The War of the Allies

Who gets it: Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Rebels and Roman Senate

For generations, the Italian allies, the Socii, have fought and bled alongside us, sharing the victories, but also the burdens of the Republic. Yet, they are denied the rights of Roman citizenship, subjected to the authority of Roman magistrates and with the public land reforms of Rome, they see their previous lands being taken away. Thus, aspiring to be "partners in rule rather than subjects", the Italian peninsula has erupted into open rebellion. From the Samnites to the Marsi, our former allies have united against us. They have established a new capital at Corfinium, renamed it Italica, and mobilized thousands of their people trained in the same tactics as us to wage war upon Rome.

The heartland of the Republic is now in arms. We must mobilize our forces immediately to crush this insurrection, or Rome will fall to the very people who once helped build it!