370 BC
Warriors with Swords

But Hammurabi the Foolhardy became greedy and desired to extend his Empire. To further his ambition, he forced the completion of the Barracks in Ur. Half the town fled Hammurabi's Whip.

Once the Iron was connected, Hammurabi spent the nation's entire treasury and ordered his Warriors immediately upgraded to Swordsmen. 

250 BC
The Rake

Hammurabi the Sinister had secretly gathered his forces in Eridu for the assault. The Babylonians planned to rake the Persian border towns, taking Tarsus, Susa and Bactra. Finally, if all went well, they would gather their forces for an assault on Persepolis itself.  Crossing the border in 250 BC, the initial Babylonian attack captured Tarsus, then Susa, suffering only modest casualties. 

But then Xerxes counterattacked. The fighting was difficult, dangerous and bloody. Instead of Great Leaders emerging, the carnage killed the very best. Whenever an Elite Swordsmen would attack, even backed by Spearmen, they were subjected to withering counterattacks by wave after wave of Persian Horsemen, Archers and Spearmen. 

Even after garrisoning several units for several turns, the Persian people refused to submit to Hammurabi's Whip. The situation was dangerous. The Babylonians couldn't retreat. They couldn't garrison. The Brave Babylonians had but one option. Press on to victory!

Xerxes discovered Feudalism, and Persian Pikemen now guarded Bactra behind City Walls. The Babylonians fought well. Many died. But did they really die just to further the aims of Hammurabi's Ambition?

When Bactra fell, there was a great lamentation throughout all the land. Babylonian forces exhausted, there would be no assault on Persepolis.