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Ancient
Historical Gaming
with Military Miniatures during
the era of Alexander the Great
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Welcome to AncientBattles.Com.
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AncientBattles.com
is a place to find information on wargaming with
military miniatures and ancient military history, but
mostly the era of Alexander the Great, his enemies, and
the Successors of his empire, both the Early and Later
Successors.
Also included on the site
are tips on how to paint miniature soldiers by Jeff Jonas and others such as
Allen Curtis, and lots and lots of photos!
Unless
it is noted otherwise these miniatures are all painted
and
assembled by yours truly.
Photos copyright Jeff Jonas and Marcia Siggins Jonas
2020.
Enjoy the pictures, and
your games!
Thanks for all your support for this
website over the years.
Jeff Jonas
03/2020
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Agrianian peltasts
Alexander's elite killer commandos
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Greek hoplites in a series of photo essays:
Make
your own Spartan and Greek hoplite shield decals:
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Here
come the Spartans... models in 28mm.
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Hoplites
old and new in 28mm.
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And then there are elephants (TBD):
ElephantArchos the battle of
elephants
Ptolemaic
African elephants on the left (Relic) battle
Seleucid war elephants. (Aventine)
 Warhammer Alexander the Great
Philip
and the young Alexander scout the Greek battleline
at the battle of Chaeronea 338 BC
Alexander
the Great Clarifications &
Unofficial Errata
Alexander
the Great FAQ's
Alexander
the Great Materials & Links
Alexander the
Great & AoA in tournaments
A very old phalangite...
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An
amazing Alexander the Great 30mm+ figure from
Spain!
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The
Macedonian Army Gallery
The Xyston
The Rise of Ancient Macedon
The
Origins of Macedonian Tactics
Philip's
Conquest of Greece
Chaeronea
the Decisive Clash
Alexander's
Battles
Vendel
Macedonian Figure Sizes
Granicus
Gaugamela
Megalopolis
The Campaign and Battle of Issus
Alexander in India
Alexander's
Army in WAB
Orders
of Battle
Greek Armies
Gorgon Spartans
Heroes
of Ancient Greece
Greek Mercenary Army List
Painting Greek
Mercenaries
Scythians
and Nomads
Into
the Land of Bones, Alexander's
Afghanistan campaign
Scythians or
Skythians
Later
Achaemenid Persia
New Persians! Wargames Atlantic 28mm plastic figures
coming soon:
An AtG Persian army at Orcon
2011
Some Persian troops in photos
Darius III's War Chariot
Battlestandard
28mm Later Persian Miniatures
Kardakes or
Cardaces?
The Indian Army
Tom Lovell's fantastic National Geographic paintings
inspired it all!
Vince
Salvato's Indians (Simply
the finest!)
Indian Elephants
Tim
Haslam's Vendel Indians
Brand
NEW Aventine 28mm Indian elephant crews:
Thrace
and Illyria
Excellent Thracians with superb
cloaks:
http://wabcorner.blogspot.com/2014/03/thracians-crusader-minis-based.html
Thracians re enactors:
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/Thracian5.jpg
Later Thracian mercenaries fight for King Perseus of
Macedonia,
Relic, Newline Designs,
Crusader, and Old Glory 28mm
Successors
of Alexander
Thorakites
and Thureophoroi
Old Glory, A&A,
and Newline 28mm Thureophoroi ...
Don't
forget these models are good stuff!
28mm
Aetolian Javelinmen
A&A Aetolians,
famous Hellenistic Greek era skirmishers
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Galatian
Raiders
28mm Relic
Galatians
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How to paint an Elephant:
Seleucid
War Elephant 28mm
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AncientBattles.com topics
Historicon
Games & Tournaments
AtG
Imperial Meltdown 2004
OrcCon04
Kublacon04
Antigonid
WAB Macedonian Army
Alexander:
the movie
Battle Reports
Thunder
Down Under Successor battles in
Perth, Australia
Syrian Wars Part One
Successor Army Tests
Phalanx vs.
Legion in WAB
Ptolemaic
Successor Elephants
Bactrian Armies
Jim Clarke's Parthians
Joe
Derocher's Early Successors
1st Corps
Ptolemaic figures
Epirote
Army
Tony Edwards
makes an excellent Pyrrhic presentation!
Epirote Army
List
Includes
AB files by Richard Evers
The
Battle of Heraclea
Epirote vs. Rome
battle scenario
Pyrrhus in
Sicily
Vendel 28mm Epirote elephant
The Army of
Antigonos 1st (Monopthalmos)
a 1500-2000 WAB
Illustrated army list circa 2001
Aventine 28mm tent banner of Eumenes'
Cult of Alexander 317 BC.
Hydaspes Photo Slide Show
Jeff and Marcia's Photos
I'm very proud of my work on the Slingshot Battle of Hydaspes
Gameday issue 297.
I was especially honored to be featured alongside my
mentor and idol Duncan Head.
Who has inspired me all these years of miniature
collection and gaming this era.
It was a great collaboration.
I must say it is such a privilege, and great fortune to be part
of such a group:
- Alexander's Army at the Hydaspes, by
Duncan Head
- The Ancient Indian Army of Poros, by
Jeff Jonas
- Commands & Colors on the Tabletop
(2) by Steven Neate
- Emperors, Elephants and Electronic
Discussions, by David Kay
- The Elephant in the Room, by Mark Fry
- An Anglo-Irish Urban Militia, by Mick
Hession
- When Caesar's Away, the Gauls Will
Play, by Chris Hahn
- The Classical Indian Archer, by Richard
Lockwood
Marcia photographed the Slingshot magazine
cover shot of Poros.
Figures by Newline Designs and 1st Corps.
Credit where credit is due. My lovely
wife stands by me in all I do.
She shoots to the good photos and makes it all cool!
I'm lucky to have such a loving and lovely partner.
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New things:
Wargames,
Soldiers, and Strategy #109. More to come soon.
War Elephants 28mm in plastic: Two variants.
Victrix LTD's super cool plastic 28mm war elephant
arrives!
See
the Carthaginian version above, or the Ptolemaic below.
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War
elephants part one
War
elephants part two
War
elephants part three reference
Galatians Invade
Macedonia 279 BC
New photos from the recent WSS article
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Antiochus
IV by Aventine
Seleucid
King Antiochus IV and his Galatian bodyguards.
28mm Command set by
Aventine
Miniatures.
Scythed chariots are so Seleucid
Seleucid
Scythed Chariot. 28mm Gripping Beast
Review on TMP
Available at Gripping Beast
Relic Miniatures Scythed Chariot
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Elephant
Raphia
rampage!
28mm
Relic Miniatures super new resin Seleucid war
elephant
alongside Aventine's and Polemarch's fine
models.
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See
the "Cage Match of Empires" at:
WS&S
91 217 BC - The ancient world at war
Relevant to WSS issue 91:
June
217 BC Ptolemy IV vs. Antiochus III
Relic Miniature's award winning
Antiochus III in 29mm
Antiochus III and Ptolemy
IV side by side
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New Antiochus
III by Relic Miniatures LTD
Can
also be constructed as Seleucus Nicator.
(Figures
painted by Relic Miniatures)
Ancient Syrian Wars, get the
latest campaign news
(with apologies to the people
of Syria on all sides suffering
the worst kind of war. War without end).
28mm Aventine Macedonian Commander
Latest
Ancient Syrian Wars report
(a few years back)
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Miniatures
Game Rules
Rick
Priestley's Hail Caesar is a great game set for
Alexander's battles
Hail
Caesar review:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97377/hail-caesar
 
New rules sets of interest to
the Alexandrian gamer
To
The Strongest review:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169926/strongest/ratings?pageid=1&rating=9
Swordpoint
reviews:
http://www.wargamesillustrated.net/swordpoint-ancient-and-medieval-wargames-rules-2/
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/wssblog/swordpoint/
Warhammer
Ancient Battles
The Game that started this website
Discussion
Topics:
WAB rides again 2017?
Spartan Drill
War Machines
Fall of the West Notes
Jervis Johnson's WAB Errata
WAB: army ideas for new players
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BoardGameGeek
Review of WAB
Link is dead,
but WAB lives on here!
(The olden days)
New Figures on the
Block
Jeff Jonas Miniatures
Page
Painting Ideas
The Norton
Testudo
Links
Guest Page
Site Map
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Memorials:
Barbara
Jonas memorial page
The late,
and missed,
Allen
Curtis talks about projects on AncientBattles.com
Samuel Unitt
and the soldiers
of the CEF World War One
Dan
Green
Veteran of Patton's Third Army
Heine Baekkelund
wargamer and friend
Rick
Johnson
An inspired person and a inspiring
talent.
Macedonian
soldiers from the Agios
Athanasios Tumulus.
They wear painted helmets and carry colored shields embossed
with geometric patterns known as Macedonian stars and
crescents.
Leonidas in 60mm by Conte from the toy
rack at Brookhurst Hobbies.
Darius III and his retinue occupy a
favored space in my miniature cabinet!
Aventine 28mm
Ptolemaic Banner on the left.
On the right, a 28mm Vendel miniature in Seleucid styling.
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