"Ptolemaic Infantry for Cleopatra Indiegogo" Topic

Here are some WIP images of a few of the 28mm Ptolemaic soldiers sculpted by David Soderquist that will be part of Dark Fables Legend of Cleopatra Indiegogo project. These soldiers are called thureophoroi and are equipped with flat oval shields. We will also be releasing some thorakites which have mail armour. Aside from Ptolemaic soldiers there should be a number of court personalities, slave girls, animals, mythological beasts and Cleopatra herself.
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Nice figures! I was just looking at what I would need for this army.

Those are quite fun looking… some armored ones would be cool too.

Very nice sculpts…looking forward to the rest of the line. It would be nice to have something else fight the Romans.

Thanks for sharing.

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I wonder if there are plans for Anthony's legionaries based in Egypt. Make for an interesting army.

Gone native, you mean? I heard a rumour. I had it from Pullo, who had it from the kitchen wench, who had it from one of Cleopatra's maids – so it must be true! ;-)

Here are a couple of the Ptolemaic thorakites with belted mail armour, they will have the same type of oval shields as the thureophoroi troops above. The mail armour used by Ptolemaic thorakites is identical to that used by the Romans and reflects the influence of Rome on the military institutions of the late Hellenistic period. I should also mention these are heroic 28s, so more 30-32mm in size. No Antonian legions planned at the moment, we might do some Gabiniani first but that would be after we get the Ptolemaic sets out.

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The minis are very nice, except the spear is a little "soft" and perhaps a bit short. Perhaps an open hand for a metal spear? I love the armoured swordsman.

Spears depicted on funeral stele from 2nd century BC Ptolemaic thureophoroi and thorakites are short compared to those carried by hoplites, about the height of a man with small spearheads – suggesting they were light spears meant for thrusting at close quarters or throwing

The Unsullied could have used those short spears for close quarter fighting, especially in Mereen.

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I have to agree with BigRedBat… the weakest link is the spears.

Looking forward to seeing this range. Sure there will something I use for camps etc.

"Spears depicted on funeral stele from 2nd century BC Ptolemaic thureophoroi and thorakites are short compared to those carried by hoplites, about the height of a man with small spearheads – suggesting they were light spears meant for thrusting at close quarters or throwing"

Perhaps so, but the stele with the armoured figure has the spearhead poking up above the level of his crest and looks as if the tip of the head is missing. link That would add around the height of the figure's head to the spear.

I suspect (based on Luke Ueda-Sarson's piece link ) that they used javelins when skirmishing and hoplite-length spears when in line of battle: "his usual weapon was the spear, though javelins could be used in its place, but both were not carried simultaneously." At least that's what mine do on the tabletop!