The Ancient War Game

Achaemenid actual Alexander ancient period ancient wargaming archers armed Asopus Assyrian Athenian barbarian battalion Battle of Plataea body armour Boeotian bronze Carthaginian casualties cataphracts certainly charge chariots combat command considerable course Darius defeated dice throw effect Egypt Egyptian elephants enemy engaged Eshnunna fact factor fighting flank force formation game figures games table Gauls Greece Greek army ground Hannibal hastati heavy cavalry heavy infantry helmet historical hoplites horse horse archers Horsetails important inflicted javelinmen javelins King later legionary legions light cavalry light infantry light troops long spear Macedonian manoeuvre Mardonius medium infantry military miniature missile morale MOUNT CITHAERON move movement Nervii operate organised Pausanias peltasts Persian army phalangite phalanx pilum player possibly ranks regiment Ridge river Roman army Rome rules Sambre sarissa shield side situation slingers soldier sort Spartans success sword tactics terrain triarii Tutub types unit Viromandui warband warfare warriors weapon weaponry