Chapter 28

The Wrath of Sparta

146 BCE

2 months ago, word arrived from group of Carthaginian refuges the city of Carthage had been sacked its people butchered or enslaved by the Romans who now were celebrating their Great Victory over the great enemy Carthage.

The People of Sparta cried for revenge and revenge they would get this time nothing would stop the Immortal Queen.

2 months later

Senate House

City of Rome

Yesterday the Senate had been full of cheer now it was as silent as the Grave, a Spartan Army over 100 thousand strong had landed in southern Italy Sicilia had fallen to Sparta first and now they were Marching on Rome Burning everything in there path no city or town was safe from the Wrath of the Immortal Queen or her Legions.

The Capitals Garrison now had to Deal with the influx of refuges coming from the South trying to Flee the Spartans however a roman noble Gaius Julius Caesar II Grandfather of the yet unborn Julius Caesar decided to flee North With his family to an estate near Ravenna.

It must have been fate as a week later the People of Rome awoke to the City surrounded by the Forces of the Immortal Queen Led by Kassandra herself with her Wife and Daughter's beside her they were currently listening to the Generals discuss different plans of how to Force the City to surrender.

All chatter stopped when Kassandra stood in her full Goddess form. "Gentlemen I will only agree to peace with these Roman Dogs when their Capital lies in Ruins mobilises our troops and Prep the Sege engines, we attack at first dawn".

And just like that Rome's Fate was decided Rome would not be sacked like this again until its Collapse a few centuries later.

The next Morning the People of Rome were woken by the sounds of Explosions the Consul Lucius Mummius Achaicus ran from his Home to see Rome in Flames as Spartan Siege engines rained death from above on the City.

For the Solders on the walls its was pure Hell Imperial archers fired volley after volley onto their positions while other hit the buildings behind the walls catching fire many men lay dead while other prayed to their gods to stop the Greek invaders.

For the citizens it was chaos many ran to the Senate begging them to Help but those who had not fled hid behind the walls as they heard the screams of the people, they were supposed to represent some senators however had donned Armor and helped man the walls or manned the barricades read to repel the Spartans should they Break through the gates .

It didn't matter as Large Ballista's designed by the Mages in Kassandria fired large metal bolts into the city Gates or Parts of the walls, the bolts were connected to Large chains still attached to the Ballista's.

The Remaining solders on the walls watched in horror as these large chains started to tighten as groups of Spartans cranked them back the bolt themselves were designed to pierces the target and bend upon impact jamming the bolt in the wall and as they were pulled back they would bring the wall with them.

The chains began to pull on the walls and main gates only for disaster to strike as the bolts in the gate had not worked properly and when they were pulled the bolts fell out of the gates.

The commander turned to yell at his engineers only to stop as he saw his Queen. "It appears they have failed commander mobilize your men and prepare to storm the hole ill make fore you".

He nodded yelling orders to his men who formed up ready to strike as their Queen walked towards the gate the archers on the wall saw her and fired only to watch in horror as the Queen merely waved her hand Turing the arrows to dust they saw the queen look up at them and smile. "was that your best shot Roman let me show you mine."

With that Kassandra slammed her spear down into the stone pathway sending a shockwave straight at the gates of Rome causing them to blast inwards killing scores of defenders.

Senator Decius Arrius Iustinus picked himself up from the rubble of the barricades to see the gates were gone and most of the troops were dead or injured and standing there was the Figure of Legend the Immortal Queen herself backed by her Legions the last thing he saw was the Spartan Army advance before he died from a stray arrow fired by one of his own men.

The people began to panic when word came that the gates had fallen only to truly go crazy when one of the walls collapsed allowing more Spartans to storm the City the remaining Legionnaires could not hold on they were Overwhelmed the Republic had around 3000 men left by this point against a spartan force of 100 thousand.

Over the next 3 hours the Spartans pushed further and further into the City killing Scores of Romans until they hade it to the steps of the Senate itself the Consuls were dragged from the Senate House by Spartan troops thrown to there knees before the Immortal Queen.

The People of Rome watched as their leaders begged for Mercy soon all of them Begged for mercy and the Immortal Queen in her Mercy Granted it with a wave of her hand the Heavens opened and rain poured onto the burning Capital.

Her mercy did not last however Rome released the 50 thousand Carthaginian Prisoners they would settle in Phoenicia and Gaza regions of the Empire; the consuls were put to death as were many high-ranking members of the senate. and Rome's Treasury's and Granary's were drained.

By 145BCE the Spartan army withdrew from Italy leaving a nearly Dead Republic to lick its wounds many of her generals and council Question Kassandra's choice not to eradicate the Republic she merely told them it was all part of her plan.

In truth Kassandra had no real quarrel with the Republic losing Carthage as a trading partner was sad but not crippling to her economy also Rome would not be able to wage war against Sparta as she would have uprisings across the Republic provinces to deal with as the remaining members of the senate increased the tax to pay for the new legions and to rebuild the City.

In fact, Rome would not bother Sparta until the start of the Civil war between Caesar and Pompey decades later.

(Authors note: well that Deals with the romans for a few decades next up the will be another time jump also a few swaps in history Pompey conquers most of southern France all of Spain and Portugal for the republic while Caesar will conquer northern France Belgium Netherlands and temporally Parts of Germany.

Revan Shan 2077