Summa Expeditionis is a survival, management, and strategy video game set in the ancient Roman Empire. With this game, we aim to bring players closer to the history and culture of ancient Rome. We are striving to make the game as historically accurate as possible, allowing our character to use everything from typical tools and weapons to the most common structures in a Roman camp, including recipes, clothing, defensive elements, and much more.
That's why we believe it's important to talk to you, in this second development diary, about the historical context in which the campaign of Summa Expeditionis will take place:
The Cantabrian Wars were a series of conflicts that occurred between 29 and 19 BC in the Hispania region. The peoples of Cantabria and Asturias, located in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, faced off against the powerful Roman Empire led personally by Emperor Octavian Augustus.
The Cantabrians and Asturians were warrior communities that fiercely resisted Roman expansion in the peninsula. Throughout these wars, various battles and skirmishes took place. The Romans, under the command of notable leaders such as General Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, employed military tactics and built fortifications in an attempt to subdue these brave rebellious peoples.
The significance of the Cantabrian Wars also lies in their role in the Pax Romana, a period of peace and stability that spread across much of the Roman Empire after the war in northern Hispania concluded. The struggles in the northern region posed a challenge to the consolidation of Roman control in their territories and to Octavian Augustus' legitimacy as Emperor. Rome's victory in these wars marked the final step toward establishing the Pax Romana.
Ultimately, the Cantabrian Wars exemplify how even in the face of strong local resistance, Rome managed to impose its dominance and establish a period of relative peace and prosperity in the region, marking a milestone in the history of Roman conquest and the subsequent governance of Hispania.