Roma triumphans!

A set of battle reports from our correspondent Antonius Aquilarius:

We played 5 games tonight in a little over 3.5 hours.
This is the order they happened in.
The Romans defended on their terrain of their choosing except in the last battle against the Beja.
2.2+ rules were used with 30" boards.

vs. Early Ostrogoths (Roman Victory 5-0) DK Proxy battle

The Roman forces were deployed with the mounted split on both wings. The Ostrogoths attacked with all the Kn in the center and the Psiloi on the wings. The Romans tried to deploy their mounted to the center, but got caught by the Ostrogoths before they were able to do so completely. That is were the Ostrogoth luck ran out. The right wing of the Ostrogoths was decimated due to their army having been on poor rations for a long time. It was actually a nail biter of a game, which is not reflected in the score. The Knights just could make any head-way even against the Blade that were holding the center.

vs. Armenians (Roman Loss 3-4)

Next the Armenians invaded the Eastern Provinces. In a game that saw the forces split into two distinctive engagements, the Armenians managed to crush the Roman left wing.

vs. Carpi (Roman Loss 3-4)

Hearing of the Roman defeat in the east the Carpi decided to pounce on the Romans in Dacia. The battle resulted in the Carpi warband crushing the Roman blade in the center before the Roman mounted had their way.

vs. Sassanid Persians (Roman Victory 4-1)

The Sassanids took their turn attacking through Palmyra into the fertile levant. The Roman cataphracts showed their strength by crushing the right wing of the Sassanids and enveloping the elephant. The Sassanid horde made a gallant attempt to hold the legionnaires.

vs. Beja (Roman Victory 2g-1)

Romans took the offensive in this game and ended up fighting with two dunes and an oasis. The Beja fought with Maxi-Camels. The Beja were seriously pip starved and it didn't help that their Bow shooting was darn near abysmal.