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 2PsOnly 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)
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 |
