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

II/10 Camillan Roman

DBA 3.0

15mm Essex Miniatures

Army Composition: 1 x 3Cv (Gen) 1 x 3Cv, 4 x 4Sp, 2 x 4Bd, 2 x 3Ax or 4Ax, 2 x 2Ps

Only a brave wargamer/player would use this army to fight against Pyrrhus of Epirus 280 BC invasion of Italy! :o)

This Army follows the Tullian Roman (I/59) and is succeeded by the Polybian Roman (II/33), which covers the Punic Wars.

In Italy Rivals:

• Samnites (II/13): Rome's most formidable Italian rival during the three Samnite Wars.
• Etruscan League (I/57b): Ancient neighbors to the north, including the fall of the city of Veii in 396 BC
• Latins (I/55d): Former allies who rebelled during the Latin War (340–338 BC).
• Italiot Greeks (II/5g): The Greek colonies in Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), such as Tarentum.
• Hill Tribes: Including the Aequi, Volsci, Umbrians (I/55e), and Apulians (II/8c)

Foreign Invaders:

• Gauls (II/11): (the Senones) who famously sacked Rome in 390 BC under the chieftain Brennus.
• Pyrrhic Epirus (II/27b): King Pyrrhus of Epirus arrived in Italy with war elephants in 280 BC and destroyed the Camillan system :o)
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I replaced, as I did with the Polybian Triarii elements, the essex lead spears with real :o) steel wire for the Triarii spearmen the figures look a little better. I painted the Auxilia (Ax)  sheild patterns a bit too far or more to the point "over the top" most likely :o) non-historical sheilds! :o)

4Sp Triarii

General 3Cv with 3Cv Escort

4Bd Hastati

4Ax Oscans

3Ax Oscans/Latins?

2Ps Leves

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