Sunday, August 11, 2019

II/12 Alexandrian Macedonian (2)


15mm Essex Miniatures

DBA 2.2 (15 elements)

1 x 3Kn (Gen) 1 x 3Cv, 1 x 2Lh, 1 x 4Ax, 6 x 4Pk, 1 x 2Ps, 1 x 4Sp or 4Ax or 2Ps or Art

Historical Enemies: Illyrians, Skythians,Thracians, Lykian, Paionian, Theban, Aitolian, Bithynians and Later Achaemenid Persian.


General (3Kn)




Thessalian (3Cv)


Prodromoi Light Cavalry (2Lh)

















Macedonian Phalanx (4Pk)


Hypaspists as Spearmen (4Sp)


Greek Mercenary Peltasts (4Ax)


Thracian Javelinmen (2Ps)


Bolt-throwing artillery (Art)




Monday, July 29, 2019

II/17 Lysimachus


15mm Essex Miniatures

DBA 2.2 (12 elements)

1 x (General)3Kn, 1 x 2Lh, 4 x 4Pk, 4 x 3Ax, 1 x 2Ps, 1 x 4Sp

Lysimachus became governor of Thrace after the death of Alexander the Great and later manage to annex Macedon and western Asia Minor. The heavy cavalry (Kn) were a mix of Macedonian or Thracian nobility and the light horse were Thracian. In addition to the (Pk) Phalangites, Lysimachus had Greek subject Hoplites from minor coastal cities (Sp) and Thracian Peltasts (Ax) as well as archers or Slingers (Ps).



















Phalangites (4Pk)




Thracian Peltasts (3Ax)





Thracian Light Horse (2Lh) wearing Boiotian helmets?


Thracian skirmishers (2Ps)