SPQR: The Truceless War – Hamilcar Barca Puts Down a Mercenary Revolt (1996)

An expansion to SPQR, this module is found in RBM/GMT's C3i Magazine Nr7.

At the conclusion of the First Punic War mercenaries were shipped back from Sicily to Carthage to be demobilized. However returning to Carthage they were not paid by the home authorities. This situation eventually burst into insurrection and mutiny with heavily taxed rual villagers joining the mercenaries. After an army led by Hanno failed to put down the rebellion, the senate appointed Hamilcar Bara to lead the army. After 4 years of battles the rebellion was finally crushed.

Battles:

• Utica, 240 B.C.
• Hippacritae, 240 B.C.
• Tunis, 238 B.C.
• Leptis, 238 B.C.