Post by Alcaeus Destono on Feb 5, 2008 12:43:29 GMT -5
As 100 000 ships from Carthage left to attack distant land, they quickly approached the land named Sicily. On the shores ahead, they already owned a few territories, but most were owned by Greeks and the italic people. It was toward this island, Carthage wanted to attack. At the bay of Marsala, their stronghold, they stopped. Great warships they owned, cause specialized at sea they were. Able to carry many men each ship, along huge beast and other equipments they careful entered the harbor.
With an army of thousand they came ashore, with 370 000 infantry from Spain, 30 000 stoneslingers from the Balearic islands , 300 000 Numidian cavalry from southern Africa and 30 000 Elephants from Carthage itself. It was an army with one simple purpose, to give fear to enemies and to bring land to the Carthaginian people. Alcaeus, the king himself followed the army as he walked to speak with the officers inside the city. The troops who stepped in land, gathered outside the stronghold for further instructions. When the plan were given out, and the commanders agreed. They all headed out to prepare the army to move out, anchored the ships laid ashore while in position the troops stood.
While the gates opened, and the king together with his officers rode out to stand by the army. Alcaues rode in front and spoke out loud to rise the moral of his men, time of war had come and if they were to fight they would need to know why."Brave men of Carthage, today we stand against a weak foe. In front of the dangerous road who meets us, we will fight Greeks and italics. It is time for us to take Sicily into our empire and make it ours, kill the men, take the females and children. Let them fear the taste of your skills, the taste of our elephants, let them fear, how strong and brutal we are. To war, for your land and home! To war for victory and land!"With that said the king stretched out his sword in the direction they were to move, as behind him the whole army cheered by the speech and quickly it rose the moral to them all.
The army who started move as the king rode forth, were stationed around in good positions. The infantry of 370 000 men were the core of the army, marching in the middle as the 30 000 stoneslingers marched behind them. On the sides the 300 000 Numadian cavalry went along, to protect the flanks together with the 30 000 Elephants who followed. With heavy steps, they marched toward their target. Soon Sicily would belong to Carthage, as threatened Italics mostly were in north and Greeks living peaceful unknowing to what were to happen.
With an army of thousand they came ashore, with 370 000 infantry from Spain, 30 000 stoneslingers from the Balearic islands , 300 000 Numidian cavalry from southern Africa and 30 000 Elephants from Carthage itself. It was an army with one simple purpose, to give fear to enemies and to bring land to the Carthaginian people. Alcaeus, the king himself followed the army as he walked to speak with the officers inside the city. The troops who stepped in land, gathered outside the stronghold for further instructions. When the plan were given out, and the commanders agreed. They all headed out to prepare the army to move out, anchored the ships laid ashore while in position the troops stood.
While the gates opened, and the king together with his officers rode out to stand by the army. Alcaues rode in front and spoke out loud to rise the moral of his men, time of war had come and if they were to fight they would need to know why."Brave men of Carthage, today we stand against a weak foe. In front of the dangerous road who meets us, we will fight Greeks and italics. It is time for us to take Sicily into our empire and make it ours, kill the men, take the females and children. Let them fear the taste of your skills, the taste of our elephants, let them fear, how strong and brutal we are. To war, for your land and home! To war for victory and land!"With that said the king stretched out his sword in the direction they were to move, as behind him the whole army cheered by the speech and quickly it rose the moral to them all.
The army who started move as the king rode forth, were stationed around in good positions. The infantry of 370 000 men were the core of the army, marching in the middle as the 30 000 stoneslingers marched behind them. On the sides the 300 000 Numadian cavalry went along, to protect the flanks together with the 30 000 Elephants who followed. With heavy steps, they marched toward their target. Soon Sicily would belong to Carthage, as threatened Italics mostly were in north and Greeks living peaceful unknowing to what were to happen.
