In death, the Romans made him a god. In life, Rome’s enemies suffered Gaius Julius Caesar’s wrath as if he already was one. Caesar was simply the greatest military commander that has ever lived. This makes him and his Legions a fascinating subject for miniature wargaming. We’re looking at collecting Caesarian Romans in Hail Caesar….
Originally formed by the Emperor Augustus, the Praetorian Guard were the elite cadre of soldiers that became the true power of Rome, ruling from behind the scenes. They were responsible for killing off Emperors as much as they were for protecting them and sometimes even took matters into their own hands. This was the case…
Keep a lookout for enemy troops with the Roman Watchtower from Sarissa Precision, ideal for the battlefields of both SPQR and Hail Caesar. View in Store The Roman Watchtower The Romans built numerous towers as part of a system of communications, one example being the towers along Hadrian’s Wall in Britain. They also built many…
On this day 1,949 years ago, 10 Roman legions clashed in the epic climax to a year of brutal civil war and mindless bloodshed. This week, we’re taking a look at the second battle of Bedriacum and the Year of the Four Emperors. Galba and Otho In 68AD, Emperor Nero found himself very short of…
by Dr. Phil Hendry This article is designed to help wargamers understand the many different types of standard and standard-bearer in the Roman army from the time of Augustus until the end of the Principate. From left to right: Signum, Imago, Aquila, Vexillum View in Store At the lowest level, each century in a legion…
by Dr. Phil Hendry (with assistance from Rick Priestley) This article is designed to help wargamers make good use of the ‘Imperial Roman Veterans’ set from Warlord Games. It goes into some detail about the models and why they are made the way they are, contrasting them with the earlier ‘Imperial Roman Legionaries’ boxed set,…
This article, by Dr Phil Hendry, aims to dispel the myth that the Roman war machine was all about the much-lauded Legionary and that Auxiliary units were bit part players. Over to you, Phil… Phil: The aim of this article is to show that Auxilia are much better troops than most wargamers believe them to…
Rome continues to expand her reach over the world. Now it is Britains turn to be conquered! As the legions march upon the shores of Britain, can the ancient tribes hold off the tip of the Roman spear? View in Store In 43 AD the Roman army landed on the south coast of a small…
New in from Karwansaray Publishers and Fragma comes the deliciously gorgeous second edition of their photographic history of Romans! View in Store Watch a video review of the hardback (first) edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00eMVqhs1RE The Romans have left their mark on the history of North-West Europe. But what did they really look like? What did they wear?…
Warlorder & studio painter Andrés has created another regiment with some easy conversions for you to try at home: Andrés: In this second article I’ll talk about very easy and fast conversions you can perform on your plastic legionaries, to get the most out of this fantastic plastic set. What started as an interest in…
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