II/33 Polybian Roman

DBA 2.2

15mm Essex Miniatures

Army Composition: 1 x 3Cv(Gen) 1 x 3Cv, 6 x 4Bd (representing Hastati and Principes) 2 x 4Sp (Triarii) 2 x 2Ps (Velites) 

Enemies

I/36b Sardinian 700-124BC
I/47 Illyrian 700BC-10AD
I/48 Thracian 700BC-46AD
II/5e Aitoian or Akarnanian 448-225BC
II/5g Italiot 448-280BC
II/5h Siciliot 448-280BC
II/8a Bruttian or Lucanian 420-203BC
II/8b Campanian 420-340BC
II/8c Apulian 420-206BC
II/9a Syracusan armies en Sicily 410-210BC
II/11 Gallic 400-50BC
II/14 Ariarathid Kappadokian 330-322BC & 300BC-17AD
II/19c Seleucid 204-167BC
II/19d Seleucid 166-64BC

II/27 Pyrrhic 300-272BC

II/30b Galatian 273-65BC
II/31g Hellenistic Achaian 207-146BC
II/31i Hellenistic Eleian 278-146BC
II/31j Hellenistic Aitolian 278-146BC
II/32a Later Carthaginian 275-202BC
II/32b Later Carthaginian 201-146BC
II/34 Attalid Pergamene 263-129BC
II/35 Later Macedonian 260-148BC
II/39a Iberian 240-20BC
II/39b Celtiberian 240-20BC
II/39c Lusitanian 240-20BC
II/40 Numidian or Early Moorish 215BC-24AD
II/44 Commagene 163BC-17AD
II/45a 1st Servile War in Sicily 135-132BC

Allies
II/11 Gallic 400-50BC
II/31j Hellenistic Aitolian 278-146BC
II/34 Attalid Pergamene 263-129BC
II/39a Iberian 240-20BC
II/39b Celtiberian 240-20BC
II/40 Numidian or Early Moorish 215BC-24AD

I replaced the essex lead spears with real :o) steel wire for the Triarii, the figures look a little better, also trying out a better flocking method of bases....... umm...Soon I will post 2 more 15mm painted Armies, Camillian and Marian Romans.

15mm Republican Roman size comparison

I'm sure 15mm ministures size comparison have been done before, here are 15mm Essex Marian Republican Roman and Old Glory Marian Republican Roman. measured the essex figure from toe/boot to eyes and got about 13.9mm and the Old Glory figure from toe to eyes about 16.5mm Old Glory figures are slightly bigger or as I would say the figures are medium 15s, Essex are small 15s, Xyston figures are large 15s etc...anyway no big deal for me just a thought on 15mm figure comparison.

Essex left, Old Glory right

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) 

Infantry 3Ax(S)

Skirmishers 2Ps(S)