User blog:Cfp3157/History is Rewritten for a Final Time! Rome's Enemies vs. England's Foes!



It's a battle for control of history as the threats of the two greatest empires collide! The Enemies of Rome, a mixture of cunning tactical geniuses and brutal barbarian rebels! The Foes of Britain, peasant rebels and warrior kings hell-bent on defeating the English throne! Warriors from across your history books shall be resurrected now in a battle of blades and bows! Cold hard steel shall clash, and arrows will fly across the skies to determine...

THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR!!!!!

Enemies of Rome
The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires of Western history, spanning well over 2 million square miles at its peak. However, with all that land came enemies. Some the barbaric tribes conquered by them, others raiders and plunderers to take their riches. Nonetheless, with the great power came great burdens to the empire.

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 * Hannibal Barca: Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general during the Second Punic Wars and considered by many historians (I am not one of them) as one of Western history's greatest generals. After his daring crossing of the Swiss Alps, Hannibal began a vicious campaign against the Romans. His tactical genius gave him three great victories before his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Zama at the hands of Scipio Africanus.
 * Spartacus: Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator and key general in the Third Serville War. Little is known about Spartacus' early life, as most sources are unreliable. However, it was agreed that Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator and rebel against Rome. After a single victory in the war, Spartacus was soon captured by the Roman forces and crucified.
 * Arminius: Arminius was a Roman-born Germanic tribesman and leader in one of the many rebellions of the Germanic tribes. Origanlly, Arminius was a Roman tribute and even gained petty noble status. Eventually, he returned to Germanic regions to prevent the Roman occupation. After his great victory at Teutoburg Forest, he was defeated twice by the Romans and then killed in inner-tribal conflict.
 * Vercingetorix: A chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls against Roman rule. He led a guerrilla campaign against the Romans and defeated Caesar at the Battle of Gergovia, but this proved to be a Pyrrhic victory, costing him 3,000 men in the process. Cornered at the stronghold of Alesia, Vercingetorix was taken prisoner and brought to Rome, where he was paraded in public for humiliation before his execution.
 * Alaric I: King of the Visigoths and one of the most successful of Rome's enemies. Bypassing the stronger Eastern Roman Empire, he marched through Thessaly and besieged the Western Roman Empire. After initial success, he installed a puppet emperor, Priscus Attalus, but later invaded and sacked Rome itself in 410 AD. He died shortly after a failed seaborne invasion of North Africa.
 * Attila the Hun: The most iconic leader of the Huns and ruthless warmonger, Attila assumed control of his clan in 445 AD. After waging war with the Sassanid Empire, Attila turned his wrath over to Rome and skirmished with the Eastern Roman Empire along the Danube River. On the Western front, he sacked cities across modern-day France. Attila remained undefeated by the Romans until his death in 453.

Foes of Britain
The Kingdom of Britain, is one of the many names of the monarchy in northern Europe that has played the role of tyranny many times. With a vast kingdom, many rebels emerged to fight and topple the throne for their people. With the greed of its many kings, Britain faced many hardships against her enemies.

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 * Saladin: Sultan of Egypt, Syria, and primary leader of the Muslim forces in the 3rd Crusades. After several military campaigns in his own lands, Saladin became the leader of Muslim forces to defeat the Crusaders, with decisive victories in Syria and Hattin. Under his leadership, the Muslims took Egpt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Yemen, and other parts of North Africa. Saladin later died of a fever and gave a majority of his wealth to his subjects, and his chivalrous nature was renowned by even his enemies, including English king Richard the Lionheart.
 * William Wallace: Scottish nobleman and one of the key leaders of the Wars of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. For his decisive leadership in leading the Scots, Wallace was given the title Guardian of Scotland. Wallace served under that title until his defeat at Falkirk, when he went into hiding. However, Wallace was caught and was hanged, drawn, and quartered for treason against the English crown. Later, his limbs and head were placed all over London to humilate him.
 * King Shaka: One of the most famed leaders of the Zulu tribes of South Africa. Shaka's innovations and tactical knowledge allowed him to takeover several other northern Nguni peoples, and his brutality in combat was nearly unmatched for tribal warfare. Historians have debated Shaka's overall role in history, whether he is a uniter of African tribes or breaker of Zulu tradition is a debate. Though never truly fighting English soldiers, Shaka deemed firearms ineffective to his swarming spearmen. His attacks on European traders increased tension between the tribe and Europeans. Shaka was later assassinated by tribal assassins.
 * Chief Cornstalk: A prominent Shawnee leader prior to the American Revolution. In his youth, Cornstalk was a heavy opposer to European settlement west of the Ohio river. Choosing to align himself with the French rather than the British, Cornstalk led a guerilla war against settlers. Cornstalk was defeated, however, in the Battle of Point Pleaseant by Virginian militia. After this defeat, Cornstalk became a heavy advocate for peace, working alongside all settlers in an attempt to cooperate. However, suspiscion to his activities later led to the execution of him and his two sons, leading to another war.
 * Owain Glyndwr: A Welsh nobleman who became an avid leader for Welsh independence. Originally studying to become a lawyer, a dispute over land with his neightbor spurred Owain to take up arms agaisnt British Parliament with a small group of followers. This number increased dramatically over time, and Owain gained the loyalty of France and a few fellow noblemen from England. Owain also had very early success, proving his tactical and strategic skill when beating an army triple his size. However, this skill didn't pass onto his allies, with his ally in the Kingdom of France going insane and his officer's armies being defeated easily. Despite this, Owain disappeared mysteriously, with facts about his later life unknown.
 * Nana Sahib:  A key general and commander during the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857. Sahib was an Indian, Maratha aristocrat, who led the Kanpur rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, he was entitled to a pension from the English East India Company. The Company's refusal to continue the pension after his father's death, as well as its generally arrogant policies, compelled him to revolt and seek freedom from company rule in India. Despite his tactical ability and fighting spirit, the revolt was quickly put down in a year. The fate of Sahib is ultimately unknown, having disappeared in September of that year.