Battle of Ancona

 In this ancient battle the forces of the republic under consul Atilius Vulsco face the nefarious epeirote invaders commanded by that sellsword, Pyrrus

 Pyrrus leds his elite companions

While Atilius commands a roman legion 

 The romans move against the enemy left

 Companions and tarentines move forward

 Equites clash against light italians

 Routing them from the field

 The Legions move ponderously forwards

 An ill concieved move spreads confusion through the ranks

 While the companions charge

 And are pushed back

 Another charge of the cavalry kills some romans

 Some cretan archers are run down

 The combat against the companions become a slow grind, with the epeirotes having the upper hand

 The left equites destroy a second unit of peltasts

 The tarentine cavalry is caught between the equites and a legion and destroyed

 However a legion is also routed by Pyrros

 Two legions led by Vulsco charge the phalanx. destroying one half

 The unstoppable companions smash the depleted equites, these guys are tough as nails!

 Fruitless roman attempts to destroy the cavaliers

 The romans have a slight edge and with a final impetus, Atilius Vulsco rallies his men and destroys the last phalangites, winning thus the game

Boy, was it close...