Scale: 28mm
Hi,
This post is about an army of Romans from the early 3rd century that was lead by Emperor Maximinus Thrax (235-238 AD). This guy was not a noble men but managed to become emperor of Rome. He never came to Rome to reign the empire from its capital. There is a great documentary about Maximinus Thrax on YouTube: Documentary Maximinus Thrax
I got this army from my friend Christopher for a very good price and I will try to use it for EsgleRampant, the Roman variant of LionRampant. Christopher has painted the figures in an excellent style and it is a pleasure to place them on the battlefield.
The army of Maximinus Thrax also fought at the Rhine and the Danube against Germanic tribes. I already have some Germanic warriors within my collection, but they will need some reinforcements. Maybe I will be lucky to find some more on eBay. My personal actual project is building a republican Roman Army for the Punic wars.
Enjoy the fotos of the great work of Christopher‘s paint job.
The terrain is again from Tabletop Modellbau.
Cheers
Mike
The terrain from Tabletop Modellbau. 
A unit of archers in the woods and a unit of heavy infantry. 
Some Germanic tribesmen crossing the river. 
Another Warband crossing a bridge. But the Ronans are already waiting for them. 
There will be no chance for the Germanic warriors.
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| Some great command figures. |
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| A unit of light infantry flanked on both sides by heavy infantry. |
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| The Roman cavalry at the ready. |
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| Roman archers aiming their enemies. |
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| The Germanic Warband. |
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| A special book about the Army of Maximinus Thrax. |
An interesting looking book. I was struck too by yout table set up. The new army should give you real enjoyment as it engages the growing number of Germanic foes.
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Hi, Stephen. Thank you for your kind words. :)
DeleteThank you for the kind words and I'm happy your enjoying the army Mike and may you have many victories with it! I hope your recovery at home is going well.
ReplyDeleteYou´re welcome, Christopher. Recovery is doing well and it is getting better every day.
DeleteThat's a great looking table, love the swirling river!
ReplyDeleteI like the moduls of "Tabletop Modellbau" very much for their variety. It is sometimes a bit complicated to get the table as you want it to be - because you often don´t have the certain modul you would like to have. But meanwhile I have lots of those moduls to be able to improvise some terrain parts.
DeleteSuper looking game and a lovely collection Mike, really very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Donnie. :)
DeleteOooo-er! Love some 3rd century Romans, especially A&A. I've got the same figures myself!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fascinating and overlooked era.
Thank you very much, James. :)
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