civilian members of an Athenian Royal family, along with their bodyguards, in three groups |
Crossing their path, Noble Spartan warriors emerge from the woods across the valley. |
The Athenians Hoplites edge forward, hoping to establish a protective shield behind which the civilians could move forward... |
As the Spartans advance the Peltasts shower them with Javelins, but to no avail... |
In the centre, the Spartan fanatics make a ferocious charge and almost annihilate the small, Athenian Hoplite shield wall. The one survivor retired to stand between them and the civilians. |
Using "Phalanx" to increase their armour, the larger Athenian Hoplite group crash into the flank of the Spartan fanatics killing half without losses to their own: changing the balance of play. |
Bloodied, the Spartans use their "Iron Constitution" to rally themselves and charge again with their utmost ferocity. In the ensuing slaughter, just two Athenians survive: their Spartan adversaries wiped out. |
The Athenian Royal family's bodyguard stands firm against the now desperate onslaught of Spartan warriors and beast them off |
Lebotas commands his Noble followers to force their way across the hill: pushing the Athenian Peltast back at heavy cost to both sides. |
Haemon knows the fate of the Royal family stands atop the blade of a knife and gathering his few troops between them and the Spartans, pleads for them to run to the valley's far side. The Levy again use the longer range of their "Composite Bows" to clear Spartans from their path. |
With "iron Constitution", Lebotas orders his last group of Spartan Warriors to rush along the valley to fall upon the civilians. As they close with their prey, the Athenian Hoplites dash to stand in their way and in the flurry of stabbing spears, the Spartans are forced to retire. |
The Royal family flee |
Spartans assail them as they run, but the bodyguards fight like tigers to fend off the attack. |
At last, Lebotas himself unleashes his spite and brings his sword upon the women and children. |
Weeping for the fall of their family, the Athenian bodyguards are able to usher them beyond the reach of the Spartans. Haemon had succeeded - but at woeful cost. his retainers' blood stained the valley floor alongside their Spartan foe |