15mm Ancient Lusitanians

Lusitani, an Iberian people living in what is now Portugal who resisted Roman aggression in the 2nd century BC. It is uncertain to what extent the Lusitani were Celticized, though they may have been related to the Celtic Lusones of northeastern Iberia. They first clashed with the Romans in 194 bc and joined the Celtiberians in a war against the Roman presence that lasted until 179 bc.

War broke out again in 153 bc, and under the leadership of Viriathus, an excellent strategist who managed to unite many Celtiberian tribes against the Romans, the Lusitani inflicted a series of defeats (c. 147–c. 139) on Roman troops from their military camp on the Hill of Venus (Sierra S. Vincente in Spain). After Viriathus was assassinated by his aides at Roman instigation, the Lusitanians were subdued. The name Lusitania was given to a Roman province later established (27 bc) in central Portugal.

15mm Old Glory Miniatures
DBMM Book 2/39

Lusitanians:

Caetrati - up to ¼ Irr Ax (S) @ 4pts per element, remainder Irr Ps (S) @ 3pts  (44-124)
Mercenary Celtiberian scutarii - Irr Bd (F) @ 5pts   (0-16)

Painted 24 x elements Ax(S) and 12 x elements Ps(S) 

Ordered more Old Glory 15s :o) to paint the figures as light infantry/skirmishers Ps(S) 

Continuing painting my Ancient Spanish theme :o)

Infantry 3(Ax)

Skirmishers 2(Ps)

15mm Spanish Celtiberians

Celtiberians were a group of Celtic-speaking tribes who inhabited the central and eastern regions of the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain) from the 6th century BC until their assimilation into the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC. They emerged from the intermingling and cultural migrating Celtic tribes from Central Europe and mixed in with indigenous Iberian peoples.

15mm Old Glory Miniatures:
Painted 48 elements (144 figures) as Scutarii - Irr Bd (F)
(16 elements are swordsmen and 32 elements armed spears)

These elements/army will be used to :o) destroy Republican Romans! :o) well I hope!

15mm Arab Conquest

ARAB CONQUEST 622 AD -660 AD

  

Completed more add-on Arab Conquest units(elements) for DBM and/or DBMM
Under DBMM Muslim swordsmen - Irr Bd (O) @ 5AP 16-48 elements may be regraded as Irr Wb(F) 3AP

I decided to mix the figures with swordsmen and spearmen

In DBM BK3:

16 elements x Wb(S)

8 x elements Bw(O)

4 x elements Ps(O) slingers

I have about 90 Arab Conquest figures to paint Cavalry and some Infantry but putting on hold for this project, to busy painting my Ancient Iberian Spanish units.... Iberian Celtiberians posting coming soon..

cheers!

II/39ab Iberian Spanish

DBA 2.2

15mm Essex Miniatures

Two painted II/39a Iberian Armies
1 x 3Cv (Gen): General with large-shield cavalry.
1 x 2LH: Small-shield light horse (2Lh)
6 x 3Ax: Scutarii (Auxiliaries).
2 x 2Ps: Caetrati/Slingers (Psiloi)

2 x 2Ps: Javenlins (Psilol)

One painted II/39b Celtiberian Army

1 x 3Cv (Gen)

1 x 2LH: Small-shield light horse (2Lh)

6 x 3Ax: Scutarii (Auxiliaries).

4 x 2Ps: Javelins (Psilol)

Currently working on more (about 32 elements for DBMM) 15mm Old Glory miniatures Celtiberians, lovely figures but a pain in the backside painting the celtiberian shields....more later..cheers!

 

Celtiberian Army first on the left and 2 Iberian Armies center and right of photo