Hail Caesar Epic Battles: Punic Wars - Rulebook

Manufacturer: Warlord Games

In the 3rd century BC, the Roman Republic, dominant in Italy, looked outwards beyond its shores towards the Mediterranean. Carthage was Rome's greatest rival - a mercantile empire that spanned North Africa, Ibera, and Sicily.

The rivalry between Rome and Carthage erupted again in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), a war that is defined not by its battles or its campaigns or its military highs and lows, but by its most famous name; Hannibal Barca. It was a war fought not primarily for conquest - Carthage, the instigator, did not desire to conquer Rome - nor for self-defence, but for vengeance, and to uphold an oath. It was a war of daring maneuvers, grand triumphs and great disasters, a war where Rome faced her darkest days and triumphed against adversity.

This book provides you with all the information you need to fight pitched battles set during the Second Punic War - the Hail Caesar Epic Battle rules, followed by a detailed account of the conflict between Rome and Carthage, including army lists for both sides and scenarios allowing you to recreate the might battles of the period. Can you rescue the hapless Romans from defeat at Trebia or Lake Trasimene? Or will you turn the tide of history at Zama and secure victory for Hannibal, consigning the armies of Rome to dust?

Softcover
256 pages