mantyrion were taken next, which secured the great advantage we had.
At Kallipolis we annihilated the allied Apulian, Messapian, Thurian and Bruttian army, killing 3500 enemies.
A small roman force, accompanied by a great Socii army took Consentia.
278 BC:
Kroton was taken, with many roman casualties and later Herakleia also was taken, after a very casualty heavy assault.
At Tempsa we fought off a Syracusan force numbering 4000, killing over half of them.
Then at Kroton we destroyed the last of their defenders, which came to take back their city.
277 BC:
In April, after an excruciatingly long siege, Ipponion was taken by our forces, followed by Rhegion, which only left Lokroi Ephyzephyrioi as the last holdour of greeks in Italia.
Lokroi was a short but bloody siege, which ended in 2600 losses by our forces.
We contracted a pirate navy to ferry our troops from Rhegion into Sicily, to get the war into the Syracusans' territory.
276 BC:
At Menai, the Legio I defeated a force of Hipponians numbering 2000.
The war with Hipponion, Syracuse and Locri ended in us taking Rhegion, and the two citystates of Hipponion and Locri becoming our clients.
The war with the Southern Italians ended with us annexing Stylachium, Laus, Thurium, Blanda, Cannae and Brundisium, and the rest of the nations becoming our subjects.

275 BC: Roads were built in the newly conquered territories in Lucania, Bruttia, and Tarentum.
274 BC: The legions were reorganized, as in Magna Graecia we had integrated enough cultures to make it into a formidable army. Brundisium became a city.

272 BC: A war was started with Pupluna, to finally end the Etruscans, but some Ligurian nations joined.
The first battle at Pupluna ended with the entire force of 2000 Etruscans getting annihilated.
At Pisae, a force of 1500 Ligurians was destroyed by the Legio I Italica.
Then at Luna, a force of 3000 Ligurians was also massacred.
The Genuatian capital of Portus Veneris was sieged and captured, after which negotiations for peace began.
The war ended with Portus Veneris and Rubra going to Rome, and Pupluna becoming a Feudatory.
271 BC: A road was built from Portus Veneris to Luna, and another one was built from Pisae to Vatluna.
270 BC: Lavinium was plundered so we went to Portus Veneris to root out those pirates.

 

[Diego I de Persia]

269 BC: Moved many slaves to Rhegium in order to make it the capital of Bruttium.
267 BC: The Legio III Cisalpina was created.
266 BC: The Legio II Magna Graeca and half of the Legio I Italica were sent south in preparation for war with Syracusae and Carthage. The Classis IV was created in Rhegium to transport our troops into Sicilia.

264 BC: War was declared on Carthage, dragging Syracuse and some Vassals to the war.
The first battle was at Messina, where half of Legio II, numbering 4500 beat a Syracusan force numbering 7500, killing 2500 and losing 1350.
Later, half of Legio I arrived at Messina, getting attacked by a force from Selinous numbering 3500, of whom 1100 were killed.
At Kamarina a Socii force led by the Frentani numbering 14000 destroyed the Syracusan army numbering 6500.
263 BC:
A Marsian led Socii army numbering 5000 was defeated by an army from Selinous numbering 3500.
262 BC: Messapia became a client state, transitioning from a Tributary.
A Syracusan fleet numbering 11 was defeated by the Classis IV at the Lipari Islands, with us losing three ships, but capturing 3 of their ships.
At the Straits of Messina a Syracusan fleet was destroyed, with a further 4 ships being added to the Classis IV.
Faustus Sulpicius, the veteran general of the Legio I, who had led us to many victories in the Third Samnite War, Pyrrhic, Punic, Etruscan and Lucanian Wars died aged 75.
261 BC:
A Selinian army numbering 10000 was beaten at Kephaloidon following their attempt to destroy the Legio II, which was saved by Socii.
The Carthaginians landed their army at Lilybaeum, forcing the legions to turn to Syracuse first.
260 BC:
The First Battle of Heraclea Minoa saw a force of 29000 Romans and Socii beaten by a force of 45000 Carthaginians, Syracusans and Selinians.
The battle started with the Conscripts of Italia and Magna Graecia numbering about 13000 fight a Carthaginian force of about the same size, then around 13000 Socii arrived, making it look like it was gonna be a Roman Victory, until Carthaginian reinforcements arrived, dooming those armies.
The Romans and Socii lost 21000, while the Carthaginians, Syracusans and Selinians lost 9900.
At the same time at Darnavan, the conscripts from Gallia Cisalpina were eliminated when trying to help the Roman forces at Heraclea Minoa
Later, a Carthaginian fleet defeated the Classis IV near Utica.
The Second Battle of Heraclea Minoa saw a force of 39000 Romans and Socii defeated against a force of 68000 Carthaginians. We lost 22000 troops, inflicting 19000 on the enemy. This battle started with a 10000 force of Socii that marched into Herakleia Minoa, reinforced by all three legions.
This was a giant embarassment for the army, losing many experienced soldiers from the Legions.
259 BC:
At Messina a 10000 strong Carthaginian army was defeated by a 11000 strong Socii army led by Nuceria. The Carthaginians lost 4000 while the Socii lost 2000
After the Legions were regrouped, mercenaries from Cisalpina were contracted to help with the war effort.
258 BC: The blockade of Sicily starts.
At Katani a 52000 strong Carthaginian army was defeated by a 29000 strong Roman and Socii army. The battle started with a smaller battle between 4000 Socii and 8000 Carthaginians.
Legio I, II and III managed to arrive, beating the Carthaginians in a bloody battle, which left 10000 losses for Rome and 15500 for Carthage and Syracuse.
At Herbesus the Legio III numbering 2000 routed a Carthaginian force 7500 strong, inflicting many casualties before the rest of the army arrived.
257 BC:
in the First Battle of Selinous our army 34000 strong beat a Carthaginian army 8000 strong, killing 2600 of them. A force 3900 strong was also destroyed.
The Third Battle of Heraclea Minoa saw our mercenaries numbering 28000 catching a Carthaginian army headed to Selinous numbering 6400. the mercenaries killed 2500 Carthaginians and lost 1950.
The Second Battle of Selinous saw a Roman army 24500 strong beat a Carthaginian army 34500 strong, finally turning the war to Rome's favour. 3050 Romans were lost and 6700 Carthaginians were killed.
In the Battle of Eryx, the Legio III rushed forward, getting decimated, losing all 1150 soldiers in it. later, the rest of the army arrived.
17700 Romans fought 33500 Carthaginians, routing them, killing 3200 of them and losing 1500
Later they were defeated at Segesta, killing 3000 of them, at Darnavan, losing a further 2300 and finally again at Segesta the 25000 remaining soldiers were captured.

256 BC: The legions went back to Bruttium.
254 BC: the navies, after blockading Carthage and capturing ships all the way to the Pillars of Hercules went back to Italy, to strike a devastating blow by invading Africa.
253 BC: The invasion was delayed by a few months as the Legio III was too fresh to be sent into combat.
At Utica, the Legio III ran into a contingent of 9000 Carthaginians, after which it retreated.
Then at Carthage half of the Legio I beat said Carthaginians, killing 2650 of their 8400 troops.
Sadly, the navy was utterly beaten in the Sinus Uticensis, where we lost 60 out of our 147 ships, while we only inflicted 33 losses on their side.
252 BC:
After a landing in late 253, The rest of the Legio Italica captured Iol.
At Nafaras, next to Carthage, a force of 7500 Carthaginians was defeated, with 4400 of them being killed, while we only lost 800 soldiers.
Later, at Karash the Carthaginians won a Pyrrhic Victory against us, as they lost 7250 of their 33000 men, while only killing 5400 of our 10850 soldiers.
Then at Karfus, our remaining force was captured, ending the war in Tunis.
251 BC:
In the West, the Legio I managed to take all of Iolea, hiring some local mercenaries to keep the invasion going.
At Choba, right after hiring more mercenaries, a battle erupted where the 9000 strong Carthaginian force was defeated, losing 4000 of their army.
Right after that battle, another 9500 strong Carthaginian force was defeated at Igilgili, losing 4250 of them. The roman losses were light, only losing 1450 of their 27300.
Not much later, another battle happened at Chullu, where a 21200 strong Carthaginian army was defeated by our 26300 troops. They lost 12000 and we lost 5500.
Then we won a Pyrrhic Victory at Ubon Massylia, losing 3000 of our 21800 and inflicting 2500 losses on their 12000 strong army.
250 BC: The Shrines of Thinissut and Bida were sacked, taking their treasures back to Rome.
After seeing the size of the Carthaginian armies guarding the capital, the Legio I was retreated back to Italia.
Navies were fitted once againt to perform an invasion of Sardinia and Corsica.
249 BC:
The naval invasions were successful, with the Legio I landing in Olbia Rasna, the Legio II landing in Sulki and the Legio III on Alalia.
After capturing Alalia, the Legio III was reembarked to get away from a Carthaginian army numbering 8500, which was soundly defeated by Legio I, which had 12500 soldiers, capturing or killing all of those enemy soldiers.
248 BC:
The Alalian army was defeated at Aluca, being captured in its entirety by Legio III.
The rest of Sardinia and Corsica were taken.
246 BC: Syracuse abandoned the war, forcing us to declare war on them and take them over again
At Selinous, the Syracusan army, numbering 7100 was defeated by the Legio I, which numbered 8000. 4100 Syracusans and 1300 Romans were killed.
245 BC: Tarentum was finally integrated.
Syracuse was sieged down, taking Sicilia back into Roman control.
The Syracusan army was finished off at Soluntium, ending any possible threat on the island.
244 BC: Peace was made with Syracuse, leaving them as a small 7 province minor. An alliance was made with Massilia.
242 BC:
Another landing in Africa, where although we lost a battle with the Carthaginian ships, we emerged with more than they had.
At Carthage, we destroyed a 4500 strong army, then at Inuca a 10000 strong one, and at Ureum we beat a 16000 strong army, killing 4000.
When we returned to Sicily from Africa, we were beaten twice by the Carthaginian Navy.
241 BC: Peace at last was made with Carthage, where we took Sicania, Sardinia and Corsica. A famine was eased by bringing grain from Sicilia

240 BC: the military tradition "State Navy" was unlocked, and Syracuse was guaranteed independence, and Sardinia was released as a Subject from the mission tree.

 

[Diego I de Persia]

229 BC: The First Illyrian War was declared for Taulatian Dalmatia.
Apulian Socii forces took the Taulantian capital of Epidamnos.
Then the fort at Kodrion was captured by the Legio II.
228 BC:
A force of 500 Taulantians was captured at Epidamnos.
At Meteon, a Socii force beat the Taulantian army, killing 528.
In late March the Abrian capital of Skodra was captured, ending the war
The peace deal made Taulantia a tributary.
226 BC: War was declared on the Lingoni, bringing all of Cisalpine Gaul, minus Insubria to war with Rome
225 BC:
The first battle of the war at Bononia saw 4000 Socii forces led by Ancona lose against a 10000 strong Gallic army, losing 1750 soldiers, and inflicting 950 losses.
At Regium Lepidum, 8000 soldiers from the Legio I defeated the gallic army numbering 13000, inflicting 2900 losses, while only losing 1000.
A couple days later, a further 3000 Gauls were killed
Later at Florentiola, a Clusian force of 2000 defeated a gallic force numbering 1500, inflicting 450 casualties.
At Hatria, Syracuse defeated two gallic armies numbering 1000.

224 BC: Taulantia stopped giving tribute to Rome.
At Hatria, after 13400 gauls destroyed the 4100 strong Syracusan force, a socii relief force of 9000 beat that army, killing 2200 of them.
At Altinum, 1600 gauls were captured.

223 BC:
At Opitergium, 8950 soldiers from the Legio I beat a 10400 strong gallic army, killing 2600 of them with 1150 losses.
The war was ended on March 1, with the peace terms being:
Ravenna would go to Rome, as well as Aquileia, Parma, Forum Novum and Florentiola.
The Veneti, Boii, Lingoni and Rauraci tribes were all converted into subjects.
222 BC: Roads were finised from Portus Veneris to Ferrara and Ravenna and from Aquileia to Ariminum
221 BC: Aquileia became a city.

220 BC: The second Illyrian war erupts, Most of Illyria Graeca is captured quickly, and 500 Taulantians are captured at Albanopolis
219 BC:
At Bouthoe, a Venetian force of 2000 is destroyed by the Taulantian mercenary force.
The same mercenaries then destroy a force of 1500 Apulians at Anderba.
Again at Bouthoe, the Legio II is nearly destroyed, but 13000 Socii reinforcements arrive and change the tide of battle. 3900 Romans die in the battle, with an extra 2100 dying from the Socii.
3800 out of 11000 mercenaries are killed.
The peace deal involves Dyrrhachium and Apollonia being annexed, and Taulantia losing Delmatia.
Boi declares a war of independence.
218 BC: Carthage and the Cenomanni decalre war on Rome.
At the Sinus Uticensis the CLassis IV, with some Socii reinforcements numbering 48 beats a 70 strong Carthaginian navy
Later at Verona, the Marsi army numbering 1000 was destroyed by the Insubrian army of 2500
Then at Auraei the Sabinian army was also destroyed, followed by the defeat Samnite army 2400 strong, with the loss of half of the army.
In the end of the year a 2350 strong Boii army was destroyed.
217 BC:
Peace was made with the Cenomanni, releasing the Boii in exchange for peace
At Coeba a 5500 strong Carthaginian army was destroyed by the Legio I
Later at Genua a 20000 strong Carthaginian army was defeated by a 39600 strong Roman one, killing 6600 of them and losing 9600.
216 BC:
In Ravenna the Carthaginians arrived, quickly capturing all of Roman Ariminum
At Oleastrum, a Carthaginian force numbering 18000 beat the Legio II numbering 7800, killing 4500 of them and losing 3500.
They were beaten again at Barkano, killing a further 1400
215 BC:
Luca and Pisae were captured, bringing the Vallis Arni into Carthaginian control
At Saguntum, a Locrian force of 2000 was defeated.

Playthrough end.
I got bored sorry