Tuesday, July 22, 2014
AWI and ACW plastic church
Off the table a quick build for my AWI and ACW collection, the plastic Renedra church, all because of the Guild competition it was finally finished!
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Sir William Douglas, Lord of Douglas and retinue
Sir William Douglas, Lord of Douglas
This unit represents Lord Douglas and his retinue, the Douglas family were heavily involved in the politics of Scotland, either William the elder (longleg) or his sons Hugh or William (the bold) Douglas May of served at Lewes, but I am yet to find out conclusively.
Figures are a mix of Mirliton, Foundry, Gripping Beast, and Fireforge miniatures.
Cheers
Matt
This unit represents Lord Douglas and his retinue, the Douglas family were heavily involved in the politics of Scotland, either William the elder (longleg) or his sons Hugh or William (the bold) Douglas May of served at Lewes, but I am yet to find out conclusively.
Figures are a mix of Mirliton, Foundry, Gripping Beast, and Fireforge miniatures.
Cheers
Matt
John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber and retainers
John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber (died 1302) or John "the Black", he was present at Lewes, and stood by John de Balliol claim to the Scottish Crown.
The figures are a mix of Mirliton, Foundry, and Gripping Beast medieval ranges.
Cheers
Matt
Monday, June 30, 2014
John of Strathbogie, Earl of Athol
John of Strathbogie, Earl of Athol
Off the table for my Scottish medieval army, a mix of Claymore and one foundry and one mirliton miniature. Based for impetus, I intend to also use them for the Barons wars and the Scottish wars.
Off the table for my Scottish medieval army, a mix of Claymore and one foundry and one mirliton miniature. Based for impetus, I intend to also use them for the Barons wars and the Scottish wars.
Cheers
Matt
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Sexta Parthica
"The
Devout Sixth"
In 296 the Sassanid King Narseh
invaded Armenia starting a war with the Roman client King Tiridates III, in
response Galerius (Diocletian son in Law) invaded Mesopotamia.
Three battles were fought subsequently, the first two of which were indecisive.
In the third fought at Callinicum, Galerius suffered a complete defeat and was forced
to retreat to Antioch.
Galerius then made preparations throughout the winter of 297 and invaded
Armenia with 25,000 men.
Galerius
supported by the Armenians inflicted
a crushing defeat on the Sassanids at the Battle of Satala. Narseh’s wives, his
sisters and a number of his children were captured along with huge amount of treasure.
Eastern Mesopotamia was recovered by the Romans and
Tiridates III was reinstated as the monarch of Armenia.
According
to this treaty,
·
Five provinces beyond the Tigris were to be ceded
to the Romans. One writer gives these provinces as Intilene, Sophene, Arzanene,
Carduene, and Zabdicene; by another as Arzanene, Moxoene, Zabdicene, Rehimene,
and Corduene.
·
The semi-independent kingdom of Armenia was to be
extended up to the fortress of Zintha, in Media.
·
Persia was expected to relinquish all her rights
over Iberia.
·
Formal dealings between Persia and Rome would
henceforth be conducted at Nisibis.
The
Sexta Parthica was raised by Diocletian sometime after this war as a Limitanea Legio
to garrison the new provinces possibly stationed at Cepha (modern Hasankeyf) or
in one of the provinces east of the Tigris. Either in the late 4th
or early 5th the VI Parthica was raised to the level of a pseudocomitatense
unit in the eastern field army. By the 5th Century the Sexta
Parthica was still a pseudocomitatense legio under the command
of the Magister Militum per Orientem.
The
unarmoured unit is all Musketeer miniatures with hand painted shields, from the
description in the Notitia Dignitatum.
cheers
Matt
Monday, March 17, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Quarta Italica
Quarta IIII Italica only has one real references to its existence and a number of vague references;
the raising of novae Italicae suae ( a new Italica legion, next in line would be IIII Italica) raised by Serverus Alexander in Transpadana (Cisalpine Gaul) sometime between 222 to 230, presumably for the Campaign in Sassanid Persia and returning for the Alamannic invasion of Gaul.
During this period Gaius Lulius Verus Maximinus (commonly known as Maximinus Thrax as he was likely born in Thrace) was appointed a tribune in the IV Italica.
The next reference is when Maximinus made his bid for the purple he referred to the Italica legion as his legion, and finally at Aquileia shortly before the death of Maximinus and his sons.
The only certain reference is in the Notitia Dignitatum, when it appears as a pseudocomitatensis unit under the command of the Magister Militum per Orientem .
I have used Crusader miniatures for the Quarta Italica, like most of my pseudocomitatensis units they are unarmoured. My Roman army is almost complete two more units to go and I am done!
the raising of novae Italicae suae ( a new Italica legion, next in line would be IIII Italica) raised by Serverus Alexander in Transpadana (Cisalpine Gaul) sometime between 222 to 230, presumably for the Campaign in Sassanid Persia and returning for the Alamannic invasion of Gaul.
During this period Gaius Lulius Verus Maximinus (commonly known as Maximinus Thrax as he was likely born in Thrace) was appointed a tribune in the IV Italica.
The next reference is when Maximinus made his bid for the purple he referred to the Italica legion as his legion, and finally at Aquileia shortly before the death of Maximinus and his sons.
The only certain reference is in the Notitia Dignitatum, when it appears as a pseudocomitatensis unit under the command of the Magister Militum per Orientem .
I have used Crusader miniatures for the Quarta Italica, like most of my pseudocomitatensis units they are unarmoured. My Roman army is almost complete two more units to go and I am done!
cheers
Matt
References
Notitia Dignitatum
http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/downloads/1999/126pdf/126228.pdf
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