It’s good to be King. Largely because you aren’t saddle sore or worn out from all that running around the battlefield. No, a King should be driven around and this lovely set depicts a Persian King in the comfort of his chariot. buy now in store The chariot comes with a crew of four –…
More Persian Light Cavalry? Well, kind of – we had to remake the moulds for these former Immortal Miniatures models so took the opportunity to enhance them. You can see the ‘new’ miniatures below. buy now in store
We’ve been steadily rereleasing the Achaemenid Persian range we inherited when we bought Immortal Miniatures. With most it now available here are a couple of handy army deals to get you started and to save yourself plenty of cash at the same time. Achaemenid Persian starter army deal Mounted armoured Persian commander Persian Sparabara regiment…
Following on from his look at the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires last week, Vince Rospond now turns his attentions to the history of the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty. Organisation The Persian Empire was the successor of the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires in the mid-east. It inherited the bureaucracy of the government and copied some of the…
The Kushites are an ancient group of people, living on the fringes of the known world in modern day Sudan. The Greek name Aithiopians, does not relate them to the modern country of Ethiopia. Herodotus describes the Kushites in Xerxes’ army as wearing the skins of animals such as Lions and Leopards. Kushite archers are…
More exotic ancients to add to our Hail Caesar range this week – this time the start of our Kushites… The Kushites are an ancient group of people, living on the fringes of the known world in modern day Sudan. The Greek name Aithiopians, does not relate them to the modern country of Ethiopia. Herodotus…
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…
Arguably the most famous and feared troops in the Persian army, the Immortals were the best troops the Persian army could field and only ever took to the field when the King did. The Immortals were so called because if their number ever fell below 10,000 through ill health or death they were instantly replaced,…
Andy Hobday