Here is another idea I'm playing around with inspired by a Simon Scarrow novel. A unit of Greek mercenaries fighting for Rome. In the book the Greeks are fighting using their Hoplite equipment. This is a nice idea but I think I will tweak it slightly to bring them up to date with my Roman forces of 69AD.So to do this I will give them a variety of different shields and helmets to reflect the later time scale.
I have a number of round shields (with bosses) and will be using Warlord plastic Roman heads on Crusader Carthaginians.
Not sure when I'll get chance to do this but I think it would make for another interesting character unit.
I think a black snake would make for a good mercenary symbol.
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Sounds like a great idea; the black adders no less; very cunning!
I must have missed that novel!
Which one is it?
Cheers,
Allan
It's one of the later ones set in the desert. I have lost track of all their names now to be honest.
By the 1st Century AD no Greek Mercenary would still be using Hoplite equipment or tactics. Hoplite warfare - and even their successor the phalangite phalanx - had died out long before. Simon Scarrow surely knows this. But never mind.
Regardless, I am sure the "Greek Mercenaries" will look great on the battlefield and will add a lot of character! :D
On another note, why is the "prove you are not a robot" text so bloomin' hard to read? I NEED to be a robot half the time, just to understand it!
Hehe Love it!
That's brilliant work. Love those illustrations and the expressions on the faces.
All the best
Simon
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