Before the birth of the Roman Empire the history of the Classical world
was dominated by the history of Greece, its cities, and kingdoms. The
best known of these stories is the achievement of Alexander, son of
Philip of Macedon, who would become known to the world as Alexander the
Great.
The Age of Alexander starts with Alexander as King of Macedon. He
convinces the Greek states to join him in the conquest of their
traditional enemy, the Persian Empire. Moving into the Persian lands he
fought several battles, defeating the Persians, and taking control of
what is known today as the Middle East. Alexander forged the largest
empire the world had seen but there was more. Moving east he campaigned
against the Scythians and crossed the River Indus into India. The army
of the Indian King Porus included numerous elephants which was different
from anything that Alexander had met before. These beasts impressed the
Macedonians and they would come to be a frequent element in the armies
of Alexander's Successors.
Unfortunately, Alexander died before he could achieve his vision for his
Empire. The territories were shared between his generals (the
Successors). These men then fought against each other, trying to
increase their personal power. The competing pressures were too great
and Alexander's Empire broke up. The next century would see many wars
between the Successors and their various descendants.
Watching from the west, the Romans saw a chance to take advantage of the
weaknesses of the individual Successor states. They started by invading
and conquering Macedonia. They followed this success with wars against
the Galatians, and the various Successor states across the Middle East.
These wars included the conquest of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Queen
Cleopatra, which became one of the most famous stories in history.
This book provides an expansion to the Three Ages of Rome wargames'
rules. The six historical scenarios span The Age of Alexander and link
directly into the first period of the Three Ages rules. The new army
lists introduce armies from across the period of the expansion set. They
complement the armies in the original set of rules enabling players to
recreate more battles from the ancient period.
As in the Three Ages, in battle nothing is certain but generals that
practice their skills are more likely to be victorious.
