The borders of the Black Sea have long been fertile ground for migrants and colonists, with numerous Greek-founded colonies dotted along its coasts. Traders and Merchants: +5% income from trade agreements (tariff bonus)Д«lack Sea States Historical Situation.Schools of Philosophy: +10% research rate.City State Independence: +3 Melee Defence when fighting in own or allied territory.However the power of the Greek states remains high despite their small size and they still wield considerable influence, enough that their loyalties and forces are much coveted by the feuding Diadochi, putting each Greek State in a position to change the course of history. The Greek City States Historical Situation ДЄs they have for centuries, the Greek States remain in continual war and trade around the Aegean sea, but are now dragged into the larger wars of the Diadochi. Pike Phalanx Armies: +2 XP per turn for all Pike units.Exchange of Traditions: +10% research rate for civic developments.Alexander's Legacy: -30% resistance to foreign occupation.These Hellenistic states are the dominators of the eastern Mediterranean, as powerful as Rome and Carthage, and are determined to reclaim all of Alexanders empire as the only true successor state. By 202BC their faction leaders are still the descendants of the original companions of Alexander, and they have not forgotten their grandfathers feuds. The Diadochi, 'the successors,' are the rival families and states who filled the vacuum left by the death of Alexander the Great and the fragmentation of his empire. War Machine: Faster recruitment in capital cities.Provincial Rule: -10% administrative costs factionwide.Imperial Ambition: +2 military integrity for each ongoing war.The victor will decide the fate of these two republics. Both Rome and Carthage now stand poised to commit their largest forces and most famous commanders- Hannibal and Scipio- at the plains of Zama in north Africa. Both states believe that only one can be the true dominator of the western Mediterranean and this has now come to a head. Rome & Carthage Historical Situation Д¬arthage has ruled the western Mediterranean for centuries, but has been challenged and beaten by the rising Roman Republic in the First Punic War.

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