Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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))





















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18 comments:

  1. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)March 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM

    Very nice looking Romans Phil!

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  2. CyrusMarch 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM

    Great work Phil, you can never have too many Roman armies!

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    1. Phil CMarch 19, 2026 at 8:49 AM

      thanks! Roman army's size varied, generally ranging from 150,000 in the Republic to over 400,000–450,000 soldiers at its Imperial peak so how many 15mm Romans do I need to paint up before going insane? :o)

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  3. Lawrence HMarch 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM

    They look great assembled together Phil. Really beautiful work. Do you have a favourite of the three? Marian seems most iconic, but I have a soft spot for the Polybian list.

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    1. Phil CMarch 19, 2026 at 8:58 AM

      thanks Lawrence, a tough call or choice, but I think I’m with you—there is something uniquely satisfying about the Polybian army list for any wargame ancients rules sets used. If you appreciate the "citizen-soldier" era and the tactical depth of the three-line system, Polybians should be your choice...... I think? :o)

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  4. PrufrockMarch 19, 2026 at 12:36 AM

    Bravo!

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  5. Michal DwarfCryptMarch 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM

    Awesome work Phil!

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  6. RichardMarch 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM

    Fantastic to see these on parade. Great job.

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    1. Phil CMarch 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM

      Thanks Richard, more 15nn Republican Romans to paint up to join the parade soon :o)

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  7. caveadsum1471March 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM

    Excellent range of Romans,my favourites are Polybian thanks to The Roman army books of Peter Conolly!
    Best Iain

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    1. Phil CMarch 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM

      Thanks Iain,
      Connolly's illustrated work of the Roman army from the Greek-style phalanx to the manipulus system described by Polybius is very interesting reading....

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  8. Sun of YorkMarch 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM

    Excellent deployment of Essex figures. Most inspirational!

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  9. blacksmithMarch 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM

    Great work Phil. Now you are ready to conquer!

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    1. Phil CMarch 25, 2026 at 7:45 AM

      Thanks Javier! but your own painted DBA 3.0 2/33 Polybian Roman army looks awesome! the 15mm Cromarty figures are fantastic too!

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