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Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Diplomacy Tier 2

Iberian Supremacy

When Hamilcar Barca established himself in Iberia, he did it as much to gain glory for his nation as he did to get away from it. Acting largely autonomously, he never returned to Carthage and had proxies speak for him in the senate. The Iberians respected powerful rulers and, on Hamilcar's death, his son-in-law, Hasdrubal the Fair - so named after his preference for diplomacy over conflict - was established as leader in Iberia. Upon Hasdrubal's death in 221BC Hamilcar's now 26 year-old son, Hannibal, succeeded him - without the consent of the Council of Elders back in Carthage. Hannibal was acclaimed 'Strategos Autokratos' by his Iberian army, such was his military skill and aptitude for the task ahead. This is a Greek term linking him to the Hellenistic legends that came before him - Alexander, Pyrrhus and the Syracusan tyrants - and embodying a form of dictatorship that defined Hannibal as far more than a mere general.

Node Set Diplomacy Tier 2

research_points 400

cost_per_round 1100

Effects

• -3% political action costs
• +15 to diplomacy with Iberian factions

Requires
Requires Technologies	Diplomats

Enables
Enables Technologies	Rome's Great Enemy