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Friday, February 15, 2013

Tertiaci Herculea

The Legio III Herculia ("the 3rd Legion dedicated to Hercules") raised by Diocletian (284-305). The nickname of the Legion is from his co-emperor Maximian who called himself Herculius, 'the man like Hercules'.

The legion had originally been a limitanei unit and was responsible for the defense of the province Raetia. During the 4th Century, it was raised to comitatenses status. Tertia Herculea came under the command of Master Peditum and was part of the army of the Comes Illyrici, stationed with the Legio III Italica . It is mentioned in Julians' army for the Sassanid campaign. the Legions symbol is quite possibly Hercules.


The figures are again Crusader Miniatures, the shields are again hand painted and were a pain in the A! Only four more units to go and I am finished my Romans!


Cheers 
Matt
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5 comments:

  1. Ray RousellFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:00 AM

    Beautiful looking figures!

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  2. CyrusFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Great stuff Matt, you're get good at the hand painted shields!

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  3. Ubique MattFebruary 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    Great paintjob, especially on those shields.

    Regards,
    Matt

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  4. PhilFebruary 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Great looking figures, and wonderful hand painted shields!
    Phil.

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  5. TartyFebruary 18, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Very nice mate, looking forward to seeing all of this army on the table.

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