LEGION - Variant

SPI, 1975

Brad Fallon
Malton, Ontario, Canada
May 23, 1978

[3.12] ARAUSIO (105 BC)

ROMANS: 24SD, 8LC, 8SK, 1"2", 1"3". VP 80, PL 16. Deploy: E-5; no
deploying west of the river, Deploy first, move second. Stacking: 2. 

CIMBRI / TEUTONE: 35BL, 8LC, 6OC, 1"1", 1"2". VP 125, PL 38. Deploy J-2
and/or G-4, Deploy second, move first. Stacking: 3. Leadership: Mt. Ex.

GAME LENGTH:  12 Game Turns

VICTORY CONDITIONS: Romans must exit 20 units from the west map edge or
win a Marginal Victory without exit. Cimbri / Teutones wins with a
Substantive Victory and preventing Roman exit. Everything else is a
draw.

TERRAIN MODIFICATIONS: The river (Rhône) can only be crossed at the two
fords (0817 & 0824). No retreats across river.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Seeking refuge from the turmoil of the Migrations, the
Cimbri and Teutone tribes appealed to Rome for land and protection. They
were turned away by the Romans, who then attacked them. Small battles
were fought and won by the Cimbri / Teutone against the Romans in 113
and 107 BC. In 105, they met the combined armies of Mallius Maximus and
Servilius Caepio. Demoralised by disputes between Maximus and Servilius,
the Roman armies, their backs to the River Rhône, were torn apart at
Arausio, with over 50,000 Romans killed. Four years later, Rome would
get its final revenge at the Battle of Vercellae.