Marian Roman Army in 15mm
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:49 pm
This Marian Roman Army is an adaption of a DBA Army that I painted in 2008 while in Baghdad. There are nine stands of Elite Foot, including a command stand. The Triumph! army list only allows eight stands, so there is an extra. The two stands of Skirmishers are also from 2008. I had to create two stands of Light Foot and a stand of Javelin Cavalry to bring the army up to 48 points. Almost all of the figures are by Old Glory.
The army arrayed:
The legionaries were painted based on the illustrations in "Warfare in the Classical World, John Warry, 1995":
These slingers are a mix of Old Glory and Corvus Belli figures:
The Light Foot and Javelin Cavalry are Oscan and Samnite warriors. I was not able to find any solid information on the appearance of allied Italian troops in the time of the Spartacus rebellion, except for some reasonable speculation that they used Roman equipment. I decided to go for a classic (or old-fashioned) set of arms and armor. The shield patterns were based on photographs or illustrations from :
The army arrayed:
The legionaries were painted based on the illustrations in "Warfare in the Classical World, John Warry, 1995":
These slingers are a mix of Old Glory and Corvus Belli figures:
The Light Foot and Javelin Cavalry are Oscan and Samnite warriors. I was not able to find any solid information on the appearance of allied Italian troops in the time of the Spartacus rebellion, except for some reasonable speculation that they used Roman equipment. I decided to go for a classic (or old-fashioned) set of arms and armor. The shield patterns were based on photographs or illustrations from :
- Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars, Duncan Head, 1982
Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265–146 BC, Terence Wise, 1982
A tomb frieze from Nola from the 4th century B.C.
Early Roman Armies, Nick Sekunda, 1995
Looking on the internet at how other wargamers painted their Samnites