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The light artillery bolt thrower, or to give it its Greek name; the oxybeles ('sharp arrow') was developed from the gastrophetes belly bow, made larger, and placed on a stand with a stock and a trigger. Their use came to prominence under Alexander the...

The light artillery bolt thrower, or to give it its Greek name; the oxybeles ('sharp arrow') was developed from the gastrophetes belly bow, made larger, and placed on a stand with a stock and a trigger. Their use came to prominence under Alexander the...

Under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, siege trains began to feature more prominently in hellenistic warfare. This trend continued among Alexander's successors, with their most famous proponent being Demetrius the Besieger and his famed, though unsuccessful Siege of Rhodes in 305-304...

A single plastic sprue of two Classical Greek bodies with a range of weapons and heads. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted 

Note that this a digital version (pdf) of the Hail Caesar Army Lists (Biblical to Early Medieval) supplement. This volume consolidates Hail Caesar army lists from the dawn of civilization up until the early thirteenth century into a single volume. These army lists bring...

These models represent sections of kinetic barriers – types of fixed kinetic shielding used around defended positions to protect troops from enemy fire. These are the same kind of shields as are carried by Batter Drones, but the shielding is carried by a static...

Defend the Hellenic world from rapacious Rome with the forces of Mithridates! This diverse force of soldiery from across the East stands ready to do battle with Rome's implacable legions, for the freedom of their homelands and way of life. Contents: Mithridates VI Eupator...

In the later period, at the time of the Trojan War, (in Homer's Illiad), the infantry began using a shorter spear, swords, smaller shields and sometimes armour. These figures can also be used for western seaboard Anatolians such as those from Troy (possibly Wilusa...

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The Illyrians were a collection of tribal peoples inhabiting what is now the western Balkans and both sides of the Adriatic coast. Long exposure to Greek culture meant the armies of the Illyrian Kingdoms closest to Greece and Macedonia were not the usual untrained...

While Achaean Javalinmen could be employed as light infantry, skirmishers and even chariot runners, these shield-armed soldiers are more likely to be employed as medium infantry, bearing the brunt of fighting alongside the spearmen and perhaps the axe-armed Royal Guard. See the Mycenaean army...

Under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, siege trains began to feature more prominently in Hellenistic warfare. This trend continued among Alexander's successors, with their most famous proponent being Demetrius the Besieger and his famed, though unsuccessful Siege of Rhodes in 305-304...

Cast the first stone in your games of Hail Caesar Epic Battles with the stone-flinging Ballista! Developed by the Romans from earlier Greek designs, the ballista was a powerful tool in the Republican Roman arsenal, filling the roles of both battlefield and siege artillery....

Under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, siege trains began to feature more prominently in Hellenistic warfare. This trend continued among Alexander's successors, with their most famous proponent being Demetrius the Besieger and his famed, though unsuccessful Siege of Rhodes in 305-304...

A Perfect balance of core strength, fast cavalry, and a hard hitting elephant regiment. This starter set can be used to represent forces for the Seleucid (mid 3rd-2nd centuries BC), Ptolemaic (mid 3rd-1st centuries BC), or the Pyrrhic (late 3rd century BC) empires.  ...