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In 60 B.C., Julius Caesar was preparing to become Consul of Roma. Typically after one year, every retiring Consul was appointed Proconsul of one of the provinces. And it was as Proconsul that the most successful Romans amassed great wealth, armies, and personal glory. By his term's end, Caesar had maneuvered to be appointed Proconsul of not one but three provinces. And his eye fell on greater riches still: Stretching north of the traditional Roman territory on the Mediterranean coast was the vast untamed land of Gallia Superior -- modern day France. As the end of his consulship drew closer, native unrest in this region threatened Roman colonists and Caesar used it as a pretext to invade Gaul with a massive army. His victories there would provide him with the men and gold he needed to conquer the world.
In this scenario, you will build a small military colony, push deep into Transalpine Gaul and found the city of Narbo. In 58 B.C., there will be a massive invasion of Helvetii and in 57 an uprising among the Belgae -- so ready your forces! Trouble in far-flung Britannia will lure you there as well, in 55 and 54 B.C., but the greatest challenge of your career will start with Vercingetorix's uprising in 52 and culminate in the siege of the mountain fortress of Alesia a year later. Caesar had finished with Gaul by 49 B.C., but if you stay on you will go where he never did: into the land of the Nordmanni.
Winning conditions call for a population of 6000, as well as peace, prosperity and culture ratings of 30.
Watch out for your imperial favor. Rome will make no requests of you, so your favor can sink quickly -- triggering Roman Legions to attack from the south. This represents the growing hostility towards Caesar among the power elite of Rome -- even as the common people began to worship him as they had no other Roman before. Good luck, Caesar! May the Gods march with you!
