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{Teutoburg00}
公元 9 年。

{Teutoburg01}
日耳曼，帝国的边境之外。

{Teutoburg02}
这是昆提留斯．瓦卢斯的军队，奥古斯都派他北上打击日耳曼人。

{Teutoburg03}
在当地酋长阿米尼乌斯的带领下，军团返回冬季营地。\n但是边境上充满变数，野蛮而短暂。

{Teutoburg04}
因为阿米尼乌斯，罗马人走向了危险。\n隐藏在森林中的是野蛮的日耳曼战士，蠢蠢欲动，渴望罗马人的鲜血。

{Teutoburg05}
当危机浮现时，瓦卢斯急忙跑到部队的前头。

{Teutoburg06}
他必须在日落之前，带领他的手下回到要塞。\n一旦黑暗来临，可怕的日耳曼人就可以任意地袭击他们。

{Teutoburg07}
这是瓦卢斯证明自己能力的机会。\n证明他是个高贵的罗马人，而且是个高贵的罗马将领。

{Teutoburg08}
如果他做不到，夜幕降临时，他就会成为一具一文不值的死尸。而且没有一个罗马人能够回家。

{Teutoburg09}
营地就在眼前。

{Teutoburg10}
罗马人只要再做最后的推进，就可以回到家。\n但是若没有足够的兵员，今天将是罗马的黑暗日－也是蛮族的大庆功日！

{Trebia01}
公元前 218 年，特拉比亚河。

{Trebia02}
在父亲临死前发过毒誓 ...

{Trebia03}
... 年轻的汉尼拔．巴卡，迦太基人伟大的将军，要打击并消灭罗马人。

{Trebia04}
在跨越寒冷的阿尔卑斯山时失去许多兵员，汉尼拔集结幸存将士，准备面对罗马的力量。

{Trebia05}
他的军队正面作战并不是罗马军团的对手。汉尼拔必须采用伏击战，才有机会得胜。

{Trebia06}
他将最优秀的骑兵藏在森林里。

{Trebia07}
然后派出努米底亚雇佣骑兵渡河，引诱罗马人进入陷阱。

{Trebia08}
罗马人上当了，追赶努米底亚人，渡过冰冷的河流。

{Trebia09}
汉尼拔发动伏击的舞台已就绪。

{Trebia10}
时机是最重要的因素。

{Trebia11}
如果他的骑兵过早冲锋，就会被分割开来，被罗马步兵歼灭。

{Trebia12}
如果他们冲锋太晚，迦太基人的防线会在罗马人推进之前就崩溃。

{Trebia13}
汉尼拔也知道，他必须利用手中的象群来制造恐惧以打击敌人的士气。

{Trebia14}
若是不能发挥这两种关键部队的最大效果，汉尼拔将在对抗罗马的战役中面临灾难。

{Pharsalus00}
公元前 48 年，凯撒和庞培之间的斗争已经接近尾声。两人之中只有一个人会成为罗马的统帅。\n当一个强人统治全国之时，旧共和被时间淘汰而不复存在。

{Pharsalus01}
法塞拉斯战役是个转折点。

{Pharsalus02}
当年年初，两个人曾在希腊的底耳哈琴相遇。庞培获胜，凯撒败退。

{Pharsalus03}
庞培没有返回罗马，在元老院中获取支持，反而决定不能放虎归山，要猎捕凯撒并彻底消灭他。\n如果对凯撒不予理会，他可能还会做出某些事来。

{Pharsalus04}
这将是一场一决生死的战役。

{Pharsalus05}
而凯撒他也很乐意了结这件事。他撤回到自己的补给和支援地。\n如果这时庞培要开战，他奉陪到底！

{Pharsalus06}
两个月后，双方遭遇了。庞培选择法塞拉斯附近的一座山丘，完成布阵。

{Pharsalus07}
凯撒命令其战线步步推进。

{Pharsalus08}
接下来的，都已经是历史了 ...

{Spartacus01}
公元前 72 年，维苏威山区。

{Spartacus02}
这是斯巴达克斯的起义大军，一支给整个意大利造成恐慌的武装部队。

{Spartacus03}
数千名奴隶逃离其罗马主人，加入维苏威山区里由角斗士率领的军队。

{Spartacus04}
斯巴达克斯已经击溃两支罗马军团。

{Spartacus05}
富有的罗马参议员们惊慌了。这时，罗马最具野心的人克拉苏取得了指挥权。\n他的任务就是：消灭斯巴达克斯及其势力。

{Spartacus06}
庞培奉命从西班牙返回，他手下的八个军团距离维苏威山区只有两天的路程。

{Spartacus07}
斯巴达克斯很清楚，他必须在庞培抵达之前，击败克拉苏。

{Spartacus08}
克拉苏在山脚下扎营。他的军团已经准备就绪。

{Spartacus09}
斯巴达克斯知道，在开阔地上，他的军队没有获胜的机会。\n他计划用最优秀的战士秘密潜入营地，杀死克拉苏。

{Spartacus10}
如果克拉苏死了，斯巴达克斯和他的军队就可以乘乱撤离。\n反抗仍将继续下去！仍然有机会获得自由，逃离罗马！

{Carrhae01}
公元前 55 年，卡莱。

{Carrhae02}
李钦纽斯·克拉苏的军队深入帕提亚境内。

{Carrhae03}
克拉苏此行，是要找寻荣誉和财富。他需要这两样东西，才能可能夺取罗马的至高权力。

{Carrhae04}
他追赶帕提亚军队已经几周了。帕提亚正在诱敌深入 ...

{Carrhae05}
现在罗马人以为帕提亚人不敢打仗，而罗马骑兵与主力部队之间的战线脱节了。

{Carrhae06}
他们直接向帕提亚的陷阱狂奔而去。

{Carrhae07}
铁甲骑兵开始逼近 ...

{Carrhae08}
... 很快全歼了处于劣势的罗马骑兵。

{Carrhae09}
现在帕提亚的弓骑兵可以随意攻击罗马的步兵了。

{Carrhae10}
克拉苏命令军团组成龟甲队形，以抵御箭雨的攻击 ...

{Carrhae11}
这使他们无法展开进行肉搏战 ...

{Carrhae12}
... 而铁甲骑兵正在增援的途中。

{Carrhae13}
只有少量后备的罗马骑兵有能力驱赶帕提亚的弓骑兵！

{Cynocephalae01}
色萨利，希腊北部

{Cynocephalae02}
这是提图斯．弗拉米尼乌斯的军队，驻扎在西诺塞法拉山崖的下方。

{Cynocephalae03}
此时是早晨，弗拉米尼乌斯派出一队哨兵，到崖上去察看地形。

{Cynocephalae04}
自从在南方的弗雷地区发现马其顿人之后，已经过了两天。\n弗拉米尼乌斯在那里用骑兵突袭击败了菲利浦。

{Cynocephalae05}
弗拉米尼乌斯估计敌人就在附近。

{Cynocephalae06}
他的猜测非常正确！

{Cynocephalae07}
菲利浦已经将方阵枪兵组成一条战线，在山崖顶端展开。

{Cynocephalae08}
这是一场艰苦的战斗－在正面攻击中，方阵枪兵很难对付，尤其是向山上攻击时。

{Cynocephalae09}
但是，菲利浦的左翼部队还没有完成布署。\n从这里发动决定性攻击，很有可能夺得先机。

{Cynocephalae10}
前进吧！迎接挑战！愿鹰旗的力量带来今天的胜利！

{Mancetter00}
公元 60 年，冬季。

{Mancetter01}
这是不列颠北方的新行省，一块暴力、不知感恩的原住民和黑暗魔法的陌生土地。

{Mancetter02}
罗马法律终将施行于此地。

{Mancetter03}
罗马的统治者鲍里努斯忙着镇压德鲁伊（源自西岸蒙纳岛的邪恶秘教）。\n这一件麻烦的工作，但是非做不可。

{Mancetter04}
同时，埃西思的皇后看着她的丈夫死去。\n然后罗马人占领她的土地，强暴她的女儿，并且差一点打死她。

{Mancetter05}
罗马的法律是施行了，但是是为了罗马的利益，而非当地人的利益。

{Mancetter06}
这位特别的原住民皇后有别的想法。

{Mancetter07}
波迪卡皇后要复仇。她要罗马血债血还，直到河水成为红色。

{Mancetter08}
两个部落－埃西思和崔诺班提斯－起来反叛。

{Mancetter09}
三个罗马部落被毁，焚烧。

{Mancetter10}
没有回旋的余地。

{Mancetter11}
当鲍里努斯向南推进迎向叛军时，\n两支军队在罗马的瓦特林街碰面，在曼塞特这个小镇上。

{Mancetter12}
没有后退的空间。

{Mancetter13}
波迪卡有绝对的理由可以憎恨罗马人。

{Mancetter14}
罗马人绝对不会让叛徒活下去。

{Mancetter15}
曼塞特将决定不列颠成为罗马的一部份，还是恢复过去的秩序 ... 

{Telamon01}
公元前225年，血腥的第一次布匿战争即将结束。

{Telamon02}
罗马人大可为战争结果感到高兴。

{Telamon03}
当罗马在全地上建立其军事力量及影响力之时，可以预料抵抗力极小。

{Telamon04}
光是看到他们的军队，即可消灭反抗的苗头。

{Telamon05}
但是，和平似乎从来不能维持多久。

{Telamon06}
高卢部落和佣兵经由阿尔卑斯山一处无人看守的隘口，从山外地区进入伊托鲁里亚。

{Telamon07}
为了迎接这场侵略，罗马人从意大利中部和南部组织军力。

{Telamon08}
一支强大的防御部队迅速动员完成。

{Telamon09}
他们成功地击退高卢人，迫使蛮族前往塔斯卡尼的海岸。

{Telamon10}
同时，第二支罗马军队在皮塞顺利地登陆，切断高卢人的退路。

{Telamon11}
高卢人被包围，被围困了。

{Telamon12}
因为无法退回家乡，他们准备拼死战斗。

{Telamon13}
他们唯一生存的希望就是迅速击败面前的罗马军队 ... 

{Telamon14}
... 然后转身对抗从后方包抄的罗马人 ... 

{Telamon15}
... 否则他们必败无疑。

{Telamon16}
对罗马人而言，他们都是和高卢人战斗的老将，无意让高虑人平安地返回家乡。

{Raphia01}
亚历山大大帝去世已经超过一个世纪。

{Raphia02}
他的荣誉帝国已经分裂成数个交战不休的继承王国。

{Raphia03}
在埃及，法老托勒密四世是一个主掌埃及王位的希腊统治者。

{Raphia04}
他并非一位受敬爱或尊敬的统治者。

{Raphia05}
他手下的很多将军和总督跑到敌人塞琉古去。

{Raphia06}
塞琉古国王安提阿古三世想要取得边界地区的可拉叙利亚，\n那是最近才被托勒密占领的地区。

{Raphia07}
埃及的实力因叛逃而大受影响，于是安提阿古将部队推进到拉菲亚这个小镇附近。

{Raphia08}
战争即将爆发。

{Raphia09}
公元前217年，冲突已经接近无法平息。

{Raphia10}
外交手段已经无法阻止战争了。

{Raphia11}
托勒密的战车和弓兵准备对塞琉古军队发动死亡暴风般的攻击。

{Raphia12}
安提阿古希望他那强大的方阵和快速的骑兵能够给埃及人一个血腥的教训。

{Raphia13}
虽然安提阿古是一位有经验的指挥官，\n但是在骑兵冲锋时失误，脱离了他的主力部队。

{Raphia14}
塞琉古国王被敌军包围，性命攸关！

{Raphia15}
现在势均力敌。

{Raphia16}
安提阿古必须与他的主力部队会合，否则就要死在埃及人的手中 ... 

{Lake_Trasimene01}
罗马并非在地中海岸上兴起的唯一势力。

{Lake_Trasimene02}
另外一个民族－迦太基人，也拥有帝国的野心。\n他们的帝国在西班牙成长，而罗马人则巩固意大利半岛。

{Lake_Trasimene03}
这个地区的两个扩张势力必然会发生剧烈的冲突。双方都想要染指同一块土地，同一批财富！

{Lake_Trasimene04}
对罗马人而言，弗拉米尼乌斯奉命北上，处理迦太基的问题。

{Lake_Trasimene05}
而且这确实是个问题：汉尼拔，有史以来最伟大的迦太基将军，正在前进中。

{Lake_Trasimene06}
他向垂死的父亲发誓，他绝对不会让罗马享有片刻的安宁。

{Lake_Trasimene07}
公元前218年。

{Lake_Trasimene08}
汉尼拔在特雷比亚信守了他的诺言。\n在那次的胜利之后，他强迫罗马进入防御阶段。

{Lake_Trasimene09}
现在，汉尼拔的精兵扎营在特拉西梅诺，\n他将第二支罗马军队诱进一场残酷而血腥的伏击中。\n他希望罗马人会合作，走向自己的死亡！

{Lake_Trasimene10}
罗马人迅速移动，迎向汉尼拔的引诱部队。

{Lake_Trasimene11}
弗拉米尼乌斯完全没有察觉危险，命令先头部队攻击。

{Lake_Trasimene12}
汉尼拔启动他的陷阱！他的伏击部队奉命攻击毫无防备的罗马人。

{Lake_Trasimene13}
迦太基人的计划是攻击罗马军的侧翼，将他们的敌人赶进特拉西梅诺冰冷的水里。

{Lake_Trasimene14}
只有勇气和罗马的纪律能够拯救罗马军队 ... 

{Lake_Trasimene15}
军团必须转身面对来袭的迦太基人，并且不能被包围！

{Syracuse00}
数世纪之前，叙拉古这个城邦是西西里岛上的希腊殖民地。

{Syracuse01}
它拥有极佳的防御位置，建有雄伟而难以攻破的城墙，可以击退入侵者。

{Syracuse02}
这个城市发生过多次战斗，但是它终于在地中海西部建立自己的地位。

{Syracuse03}
在接下来的一百年间，迦太基再次将其势力扩张到西西里岛，\n叙拉古向它的希腊和罗马盟友求援，请求击退他们。

{Syracuse04}
公元前215年，叙拉古与罗马的联盟关系随着其国王海罗的去世而中止。

{Syracuse05}
在叙拉古宣布成为共和国之后，领导的政治团体开始支持迦太基。

{Syracuse06}
在典型的军事回应中，罗马人派出一支侵略部队，\n由克劳迪．马塞勒斯领军，结束这场对话。

{Syracuse07}
马塞勒斯立刻前去围攻叙拉古。

{Syracuse08}
在一场漫长而艰苦的战斗中，罗马的将军终于以夜袭攻占外围防御而占据上风。

{Syracuse09}
叙拉古的传奇城墙进入罗马石弩的射程之内。

{Syracuse10}
如果迦太基人从叙拉古撤退，就会失去一个重要的战略要塞。

{Syracuse11}
罗马就会向迦太基人的家乡再推进一步。

{Syracuse12}
保护你的城市并击退罗马侵略者 ... 

{Syracuse13}
攻击城市，赶走迦太基的野蛮人 ... 

{Zama00}
交战15年之后，迦太基和罗马已经进入相持阶段。

{Zama01}
对迦太基人而言，第二次布匿战争进行得并不顺利。

{Zama02}
即使是罗马军团也开始发现他们的资源补给已经到达极限。

{Zama03}
尽管获得极大的胜利，汉尼拔也无法打破罗马在意大利的势力。

{Zama04}
但是罗马人却痛苦地学会如何运用战术，在战场上打败汉尼拔和他的迦太基军队。

{Zama05}
公元前204年，普伯里斯．哥尼流．西庇欧带领一支罗马大军于北非登陆。

{Zama06}
西庇欧是一位杰出的将军，他改革罗马军队，使他成为传奇人物。

{Zama07}
现在他在汉尼拔的家乡，直接威胁迦太基帝国的核心。

{Zama08}
但是，随着汉尼拔和其军队从意大利紧急撤回，迦太基再次觉得自己占据上风。

{Zama09}
现在所有和平的希望都已消失，汉尼拔和西庇欧集结了他们的军队，前往战场。

{Zama10}
他们站在这里，在扎马面对面。

{Zama11}
战线已定。

{Zama12}
一侧是西庇欧和他训练有素的军队。

{Zama13}
另一侧则是汉尼拔和气势惊人的象群。

{Zama14}
在失去努米底亚盟友之后，传奇的迦太基骑兵是否能够对抗罗马的力量？

{Magnesia00}
塞琉古王国的安提阿古二世仔细地计划夺回小亚细亚。

{Magnesia01}
虽然罗马人对地中海世界的这个地区并没有直接的兴趣，但是他们的盟友有兴趣。

{Magnesia02}
因此，罗马开始介入，因为另外一个强权可能威胁罗马的安全。

{Magnesia03}
爆发战争只是时间问题。

{Magnesia04}
双方都不希望发生战争，但是在罗马的傲慢气氛\n以及塞琉古对罗马动机的怀疑中，战争变成不可避免。

{Magnesia05}
马格尼西亚，公元前190年。

{Magnesia06}
外交已成为过去，现在需要的是更加具体的解决方法。

{Magnesia07}
罗马和塞琉古彼此面对面，准备进行血腥的战争。

{Magnesia08}
安提阿古三世命令部队组成庞大的方阵，\n以象群分隔，构成比传统方阵更具弹性的战线。

{Magnesia09}
当然，每一个方阵的侧翼都极为脆弱，\n随着希腊骑兵素质的降低，这个问题变得更加严重。

{Magnesia10}
至于罗马人，他们有高超的纪律和机动的战斗力。

{Magnesia11}
面对强大的罗马军团时，塞琉古军队即将面对毁灭性打击的考验 ... 

{Arausio01}
公元前105年，罗马的干涉行为即将造成另外一次战争。

{Arausio02}
这是盖乌斯．马里乌斯．马克西姆斯，一支精锐罗马军队的指挥官，也是罗马执政官。

{Arausio03}
还有他的“战友”，也是他的政敌，昆塔斯．瑟维里乌斯．凯皮欧

{Arausio04}
他们北上，要处理一件事，那就是消灭罗马边境外的辛布里和条顿部落。

{Arausio05}
因为罗马很快就会扩张。

{Arausio06}
蛮族占领了应属于罗马的土地。

{Arausio07}
但是辛布里和条顿部落不会有任何结果。

{Arausio08}
这些战利品应该属于罗马。

{Arausio09}
玛西默斯和他的军队位于山外地区。

{Arausio10}
当玛西默斯接近蛮族时，凯皮欧只顾及自己的利益将他的军队后撤。

{Arausio11}
现在玛西默斯的侧翼暴露在外。

{Arausio12}
庞大的蛮族军队准备击碎防线脆弱的罗马部队。

{Arausio13}
罗马人面临困境。

{Arausio14}
玛西默斯军团被包围了，而且可能会被蛮族大军所淹没。

{Arausio15}
他唯一的希望就是坚守直到援军到达。

{Arausio16}
他必须寻找一个可以防御的位置，抵抗辛布里和条顿人 ... 

{Arausio17}
否则罗马的荣誉和罗马人的性命将不复存在。

{Jugurtha00}
努米底亚成为迦太基的附庸国，已长达数世纪之久。

{Jugurtha01}
但是在第二次布匿战争中，努米底亚改变阵营，放弃迦太基，转投入罗马的怀抱。

{Jugurtha02}
他们花了数十年的时间扩张实力，\n蚕食原属迦太基的领土，试图将当地的人民转变成定居的农民。

{Jugurtha03}
叛逃的迦太基人则获准在现属于努米底亚的土地上定居。

{Jugurtha04}
问题的种子已经种下。

{Jugurtha05}
新任国王米西普萨认养他的侄子朱古达为继承人。

{Jugurtha06}
朱古达获得努米底亚军队的指挥权，并被指派去帮助罗马人。

{Jugurtha07}
其优秀的军事能力，很快令许多人括目相看。

{Jugurtha08}
米西萨去世后，朱古达即位，立刻中止与罗马的联盟关系。

{Jugurtha09}
原本事情应该到此为止，但是朱古达被罗马的政治手段所激怒。

{Jugurtha10}
在公元前109年，新兴的努米比亚向之前的盟友罗马宣战。

{Jugurtha11}
罗马向来不容被人小觑，派出帝国有史以来最优秀的军人。

{Jugurtha12}
这个人在前些年才当选为执政官－在罗马的法律下，本不应该发生这种事。

{Jugurtha13}
他们派来的人是盖乌斯．马略 ... 

{Chaeronea00}
公元前86年。

{Chaeronea01}
罗马的一段政治混乱导致元老院的分裂。

{Chaeronea02}
本都利用罗马的不安定，逐渐壮大成为一个不容小觑的帝国。

{Chaeronea03}
而且，本都的米斯拉达提斯六世是一个野心勃勃的人。

{Chaeronea04}
他盯上了罗马帝国的领土，他迅速地动员他的军队。

{Chaeronea05}
米斯拉达提斯率领他的军队，开始从小亚细亚向西，向罗马领土推进。

{Chaeronea06}
路奇乌斯．哥尼流．苏拉的军事生涯始于非洲，\n曾是著名的盖乌斯．马略将军麾下一员大将。

{Chaeronea07}
在成功俘虏努米底亚的朱古达之后，他终于成为元老院的一员。

{Chaeronea08}
苏拉认为是证明自己大将之才的机会，\n准备用他的部队一劳永逸地击垮米斯拉达提斯和本都。

{Chaeronea09}
他的传奇即将开始。

{Chaeronea10}
在战场的那边的是本都的米斯拉达提斯，企图击败罗马。

{Chaeronea11}
米斯拉达提斯占据高地，数量上也有优势。

{Chaeronea12}
苏拉率领的都是久经沙场的部队，是罗马最优秀的军队之一。

{Chaeronea13}
两个帝国。

{Chaeronea14}
两个人。

{Chaeronea15}
只有一个帝国能在这场战役中存活 ... 

{Gergovia01}
无论从哪一个角度来看，尤利乌斯．凯撒都是一位成功的罗马军事家和政治家。

{Gergovia02}
在一系列闪电会战中，他打败了许多高卢部落，为罗马帝国带来新土地。

{Gergovia03}
他的罗马军团－身经百战的部队－对自己的武艺和勇气非常自豪。

{Gergovia04}
但是在公元前54年时，他的好运到头了。

{Gergovia05}
阿尔文部落的领袖维钦托利反叛，要摆脱罗马的统治。

{Gergovia06}
凯撒毫无防范，慌忙应付。

{Gergovia07}
现在已经过了一年，叛变仍在继续。

{Gergovia08}
在日尔戈维亚，高卢人准备妥当，在附近的山丘上监视罗马军队。

{Gergovia09}
凯撒担心受到伏击，便派小股罗马侦察部队到日尔戈维亚的附近，察看是否有可疑的敌军。

{Gergovia10}
但高卢人派出大部军队去监视行进的罗马军团。

{Gergovia11}
因为距离主力部队过远，无法获得增援，这一小股罗马部队受到伏击，被高卢战士歼灭。

{Gergovia12}
发现高卢人放弃其营地，凯撒命令军队朝敌方要塞推进。

{Gergovia13}
当凯撒进攻的消息传到高卢人耳中时，他们迅速转身反扑罗马军队。

{Gergovia14}
凯撒发现了新的危机，迅速下达撤退的命令。

{Gergovia15}
但是军团似乎没有听到新命令。

{Gergovia16}
罗马人已经向要塞冲锋了！

{Gergovia17}
罗马军队突然发现自己被愤怒的高卢人包围了。

{Gergovia18}
如果罗马人想要攻下要塞，就必须保护攻城车。

{Gergovia19}
也许这么一来，情形就会转变成对蛮族不利。

{Alexandria00}
在法塞拉斯战败之后，凯撒的对手庞培认为，前往埃及对他而言大有益处。

{Alexandria01}
他从海路逃到埃及的亚历山大，准备向埃及统治者托勒密十三世寻求庇护。

{Alexandria02}
但是庞培还没有上岸就被刺杀了。

{Alexandria03}
而凯撒紧追不舍，过后不久即抵达埃及，并开始深深陷入埃及政治及托勒密家族的斗争。

{Alexandria04}
显然托勒密十三世并非其家族中唯一想要获得埃及王位的成员。

{Alexandria05}
他的妻子，也是他的妹妹，克丽奥佩拉七世，也想要成为女王。

{Alexandria06}
这位22岁的女人将自己裸着裹在一条东方地毯里，送到凯撒的房间

{Alexandria07}
克丽奥佩拉利用她的美貌打动凯撒支持她，而不支持她的兄弟。

{Alexandria08}
她的计划成功了。在刚刚抵达的罗马援军支持下，凯撒谋划为她发动一次政变。

{Alexandria09}
凯撒的部队准备打击忠于托勒密的支持者，在亚历山大的街道上展开残酷的战斗。

{Alexandria10}
失败的代价就是惨死。

{Alexandria11}
胜利者可以得到亚历山大和埃及。

{Alexandria12}
但是最大的奖赏则是倾国倾城、美丽妖艳的克丽奥佩拉。

{Alexandria13}
只有一个人能获胜。

{Alexandria14}
只有一个人能拥有克丽奥佩拉。

{Alexandria15}
剿灭托勒密，为了罗马的荣誉攻取城市 ... 

{Bibracte00}
当罗马人抵达山外地区时，他们立刻介入当地的凯尔特政治。

{Bibracte01}
这表示许多凯尔特部落渐渐在贸易和财富的引诱下，逐渐受到罗马影响力的控制。

{Bibracte02}
埃多就是这一个部落。

{Bibracte03}
事实上，他们甚至获得元老院颁发“罗马之友”的荣誉，以表示彼此之间密切的友谊。

{Bibracte04}
因此当埃多受到邻居的骚扰时，他们自然会向罗马求助。

{Bibracte05}
赫尔维提是个高卢部落，他们开始走出山区，侵占埃多的领土。

{Bibracte06}
一开始元老院婉言拒绝。

{Bibracte07}
但是凯撒刚刚被任命为总督。

{Bibracte08}
他看到这是将罗马的控制扩展到整个高卢的大好机会。

{Bibracte09}
他答应帮忙，获得了将军队深入凯尔特领土的机会，并开始向北推进。

{Bibracte10}
如果能够打败赫尔维提部落，凯撒和其他高卢人之间就没有什么阻碍了 ... 

{MonsGraupius01}
公元84年。

{MonsGraupius02}
不列颠的行省已经大致平定。

{MonsGraupius03}
但是在罗马帝国边境的北方山区，仍然有一些反对罗马的抵抗势力。

{MonsGraupius04}
罗马的不列颠总督亚葛里可拉带兵前往北方，要为这片黑暗山地带来和平。

{MonsGraupius05}
罗马主权将一劳永逸地控制这片高地，以及住在该处的图腾战士。

{MonsGraupius06}
不列颠人选择格兰比安山作为最终据点。

{MonsGraupius07}
陡削的高地让不列颠人取得了优势。

{MonsGraupius08}
亚葛里可拉和他的军队已经迎向他们。

{MonsGraupius09}
如果亚葛里可拉想要获胜，必须将不列颠人诱离山坡，然后再分割包围他们。

{MonsGraupius10}
不列颠自由的最后堡垒即将遭受攻击。

{MonsGraupius11}
这是血腥的最后清算日。

{MonsGraupius12}
不列颠高地的自由即将面临最严峻的考验。

{MonsGraupius13}
也许是最血腥的考验 ... 

{Tigranocerta01}
泰格拉诺斯塔：亚美尼亚王泰格兰斯的首都。

{Tigranocerta02}
他是个骄傲的人，而且有权如此。

{Tigranocerta03}
他也憎恨罗马。也许是因为害怕罗马会对他做出什么事来。

{Tigranocerta04}
多年来，他和本都结盟，对抗罗马。

{Tigranocerta05}
公元前69年，罗马下定决心。派勒古勒斯．苏拉来解决事端。

{Tigranocerta06}
现在本都非常弱小，无法帮助泰格兰斯。他必须自己面对这场腥风血雨。

{Tigranocerta07}
但是没有关系。泰格兰斯是一个胜利者。

{Tigranocerta08}
有可怕的铁甲骑兵在，他认为亚美尼亚的士兵胜过罗马军队。

{Tigranocerta09}
在这里，在这条河的对岸，他主动去迎战勒古勒斯．苏拉。

{Tigranocerta10}
罗马人则采取战术机动，沿着河岸行动。

{Tigranocerta11}
突然苏拉下令渡过浅滩冲锋敌阵，攻击亚美尼亚军队的右翼，那是布署铁甲骑兵的位置。

{Tigranocerta12}
勒古勒斯希望能够迂回侧翼然后继续打击敌军。

{Tigranocerta13}
泰格兰斯遭到突击、侧翼被攻，并且面对世界上最高效的军队。\n亚美尼亚部队就要顶不住了。

{Tigranocerta14}
如果泰格兰斯想要获胜，他必须守住高地并控制浅滩。

{Tigranocerta15}
现在没有什么力量能够拯救亚美尼亚的灭亡，它成为历史上另外一个被遗忘的光荣 ... 

{Siege_of_Sparta01}
皮鲁斯王的一生是个传奇，他的掌权，惨痛的损失以及悲惨的不幸。\n他的事迹衍生了一句俗语：“皮鲁斯的胜利”（意思是用极大的代价换取的胜利）。\n他在公元前279年赢得了对抗罗马的胜利，但是付出了几乎令自己瘫痪的巨大代价。

{Siege_of_Sparta02}
那是7年以前。现在皮鲁斯组织了一支强大的军队来攻占希腊，\n在初战告捷之后，他开始向斯巴达推进，那是著名的温泉关战役英雄们的家乡。

{Siege_of_Sparta03}
皮鲁斯听说斯巴达的防御薄弱。

{Siege_of_Sparta04}
斯巴达的亚里乌斯王和许多最优秀的战士都前往克里特作战，只留下一小批部队。

{Siege_of_Sparta05}
还有比这更好的攻击时机吗？\n一个只有少量守军的城市是一个容易对付的目标。

{Siege_of_Sparta06}
皮鲁斯不知道的是，\n即使是一小群斯巴达年轻人和赫洛特奴隶，也可以像英雄般地抵抗 ... 

{Siege_of_Sparta07}
而且不仅如此，援军已经在途中！

{Siege_of_Sparta08}
现在皮鲁斯必须攻占该城市－而且要快！

{Battle_of_Asculum01}
公元前300年；在伊比鲁斯的皮鲁斯王的努力下，希腊继承者的军事威望到达颠峰。

{Battle_of_Asculum02}
但是初生的罗马正试图在意大利土地上巩固自己的地位。

{Battle_of_Asculum03}
这两个文化即将发生冲突：在意大利南部的阿斯琴伦。

{Battle_of_Asculum04}
经过森林和山丘中一整天没有结果的战斗之后，\n皮鲁斯将罗马人逼进一场正面战斗中，他的部队必须获胜。

{Battle_of_Asculum05}
象群和方阵兵对抗罗马军团。

{Battle_of_Asculum06}
罗马人能否抵抗希腊人的精锐部队？或是他们会被击败而逃跑？


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{Baecula_00}
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{Baecula_01}
The Guadalquivir river, near the small town of Baecula in southern Spain.

{Baecula_02}
Publius Cornelius Scipio hunts his enemies amongst the mines of this silver-rich valley.

{Baecula_03}
Carthaginian and mercenary Spanish troops prepare to halt the Roman advance here.

{Baecula_04}
Hasdrubal Barca, brother of Hannibal, has chosen a strong defensive position on high ground.

{Baecula_05}
His superb Balearic and Numidian skirmishers will make any Roman assault across the river costly.

{Baecula_06}
The Carthaginian general is determined that the waters of the Guadalquivir will know the blood of a Scipio once again.

{Baecula_07}
Accepted Roman military doctrine would dictate a frontal assault, relying on the weight of the legions to prevail.

{Baecula_08}
But Scipio is his own man.

{Baecula_09}
He has subtle new ideas based on his observations of Hannibal's methods.

{Baecula_10}
The time has come for Scipio's ideas to be tested in the white-hot crucible of battle.

{Baecula_11}
The gods are watching.




{Cannae_00}
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{Cannae_01}
Cannae - 216 BC.

{Cannae_02}
On this day, command of the Roman legions falls to Gaius Terrentius Varro - an impatient and impetuous general.

{Cannae_03}
Incensed by the daily raids of Hannibal’s Numidian cavalry, he marches to confront the Carthaginians head on.

{Cannae_04}
Varro positions his roman cavalry on the right wing hugging the river Aufidus, denying Hannibal any opportunity to outflank him.

{Cannae_05}
Varro himself waits on the opposite side, his left flank shielded by allied cavalry.

{Cannae_06}
In the centre, his infantry adopt a classical Roman formation - the Velite skirmishers leading from the front, supported from the rear by the might of the Hastati, Principes and Triarii.

{Cannae_07}
Hannibal is not slow to acknowledge the challenge, forming a battle line on the plains near Cannae.

{Cannae_08}
His barbarian and African infantry form the main line but are outnumbered by the Romans.

{Cannae_09}
Hannibal positions his superior cavalry on the flanks to emulate the Roman formation.

{Cannae_10}
SUBTITLE 10 TBD

{Cannae_11}
Once in place he draws his contingents up in a line to confront and engage Varro’s forces.

{Cannae_12}
SUBTITLE 12 TBD

{Alexander_campaign_intro_01}
Following the death of Philip II of Macedon, his 20 year old son, Alexander, has taken the throne.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_02}
Victory at Chaeronea had united Greece under Philip's banner, but in the confusion following his death, unrest is rife.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_03}
Alexander must crush this dissent quickly.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_04}
Only once this is achieved can he look to carry through his father's plan to strike at the mighty Persian empire.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_05}
With the all-powerful Persian fleet patrolling the waters to the south, Alexander will need to pick his moment carefully.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_06}
Securing coastal settlements will deny the Persian ships the ability to refit, eventually lessening their effectiveness.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_07}
But Alexander cannot spare the men to garrison such settlements too heavily, and it may be necessary to slaughter those who might otherwise rise up against him.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_08}
To achieve his objective within his lifetime, Alexander will need to maintain his momentum as he drives into the heart of Persia.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_09}
Reinforcements will take months to arrive, so he must recruit local mercenaries to bolster his ranks.

{Alexander_campaign_intro_10}
In order to proclaim himself the rightful King of Asia, Alexander must control ten key cities within the given turns.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_01}
The great empire of Persia is crushed and its people acknowledge you their ruler!

{Alexander_campaign_outro_02}
You have matched the achievement of the greatest conqueror the world has ever known - a man who’s name echoes throughout history!

{Alexander_campaign_outro_03}
Having conquered Persia, Alexander continued into India.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_04}
He smashed King Porus at the Hydaspes River, but his men, exhausted, homesick and unsettled by their Kings bouts of increasingly unbalanced behaviour finally refused to go any further.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_05}
Despite his fury, Alexander had no choice but to lead his tattered troops down the Indus and then west toward Babylon where hundreds of his men perished in the Gedrosian desert.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_06}
Babylon would be the new centre of Macedon rule, further steps would be taken to create a homogenous culture and a new fleet would be born to challenge Arabia and Carthage.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_07}
But none of this was to be…

{Alexander_campaign_outro_08}
On his return to Babylon, Alexander finally met an opponent against whom all of his courage and skill was useless.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_09}
He succumbed to a fever and at the age of thirty-two the man who rode unscathed from countless battlefields died in his sick bed.

{Alexander_campaign_outro_10}
Surely Alexander had earned his epithet ‘The Great’ and in the process attained immortality!

{alexander_RIP_01}
With his army broken, Porus was captured but Alexander, impressed by his bravery, reinstated him.

{alexander_RIP_02}
Porus proved a valuable ally as Alexander sought to pacify the surrounding area.

{alexander_RIP_03}
Still his restless spirit seemed unsatisfied and it became apparent that he planned to continue on down the Ganges to take the unsettled empire of Magadha.

{alexander_RIP_04}
He also voiced plans for a naval expedition back across the Mediterranean to conquer Carthage.

{alexander_RIP_05}
This was a step too far for his exhausted men and an officer, Coenus found the courage to speak for them.

{alexander_RIP_06}
When told that his troops would rather return home than continue further with him on his road to personal glory, Alexander stalked back to his tent in a rage.

{alexander_RIP_07}
After three days the situation remained unchanged so Alexander bowed to the inevitable and agreed to return home.

{alexander_RIP_08}
True to character though, the homeward route which Alexander chose was not straightforward and presented further opportunity for battle and conquest in the Indus valley.

{alexander_RIP_09}
On reaching the Indus delta, he assembled a fleet which was to support his land army as it marched westward across the desolate Gedrosian desert.

{alexander_RIP_10}
However, the monsoon separated the two forces and there was great loss of life amongst his men from thirst and heat exhaustion before they reached safety at Susa.

{alexander_RIP_11}
Alexander returned to Babylon, intending that the city should become the capital of his new empire.

{alexander_RIP_12}
Flushed with success and firmly convinced of his own divinity, Alexander's behavior became increasingly despotic.

{alexander_RIP_13}
This, coupled with further measures to mix the Persian and Greek troops and cultures led to unrest, including a full revolt at Opis.

{alexander_RIP_14}
However, in 323BC Alexander's plans for the construction of a fleet to  attack Arabia and Carthage thereafter were well advanced when he fell ill with a fever.

{alexander_RIP_15}
Ten days later, at the age of 32 Alexander died.

{alexander_RIP_16}
When asked on his deathbed who was to succeed him he replied "the strongest"...{chaeronea_01}

{chaeronea_01}
It is 338 BC, and relations between the cities of Greece and the Kingdom of Macedon have broken down. 

{chaeronea_02}
Philip, King of Macedon, is on the move South and means to bring the cities of Athens and Thebes to heel.

{chaeronea_03}
Assembled against him on the plains of Chaeronea are the combined forces of the Athenian and Theban armies. Among their numbers are the dreaded Theban Sacred Band, an elite corp of 300 spearmen. Philip knows that their presence on the battlefield will strike terror into the hearts of his men.

{chaeronea_04}
But Philip has a secret weapon of his own. He is joined on his march by his son Alexander, commanding the elite Macedonian cavalry. Alexander is young in age but exceptional in personal courage and ability. The cavalry under his command will be key today in finding victory.

{chaeronea_05}
Philip knows that the Thebans will have to be neutralised, and quickly, if his men are to find the necessary resolve to hold back the Greek phalanx. 

{chaeronea_06}
The plan is for Philip to engage the main Greek line with the Macedonian phalanx. At the same time Alexander will lead his cavalry against the three Sacred Band units by the river.

{chaeronea_07}
Should Alexander fail to neutralise the Thebans, or wander from his objective, the Macedonian army will likely be overcome.

{chaeronea_08}
Alexander must find a way to defeat the Sacred Band with his cavalry if his father and country are to taste victory today.

{chaeronea_10}
Your army is dismayed to see you avoiding engagement with the Sacred Band. Your actions have put into question your personal courage and focus of leadership in battle, and disheartened your men.

{chaeronea_11}
Your men take heart from your success against the Sacred Band, but there are two more units left on the field, and they must be destroyed before they can be brought to bear against your army!

{chaeronea_12}
The rout of the greater part of the Sacred Band is a joyous sight to your army, and is causing visible dismay within the Greek ranks. One Theban unit still remains!

{chaeronea_13}
Your complete destruction of the Sacred Band has been watched with delight by your Macedonian comrades. The famously invincible vanguard of the Theban army has been annihilated in a day, but that day is not over! There are still enemies on the field, so go to the aid of your countrymen!

{gaugamela_01}
It is 331BC. Alexander's campaign against the Persian empire is now in its third year, and has brought the young King many victories. Alexander continues to lead his army deep into unfamiliar middle-Eastern territory. He is still only 25 years old.

{gaugamela_02}
His scouts have brought him reports of a Persian force close by.

{gaugamela_03}
It is King Darius, out to avenge his defeat at Issus. He has gathered around him a larger army than Alexander has ever faced before,  comprised of troops from all corners of the Persian empire.

{gaugamela_04}
Darius has deployed his army across a wide plain, and has specially flattened the field of engagement to create ideal terrain for his chariots. 

{gaugamela_extra_line_04}
Darius has lured Alexander to his chosen battleground, and his army far outnumbers Alexander's.

{gaugamela_05}
The odds would appear to be stacked against the young pretender.

{gaugamela_06}
But Alexander is confident. He knows his troops are superior, and he has a plan to exploit the weaknesses of both the Persian army and its commander. 

{gaugamela_07}
Alexander suspects that Darius lacks personal courage, and knows that the superstitious Persian troops are  unlikely to continue to fight on without their King. 

{gaugamela_08}
If Alexander can chase Darius into flight, as he did at Issus, the  Persian army will likely fall into disarray. 

{gaugamela_09}
However, Darius is heavily guarded, and it will be difficult to break through to him.

{gaugamela_10}
Alexander must outmaneuver or break through Darius' battle line in order to get to the King. Should he fail to rout Darius, the  Persian army will march forward at full strength and engulf the Macedonians.

{granicus_01}
It is late in the day as the Macedonian army approaches the river Granicus.

{granicus_02}
Scouts have reported a large concentration of Persian troops on the far bank.

{granicus_03}
Horse archers from Scythia and heavy cavalry from Hyrcania and Bactria, together with mounted axemen from Barcania.

{granicus_04}
Memnon of Rhodes, a mercenary officer commands them.

{granicus_05}
He has chosen the battle site well.

{granicus_06}
The Granicus is in full flow and its steep slippery banks present a formidable obstacle.

{granicus_07}
The Persians seem confident that Alexander will not try an attack so late in the day.

{granicus_08}
But the young Macedonian king has faith in the readiness of his battle-hardened troops for such a challenge.

{granicus_09}
His Phalangists provide a stable if slow-moving platform, their soft flanks guarded by the more mobile Hypaspists.

{granicus_10}
With the excellent Thessalian cavalry and his own famed Companions, Alexander has the men to deal the Persians a heavy blow.

{granicus_11}
His destiny balanced on a swords' edge, Alexander prepares to sound the advance.

{halicarnassus_01}
The coastal city and port of Halicarnassus, 334BC.

{halicarnassus_02}
With many Persian survivors from the defeat at Granicus regrouping within the strong walls, this could be a bloody encounter.

{halicarnassus_03}
Alexander is keen to avoid a lengthy siege which would slow the impetus of his onslaught against the Persians.

{halicarnassus_04}
A determined assault against the walls by his Hypaspists will allow his heavier troops access to the town itself.

{halicarnassus_05}
Resistance should crumble once the town centre is taken. 

{halicarnassus_06}
But information as to the exact number and quality of troops within the city walls is limited.

{halicarnassus_07}
Spearmen and archers have been sighted on the walls, including Persian Immortals who wield both spear and bow.

{halicarnassus_08}
There is also evidence of fodder having been gathered for a number of horses.

{halicarnassus_09}
Though Alexander has a formidable force at his disposal, he will need to proceed with caution.

{halicarnassus_10}
A wrong move here could prove disastrous to his wider plans.


{hydaspes_01}
The River Hydaspes, 326 BC.

{hydaspes_02}
Having conquered the Persian Empire, Alexander persuades his battle weary army to march deeper into Asia.

{hydaspes_03}
His army now boasts Persian recruits in the form of the Mardian archers and Scythian horse archers.

{hydaspes_04}
But the way into India is barred by the River Hydaspes.

{hydaspes_05}
and King Porus guards the river with a huge army.

{hydaspes_06}
Amongst the Indian Army are large numbers of fearsome war elephants.

{hydaspes_07}
Alexander knows that his army cannnot possibly break through such a formidable defence.

{hydaspes_08}
but several days ago, his scouts discovered another fording point several miles upstream.

{hydaspes_09}
and Alexander has a plan…

{hydaspes_10}
He camps his main army in full view of King Porus.

{hydaspes_11}
and spends the next four weeks ordering large amounts of troops up and down the river.

{hydaspes_12}
As expected, Porus follows their movements.

{hydaspes_13}
but eventually, the Indians grow complacent and ignore the Macedonians.

{hydaspes_14}
Alexander is now ready to lead a large force across the unguarded ford and take the fight to the Porus.

{issus_01}
The River Pinarus, south of Issus.

{issus_02}
With the Persians in his rear, Alexander faces a seemingly impossible task.

{issus_03}
The Persian king Darius has taken the field, having lost so many  of his generals in the Granicus defeat.

{issus_04}
He leads a huge army, drawn from all over his vast kingdom that greatly outnumbers the invaders.

{issus_05}
Amongst them are the Immortals, infantry armed with both spear and bow.

{issus_06}
There are also units of heavy cavalry from Bactria, [pause] mercenary Greek heavy infantry [pause] and bowmen from Mardia.

{issus_07}
Crossing the shallow waters of the Pinarus in the face of the Persian army seems an impossibility.

{issus_08}
But Alexander is a shrewd commander.

{issus_09}
The Persians will find it hard to outflank his small force on this narrow battlefield.

{issus_10}
And the keystone of their morale is their king.

{issus_11}
The opportunity to break Darius and his vast army is too tempting for a man of Alexander's heroic temperament.



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{granicus_11}
His destiny balanced on a sword's edge, Alexander prepares to sound the advance.



{hydaspes_05}
And King Porus guards the river with a huge army.

{hydaspes_08}
But several days ago, his scouts discovered another fording point several miles upstream.

{hydaspes_09}
And Alexander has a plan…

{hydaspes_11}
And spends the next four weeks ordering large amounts of troops up and down the river.

{hydaspes_13}
But eventually, the Indians grow complacent and ignore the Macedonians.

{hydaspes_14}
Alexander is now ready to lead a large force across the unguarded ford and take the fight to Porus.



{gaugamela_01}
It is 331 BC. Alexander's campaign against the Persian empire is now in its third year, and has brought the young king many victories. Alexander continues to lead his army deep into unfamiliar Middle-Eastern territory. He is still only 25 years old.



{halicarnassus_01}
The coastal city and port of Halicarnassus, 334 BC.


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{issus_06}
There are also units of heavy cavalry from Bactria, mercenary Greek heavy infantry and bowmen from Mardia.

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