The Punic Wars were arguably the most significant armed struggle
in all of antiquity. Over the course of more than a century the two most
powerful nations in the Mediterranean battled for supremacy. The forces
involved, and the casualties suffered by both sides, were far greater
than in any wars fought before modern times. The outcome of the wars was
even greater. For Carthage it meant total destruction. For Rome it meant
rising from a regional power to become the dominant military force that
would rule Europe and North Africa for hundreds of years to come.

In this first title in the new Ancient Warfare series of games
the primary focus is on the land battles from the second Punic War. The
time period chosen (300-200BC) is designed to encompass battles Rome
fought not only against Carthage, but against their neighboring Italian
states, as well as the subjugation of Celtic and Iberian tribes, and the
bloody fights with the Epirotes. Try your hand as a Consul of Rome,
Hannibal, King Pyrrhus, or one of the other captains in numerous
historical conflicts. You may also face off against an opponent in a
balanced hypothetical match from the "table top series" of battles
included.

There are 41 scenarios included (17 historical, 8 hypothetical
& 16 from the Table Top Series) covering actions such as Cannae,
Asculum, Heraclea & Trebbia. The Table Top Series (TTS) are scenarios
made up of evenly matched armies based on points based on the concepts
of many of the miniature gaming rules in existence for this time period
of gaming.