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Early Imperial Romans 25BC-197AD DBA II #56 In DBA the best things about being a Roman player is you can fight almost everybody including other Romans. The Early Imperial Roman (EIR) list covers some of the biggest names in Roman history Octavian, Nero, Vespasian, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius were all Emperors during this period. Shown is Tom Brake’s Early Imperial Roman army painted by club member Jeremy Shannon. Check out more of Jeremy’s work on the NWA Lord of the Rings pages. The figures are from the fantastic Corvus Belli range. |
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Above. Roman general and musicians. |
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A good ReadThe Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan (Osprey Publishing) Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome (Wargames Research Group) Nero’s Killing Machine by Stephen Dando-Collins Asterix the Legionary (Hodder-Dargaud) A good Watch for all Roman periodsSpartacus (1960) Kirk Douglas & Laurence Olivier Cleopatra (1963) Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Sophia Loren & Christopher Plummer Gladiator (2000) Russell Crowe & Joaquin Phoenix |
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Above. The Roman Empire. |
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Above. The backbone of the army. |
Above. Spanish slingers. |
Above. Numibian light horse. |
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Above. Roman auxilia. |
Above. Join the army they said. See the world they said. |
Above. Roman cavalry. |
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Above. It's there - in front of you. |
Above. Roman mounted general. |
Above. Crucifixion to the left, donkeys to the right. |
