Imagine-Ancients

I referred in my previous post to the Bathelas Campaign being organised by Henry Hyde.
Henry is basing this on the sort of campaigns fought in the past by Tony Bath, using ancient armies ranging anything from 3000BC to 1500AD. It means participants can paint any figures from the broad ancients-medieval era, and it will get fitted in. In true old school style, all protagonists create a country name and so on, and the umpire will run the campaign. Henry has done a very fine job of creating a map and there are about 10 or so players building up forces.
I'm referring to this as Imagine-Ancients gaming.

My own army is that of the fictional state of Macadamia... a sort of Alexandrian Successor style force (don't worry, the pun about them all being 'nuts' has already been done!)

I've just completed this unit of Greek-ish (Thesalian style, but not quite) cavalry.

This adds to the force which had lain dormant for a couple of years, and brings it along nicely.

Here is the army so far...

And the commander, Philipolytas The Great, plus Army Standard Bearer.





I need to add another phalangite (pike) unit (at least) and an elephant is also in the offing.
I'm likely to add some Thracians, plus some Cretan archers aswell at some point, and some Macedonian light cavalry (Prodromoi). and so it goes on...

It makes a change from horse and musket figures, and sometimes a change is as good as a rest!