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THE MIGHT OF ROME
Ken from East of India writes the following about his newest
range:
"Our
initial figures for the range, as you can see below, are based around
the fourteenth legion (Legio XIIII * see note) and their time spent in
Britannia. They were ordered there by the Emperor Claudius in his 43AD
invasion of this far distant island race. Here Legio XIIII (Gemina),
Legio XX (Valeria) and Legio IX (Hispana) fought along side each other
with mixed results of success. The Iceni tribe and their Queen,
Boudicca, wiped out a large part of Legio IX on the march in East
Anglia. We won't be making that legion for a while, well that's unless
you collect casualty figures!
We have also added some "generic figures" that can cover various legions
in other campaigns around about the same period of the mid 1st century
AD. In a similar manner to when we first launched our Ancient Greeks;
their enemies will follow at a later date!
Figures within the ROME set numbering depict a centurion and also
various legionnaires wearing the ingenious "lorica segmenta" armour;
which was firstly flexible and well balanced and also presumably able
with the new helmet design to give better protection against the taller
tribesmen striking the head area with their long swords. Our pila in
this range are made from steel with composite detailed parts made in
also a robust material to give that extra protection when we ship them
to you!
Figures within the ROMS set numbering depict; firstly a Vexillarius
carrying a Vexillum with the Capricorn emblem of Legio XIIII, a Singifer
and of course a Cornicen to blast the legion on their way to victory.
Figures within the ROMC and ROMX sets are the auxiliary cavalry and
infantry attached to the legion. These were often the real work horses
of the legion and in border outbreaks in Britannia did most of the
actual fighting with the legionnaires mostly held back as reserves.
Hence a lot of battles were recorded as having "no Roman casualties!".
Finally in the ROMA set numberings; to bring a little missile support to
our valiant army; we have a Scorpio with 2 crew and 2 sets of Eastern
Archers. Each century was equipped with a "scorpion" and in addition
every cohort had the heavier stone throwing ballista to add to the
artillery capabilities of the Roman army, which was significant for the
age, laying down battery fire for both sieges and open field conflicts.
Also the 2 sets of Eastern archers to add more colour to the later
conflicts supporting the Romans army as auxiliaries.
* Note - AND to avoid numerous letters and emails as to why it is not
XIV for the forteenth legion - The notation of Roman numerals has varied
through the centuries. Originally, it was common to use IIII to
represent four, because IV represented the Roman god Jupiter, whose
Latin name, IVPPITER, begins with IV. The same form of additative
notation was used with XIIII opposed to XIV in the case of the
fourteenth legion during their service in Britannia. The subtractive
notation (which uses IV instead of IIII) has become universally used
only in more recent times. For example, Forme of Cury, a manuscript from
1390, uses IX for nine, but still IIII for four."
The Legion
Mercenaries
Artillery
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Item # |
Description |
Price |
ROMA300 |
Scorpio with 2 crew |
$95.00 |
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