“There once was a dream that was Remas”
In times long passed, the Reman empire stretched across the southern lands of man.
Long since, it has fallen but there are Tileans who believe that lands once lost, could be conquered again for the glory of Remas.
Eyes are fixed on the border princes, long lost to barbarians, greenskins and pretenders. The horsemen of Tilea set sail from the Republic of Remas, south along the Tilean coast and along the Black Gulf. Reconquest, in the name of Remas!
This blog will serve as a repository of images of my growing late Roman /early Byzantine force.
Yes I already have a sizeable Roman army! But these are from a much later period of history roughly analogous to the fall of the west and up to around Justinian’s Gothic Wars.
As with my other historical armies I have no doubt they will fight more goblins than visigoths. Therefore I’ve created a blurb above to explain who they are and what they are about.
My groups TOW campaign is on the border princes. So I’m creating a faction of Reman Republic soldiers attempting to conquer lands once lost to their ancient empire in the mould of Belasarius and co.
This late era of the Roman army was a much more cavalry inspired force than their early imperial ancestors with Hun mercenaries and eastern inspired cataphracts.
Therefore, rules wise, I will be using Bretonnia. The legionaries will be foot knights, the cataphtacts grail knights and the peasant archers will be…well peasant archers.
The only issue is I have an awesome model of an Orthodox priest. Not sure how he will feel about being called a damsel…
Painting wise - my earlier romans are very bright and colourful. Very much like “on parade.” My late romans will be much more grim and dark (“dark age” appropriate you might say?) Once again, streaking grime will be my friend.
(lighting ain’t great in these photos , but you get the idea)
