The Republican Roman Army

During this era, Rome, and others of the Latin League, clashed with foreign powers, and not always successfully. In 390 BC the Gauls from Gallia Cisalpina (modern Po Valley) under the leadership of Brennus, defeated the Roman legions and sacked Rome itself, requiring a huge ransom to avoid completely destroying the city. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC. They are known as the Punic Wars because the Latin term for Carthaginian was Punici. By the end of the third war, after more than a hundred years and the deaths of many hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides, Rome had conquered Carthage's empire and razed the city, becoming the most powerful state of the Western Mediterranean. With the end of the Macedonian wars — which ran concurrently with the Punic wars — and the defeat of the Seleucid King Antiochus III the Great, Rome emerged as the dominant Mediterranean power and the most powerful city in the classical world. In the Late Republic after the reforms of Marius, the traditional Hastatii, Triarii and Principes were concertina'ed int one gladius wielding troop class, making life easier particularly for those who buy figures from Old Glory in their bags of 50.

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Useful Wargamers Republican Roman Army Links

The DBA sites Polybian Army Primer

Nice 15mm E Romans

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A list of Republican battles

Some nicely painted 28mm Romans from the Lonely Gamers Blog

Some wonderful 15mm Old Glory Marian Romans

Wikipedia's gateway page on the Republican Roman Military

A useful Roman timeline on the Legion XXIV Re-enactment site

Nice 28mm Caesarian Roman Command

Marian legionaries from the same source

1000 AP Army List

Republican Roman (3 generals)
6 Superior Drilled Armoured Impact Foot Skilled Swordsmen		Legions
6 Superior Drilled Armoured Impact Foot Skilled Swordsmen		Legions
6 Superior Drilled Armoured Impact Foot Skilled Swordsmen		Legions
4 Superior Armoured Undrilled JLS Sword Cavalry		Roman Cavalry
4 Undrilled Unprotected Light Horse JLS Average		Spanish ?
6 Protected Light Infantry JLS Average		Velites
6 Undrilled Protected Average Medium Foot w/ Hvy Weapon		Thracians
6 Undrilled Protected Average Medium Foot w/ Hvy Weapon		Thracians
6 Protected Light Infantry JLS Average		Velites
4 Undrilled Unprotected Light Horse JLS Average		Generic LH
4 Undrilled Armoured Superior Cavalry JLS Swordsman		Gallic or Spanish?
4 undrilled unprotected Light Infantry Bow, Superior		Generic LF
6 Superior Drilled Armoured Impact Foot Skilled Swordsmen		Legions
6 Superior Drilled Armoured Impact Foot Skilled Swordsmen		Legions
6 Superior Drilled Armoured Impact Foot Skilled Swordsmen		Legions

Additional Lists

• another 1000 AP FoG List for Later Republicans  
• an 800 AP Late Republican List
• an 800 AP Middle Roman FoG List
• an 800 AP Middle Roman FoG List

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