ANCIENTS

The far-ranging Ancients wargames period is certainly one of the most popular amongst wargamers. It allows you to field a huge range of troop types and 'specials', from the solid legions of Rome to the Chariots of the Pharaohs. The sheer variety of troop types available and the colourful and diverse armies available make Ancient wargaming a marvelous spectacle.

Figure Format
Most close order infantry such as legionaries and hoplites are based four figures to a strip, facing forward, on a 20mm frontage. A few are mounted in file, and are designed to be based in larger groups side by side, thus enabling you to construct large deep blocks. The best examples of these are the Macedonian Phalangites and Persian Immortals, both of which use this format. More open order troops such as Gallic Warband and Spanish Scutarii are based three figures to a strip, facing forward. Skirmishers are based four to a strip in file and are designed to be split and based singly in a more dispersed formation on the base.

Mounted troops (three to a strip), are based in file for cutting and rebasing. Foot Command strips, are included in all most close and order packs at a rate of four strips of command to twenty of line. I can vary this proportion on request. Mounted Command strips are included in most packs at a rate of five strips of command ten of line. I can vary this proportion on request.

Cavalry and Light Infantry are supplied on strips based in file.  They must therefore be separated and mounted separately for basing.

VAT
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FIGURE PACKS

This is the full range of figure codes available for any given army organised into single subject packs. Foot Command strips, are included in all most close and order packs at a rate of four strips of command to twenty of line. Mounted Command strips are included in most packs at a rate of five strips of command to ten of line. These proportions can be varied on request to allow for different basing and organisation standards.

 



Biblical Warfare
New Kingdom Egypt
Hittite

Classical Warfare
Greek
Persian
Macedonian/Successors
Indian

 Enemies of Rome
Spanish, Celts, Moors
Carthaginians, Parthians, Sassanians
Dacians, Goths, Huns		 The Romans
Republican Romans
Early Imperial Romans
Late Imperial Romans

 

ARMY PACKS

There are two different army pack compositions available, catering for a range of basing options and rules sets. Each is designed to accomodate a specific style or size of basing and army organisation. Given the large number of Ancients periods rules that are now available it would be impractical to have a range of armies tailored for each specific set, however if you want to build an army for a list that is not catered for in this section, the Buy by the Unit option gives you the flexibility to design armies to your own specification.

The organisation of these packs is arranged around which SIZE of base you adopt for your army. These fall into two sizes. A 40mm frontage per base/unit/element, (often know as a 15mm ground scale) offers large armies in small areas and is very cost effective at the expense of visual impact. It is very commonly used for rules such DBA, DBMMM and Field of Glory. A 60mm frontage (often knows as 25mm ground scale) is generally used where the rules demand fewer units in a game allowing the players to concentrate on getting the most impact out of the figures. This is the the style of base found in the Polemos series, Impetus, DBA and Vis Bellica.

  • Option 1) Uses a 60x30 base for units and is specifically designed for the Polemos Ancients series. However, this spectacular style of basing is also very appropriate for Impetus and Vis Bellica.
  • Option 2) Is for 40mm based units, but organised for 500 point t armies used in Hail Caesar.
Hail Caesar

BUY BY THE UNIT

Given the recent number of entrants to the Ancients's rules market it is impossible for me to offer different army packs for every. What I can do is let you design your own ideal army and then buy the specific units that you need to build it. The Buy by Unit option will allow you to choose from 60mm based units, 40mm based units and for 'Massed Ancients Games such as Warmaster Ancients'.

 

 

 
Polemos Ancients, DBA and Impetus (60mm) FOG/DBMM etc. (40mm) Hail Caesar and WMA