News of Saguntum's fall hits Rome hard. Grief and pity for its fallen ally turns to rage against Carthage. But Rome's senators tremble at the specter of its fierce enemy, especially since Rome was sunk in a state of sloth and unfit for war. Other recent military skirmishes with the Sardinians, the Corsicans, the Istrians, and the Illyrians paled in comparison. Carthage is a seasoned veteran, ever victorious over twenty-three years since Hamilcar first waged war against the tribes of Spain. Now fresh off the destruction of the most opulent city on the peninsula and actively passing the Iberus river, you are about to storm Gaul and won't stop until you reach the walls of Rome. 

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