Completing The Second Cycle - Turn Eight (280-270 BC)

Situation after turn seven

The revolt dice land 3-6, but that pinpoints already-independent Pontus.

Andy's Carthaginians yet again try to invade Sicilia, and this time the naval crossing succeeds, and so does the land campaign as Andy rolls a 5, which is enough despite a -1 modifier for fighting outside of Carthage's original empire.

Reg's Romans immediately attack the Carthaginians, but roll a miserable 1.

Richard finally succeeds in freeing his Parthia homeland by rolling a 6, which means the Persians return as Parthians, and they still having one other province, in the shape of Armenia.

This is the last turn in which my Macedonians receive a +1 modifier as part of Alexander the Great's legacy, and I decide the time will never be riper for trying to conquer the Parthians, and so I attack Parthia, but fail on a 2.

The Punic Wars have begun, and the Persians/Parthians are back