The Roman legionaries, to the number of 10,000, formed the left wing resting on the river.
The Battle of Magnesia was the concluding battle of the Roman–Seleucid War, fought in 190 BC near Magnesia ad Sipylum on the plains of Lydia between Romans, led by the consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio and his brother, the famed general Scipio Africanus, with their ally Eumenes II of Pergamum, and the army of Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire. The Aitolians were the rabble rousers aiming at war against Rome and Antiochos - likely looking for allies in Greece or 'friends to push his political ends', unfortunately turned what had been a a 'cold war' of sorts - bull and bluster from both Rome and Syria - into a hot war which inevitably led to Magnesia. We like to try to stick to a single set of rules for a few weeks at the club. So Philip says, anyway. Magnesia phalanx I realised, today, that I forgot to blog the pictures of my pike phalanx, from Partizan back in August. Tonight he's playing a game with dice; he's in a mood to amuse himself.
The scenario description, including order of battle, etc., can be found by clicking here.The battle … He's lost his old fire, his courage. The Battle Of Magnesia. The ordering of the troops on either side was as follows. Now his tired, almost decrepit body will be his first concern. What if Antiochos Fontes. Cover the table with roses. The battle of Magnesia (cont'd) [31] Both marched out about the last watch, just before daylight. The Battle Of Magnesia Fought in 190 BC, Magnesia was the final battle of the Roman-Seleucid war, and was fought in Western Anatolia, which is in modern day Turkey.
Battle Report: The Battle of Magnesia: 190 BC. Battle of Magnesia; Part of War against Antiochus III: Date: December 190 BC: Location: Near Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia (modern Turkey): Result: Decisive Roman victory With a couple of members really just kicking off their armies it helps to give them something to keep the painting going. John D. Grainger, The Roman War of Antiochus the Great, 2002, Leiden-Boston Dexter Hoyos, Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and Politics in the Western Mediterranean, 247–183 BC, Routledge, 2005 Michael Taylor "The Attalid Victory at Magnesia on a Lost …
This lets everyone get use to the rules and the period and get into it, before we move off into something different. And the rest of his life he'll spend without worrying. Now everything was set for the big battle and the players rejoined at 11:30 AM … Here it is; most of my phalangites are drawn up, 32 ranks deep, 1048 strong, with elephants in the intervals, representing a section through the Seleucid phalanx at Magnesia. Hence this was the resulting terrain for the battle of Magnesia. The table was three and a half meters by 2 meters and we used 25mm miniatures with 1 MU = 40 mm = 4 cm. Battle Of Magnesia. The Battle of Magnesia, took place sometime at the end of 190 BC or at the beginning of 189 BC, at the confluence of the Phrygian and Hermus rivers on the Hyrcanian plain about 15km east of Magnesia and Lydia and 50 km east-northeast of Aegean city of Smyrna in Asia Minor. This battle was refought in 1998 by members of the Christchurch Wargaming Society at the Woolston Club using DBM rules..
The Battle of Magnesia was the concluding battle of the Roman–Seleucid War, fought in 190 BC near Magnesia ad Sipylum on the plains of Lydia between Romans, led by the consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio and his brother, the famed general Scipio Africanus, with their ally Eumenes II of Pergamum, and the army of Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire. The Aitolians were the rabble rousers aiming at war against Rome and Antiochos - likely looking for allies in Greece or 'friends to push his political ends', unfortunately turned what had been a a 'cold war' of sorts - bull and bluster from both Rome and Syria - into a hot war which inevitably led to Magnesia. We like to try to stick to a single set of rules for a few weeks at the club. So Philip says, anyway. Magnesia phalanx I realised, today, that I forgot to blog the pictures of my pike phalanx, from Partizan back in August. Tonight he's playing a game with dice; he's in a mood to amuse himself.
The scenario description, including order of battle, etc., can be found by clicking here.The battle … He's lost his old fire, his courage. The Battle Of Magnesia. The ordering of the troops on either side was as follows. Now his tired, almost decrepit body will be his first concern. What if Antiochos Fontes. Cover the table with roses. The battle of Magnesia (cont'd) [31] Both marched out about the last watch, just before daylight. The Battle Of Magnesia Fought in 190 BC, Magnesia was the final battle of the Roman-Seleucid war, and was fought in Western Anatolia, which is in modern day Turkey.
Battle Report: The Battle of Magnesia: 190 BC. Battle of Magnesia; Part of War against Antiochus III: Date: December 190 BC: Location: Near Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia (modern Turkey): Result: Decisive Roman victory With a couple of members really just kicking off their armies it helps to give them something to keep the painting going. John D. Grainger, The Roman War of Antiochus the Great, 2002, Leiden-Boston Dexter Hoyos, Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and Politics in the Western Mediterranean, 247–183 BC, Routledge, 2005 Michael Taylor "The Attalid Victory at Magnesia on a Lost …
This lets everyone get use to the rules and the period and get into it, before we move off into something different. And the rest of his life he'll spend without worrying. Now everything was set for the big battle and the players rejoined at 11:30 AM … Here it is; most of my phalangites are drawn up, 32 ranks deep, 1048 strong, with elephants in the intervals, representing a section through the Seleucid phalanx at Magnesia. Hence this was the resulting terrain for the battle of Magnesia. The table was three and a half meters by 2 meters and we used 25mm miniatures with 1 MU = 40 mm = 4 cm. Battle Of Magnesia. The Battle of Magnesia, took place sometime at the end of 190 BC or at the beginning of 189 BC, at the confluence of the Phrygian and Hermus rivers on the Hyrcanian plain about 15km east of Magnesia and Lydia and 50 km east-northeast of Aegean city of Smyrna in Asia Minor. This battle was refought in 1998 by members of the Christchurch Wargaming Society at the Woolston Club using DBM rules..