15mm Xyston Miniatures Successors Cavalry

I had so many Macedonian Prodromoi  (light Horse) Xyston packs (about 11 packs) So...I removed the swords to most of the sword armed figures and added lances/wire instead, and painted/mounted the figures as medium "Mercenary" Successor Cavalry which I needed... also painted 3 packs of Persian Xystophoroi and 2 packs of Paionian Light Cavalry.

1st Successor Cavalry ANC20080

2nd Successor Cavalry

Persian Xystophoroi ANC20125

Paionian Light Cavalry ANC20079

15mm Republican Romans

  DBA 2.2/3.0

15mm Essex Miniatures

Three painted DBA Republican Roman Armies

3.0/II/10 Camilian Romans
2.2/II/33 Polybian Romans
2.2/II/49 Marian Romans

Umm... to avoid "going insane" :oP while painting my 15mm Romans, I should have aimed for roughly about 100 to 200 figures. This number of figures would cover a standard "full" army for most popular ancient wargaming rulesets without reaching the level of a multi-year "megaproject" but!.. how much is too much painting and deploying your minis on the tabletop - not enough! :o))

II/49 Marian Roman

 DBA 2.2

15mm Essex Miniatures

Army Composition: 1 x 3Cv(Gen) or 4Bd(Foot Gen) 1 x 3Cv or 2Lh, 8 x Bd, 1 x 3Ax/4Ax or 2Ps, 1 x 2Ps

"Marian Roman" reflects the shift from the Polybian maniple system to the cohort-based legions.Troops were famously "ordered" to carried their own equipment, earning the nickname "Marius' Mules" :o) 

Historical opponents:

Gauls (II/11)

Ancient Germans (II/49g)

Mithridatic armies (II/48)

The Slave Revolt (II/45c) (Spartacus!)

Mounted General 3Cv

heavy legionaries 4Bd

Foot General 4Bd

Illyrians 4Ax

Numidian javelinmen and light cavalry