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…
Another missive from Hail Caesar author, Rick Priestley – this time Rick gives us an insight into the combat system… Rick: This time round I’m going to talk about the Hail Caesar combat system in a bit more detail. Quite a bit more detail. In fact I’d recommend pouring yourself a tot of something and…
Hail Caesar – Written by none other than Rick Priestley. This rulebook needs little preamble, so read on to find out all the juicy details! View Hail Caesar in Store 5 years ago, Hail Caesar landed with an almighty thump! Written by the hugely talented Rick Priestley who is something of an expert in Ancients gaming….
Rick Priestley, author of our forthcoming Ancients rules: Hail Caesar, brings us another communique explaining the game further. Read on… Rick: Today we have a relatively short piece on the Hail Caesar rules. We’re going to talk about how casualties are represented in the game and show a few examples of the kind of thing we’ve prepared…
Early Achaemenid armies would have employed cavalry in large numbers, its was said to have been its defining feature. Light cavalry would ride swift light horses found in abundance in the near east. The horses would have been un-armoured so its speed and movement was not hindered. The horses mane has been tied in a topknot between…
Saka was the name the Persians gave to all Scythian tribes. The Saka Haumavarga lived north west of Bactria, in modern day Uzbekistan. Although the Saka, and all of the steppe peoples usually fought on horseback Herodotus describes them as fighting on foot in Xerxes army. Some were also stationed as marines in his fleet. Saka…
Saka was the name the Persians gave to all Skythian tribes. The Saka Haumavarga lived in the modern day region of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. These are a people on the central Asian fringe of the Persian empire. They do not seem to be a subject nation, but may have been a willing member of the…
Elam was situated in modern day western Iran, its capital was Susa. During the reign of Ashurbanipal Elam was the stage of many bloody battles waged by the Assyrians from the west and the Persians from the east (who later adopted many Elamite customs). After supporting Babylon in a rebellion and later civil war Ashurbanipal silenced Elam…
Since we purchased Immortal Miniatures we’ve been reorganising, re-releasing and adding to the Greek and Spartan ranges. With the bulk of these now available we can now bring you these two great starter army deals. Now you can save yourself some of your hard-earned cash when you start a new army! Classical Greek City State…
Ever since we brought you our splendid Sarmatian Cataphracts we’ve been planning more Sarmatian cavalry to add to your Dacian armies. The waiting is now over as we can now release two new sets of horsemen – Sarmatian Light Cavalry and Sarmatian Horse Archers. THe first of these two new releases are the Light Cavalry….
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