Seleucid light troops are not as good quality as some. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of. Seleucid officer of the royal guard middle 3rd century b. The seleucid empire 31263 bce was the vast political entity established by seleucus i nicator victor or unconquered, l. I bought it to make up the ii19b list, and just never got round to painting it. Werlin in modern judaism, the holiday of chanukah celebrates the victorious revolt of the jews against the seleucid greeks in 167164 bce before the common era bc. Antiochus aggressive hellenizing or dejudaizing activities provoked a full scale.
The respective time periods of 320280bc, 279205bc, 204167bc and 16683bc puts them in a position to fight several of the armies from my greek city states collection, the romans and even the spartans or thracians. This short description will, i hope, explain a few aspects of the rule book and be useful for those that are new. I have a standard army composition for all of my pikehoplite based campaigns, although its a little different for egypt and the selucids. Each army gets all of its starting forces, commanded by the general at the top of its list. Early successors including a number of variants listed below deal with the leaders who fought over alexanders former empire 323272 bc macedonian early successor army royalist perdikkan. Mar 21, 2019 the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. It is ramadan and july, so we do not disturb the farmers snoozing through the heat and hunger of the early afternoon for a guide. The game tells you a seleucid campaign will have a normal difficulty level when it starts out so i fired up a very hard campaign. Da civilian and contractor is a discoverer and user of positive sustain and negative improve or. Seleucid army, emerged after the breakup of the empire of alexander the great. In this episode angus is joined by josho brouwers, mark mccaffery and marc desantis. To assist leaders in conducting and recording counseling data pertaining to subordinates.
For those guys i usually go with 4 pikes, 6 swordsman, 3 ballista, cavalry gneeral, 2 elephants, 2 units of archers, and 2 units of cavalry. Act is an army portal that significantly changes the way training, education and experiential learning support is provided to the army. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states that emerged after the death of alexander the great. After the death of alexander, seleucus was nominated as the satrap of babylon in 320 bce. When a force is first mustered it is named, given a unique emblem and, from that point on, creates its own legacy through its actions in the field. I expected a bit of a challenge but i got absolutely crushed, every single nation which bordered me decided to declare war, the only 2 nations which didnt were media and sardes. Seleucid definition is a member of a greek dynasty ruling syria and at various times other asian territories from 312 b.
The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states. Steam workshop seleucid roster for radious total war. The road to mount karasis peters out in a lemon orchard. Id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. Barkochvas work is the only modern work to examine the seleucid army in its entirety, including its early period early seleucid defined in this paper as ca. The latest technologies high quality electronic pubs and forms view u.
Download file pdf fillable army da form imt wf1 fillable army da form imt wf1. Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire vastly expanded by alexander the great. Daniel his sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the. The army of antiochus iii seleucus was an officer of alexander the great, commander of the elite infantry corps in the macedonian army, the shieldbearers hypaspistai, later known as the silvershields. This army list below is the second part of a large successor project for this year and again i would welcome knowledgable advice on its composition and possible expansion. For the ptolemaic army, all we have is a mail shirt worn on one of the seventeen sidon stelae, a low. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
The first part of the book discusses the numerical strength of the armies, their sources of manpower, the contingents of the regular army, their equipment and historical development, the chain of command, training and discipline. The seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. Achaios, the son of andromachos, was a kinsman and general of seleukos iii keraunos and antiochos iii megas. The only two modern works specifically devoted to a study of the seleucid army are those of bezalel barkochva 1979 and nick sekunda 1994.
Im having a blast with this faction, it has a very nice unit roster. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies bezalel barkochva on. The seleucid army montvert publications now defunct, online copy. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1. Today we refer to these events as the maccabean revolt, named after the jewish leader, judah maccabee. The early seleucid rulers implemented policies to encourage a homogeneous empire which blended hellenistic cultural values with those of the near east. Jul 31, 2015 the battle at gabiene in 316 took place much earlier in the year than anyone expected. True to my chaotic and apparently random painting tradition, i have started another army. The seleucid empire was a hellenistic state ruled by the seleucid dynasty which existed from. The army is designed to cover all four seleucid lists from ii19a to ii19d. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of augustus. Neither army had a significant number of greeks fighting either as allies or as mercenaries.
A fairly textbook hellenistic selucid army, with a few of all the toys the army can offer. With this submod seleucid faction is more varied, more impressive and a more historical. Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums. With his huge army he aimed to establish the seleucid empire as the. Well, after finishing a roman campaign about a month ago, i started a new one with the seleucid last week.
The army became institutional and geared towards defense, aiming. Antigonuss army of 38,600 had 9,300 macedonians, or 24 percent. Some traditions are unique to certain factions, affecting aspects of both battles. For one, antiochus iii attacked roman allies in greece and asia minor and in the war that followed were defeated and had crippling peace terms. While the discipline of the seleucid army in a strict military sense was dealt with for. A seleucid war elephant is flanked by a galatian mercenary in the silvered mask and a idumean infantryman. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states that emerged after the death of alexander the great as with the other major hellenistic armies, the seleucid army fought primarily in the grecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1 seleucid army by nick sekunda and angus mcbride illustrator. For example one really does not need to know that a skirmisher slinger in his seleucid army is a trallian goat herder, or idumenaean goat header, or a goat herder from the taurus mountains.
The seleucid army has the largest army, and has the best cavalry, eventually developing cataphracts to support the phalanx. The battle at gabiene in 316 took place much earlier in the year than anyone expected. However, the king of armenia, tigranes the great, invaded and took control of syria in 83 bce. For the seleucid army, its use is attested only in i maccabees 6. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. He believed that a sudden march direct for eumenes through difficult desert terrain in the dead of winter would catch eumenes by surprise and without most of his troops. Place a marker for each army on the movement track. The systematic compilation of all individuals recorded with an ethnic in hellenistic egypt by lada in 2002 allows for new assessments and adjustments to the. The jewish revolts against the seleucid and roman empires, 166 bc73 ad a monograph by ltc william t. As the seleucid army was reducing the ptolemaic garrisons of syrian cities, ptolemy proposed a four month truce. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns by bezalel barkochva and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
As with the other major hellenistic armies, the seleucid army fought primarily in the grecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. The seleucid kingdom, now confined to syria, was beset by recurrent civil wars. According to the sources, eumenes had 44,300 men, of whom only 7,800 were macedonian, roughly 18 percent. It describes the military reforms that took place between the 220s and 160s bce in response to external and. Oct 18, 20 id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign.
The ptolemaic army under ptolemy vi philometor nick sekunda, angus mcbride, ed org on. Seleucid officer of the royal guard koryvantes association. Late seleucid army king antiochus the great with army standard bearer cavalry 8 x companion cavalry half barding 10 x agema seleucid cataphracts full barding. The seleucid army organization and tactics in the great. But, taking into account you can maintain others to start reading, it will. Such as its weakness that it was largely ignored by both sides in the long wars between the romans and mithridates of pontus 8865 bce. Mar 29, 2012 this is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. Army medical departments headquarters organizations, which are the office of the army surgeon general and u. Nov 23, 2014 the seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. Wab successors overview army lists and guidance for the successors the successor of alexander the great wab supplement covers the following armies. Bronze coins of side pamphylia in the southern levant the numismatic chronicle 177.
The dod blanket routine uses set forth at the beginning of the army s compilation of systems or records notices also apply to this system. Ive played a bit as macedon, usually have about 56 pikes per army, then some flanking infantry hoplitesthureos spears and swords, cav and skirmishers usually try to go for a mix of slingsarchers and peltasts, but the seleucid s syrian heavy archers look pretty good so id probably go mostly with them and just 12 peltasts for close up. Army da administrative publications and forms by the army publishing directorate apd. Seleucus, who eventually acquired the epithet nicator was not a prime. Lada, ptolemaic papyrological records indicate a strong male bias in the. This army list covers seleucid forces from the end of alexanders funeral games to the abolition of the dynasty by pompey. Oct 22, 2019 the seleucid empire began to crumble after 100 bce and was finally toppled by rome through the efforts of its general pompey the great l. This essay discusses the recruitment and payment of soldiers, as well as the ethnic composition, organization, and training of the ptolemaic army, through the examination of papyri, of inscriptions, and of polybius account of the ptolemaic victory against the seleucids at raphia. Army school of advanced military studies united states army command and general staff college fort leavenworth, kansas ay 0405 approved for public release. Army programs integration and dissemination of lessons learned headquarters united states army recruiting command 7 3rd avenue fort knox, kentucky 401212725.
The seleucid army organization and tacfics in the great campaigns bezalel barkochva senior lecturer in hellenistic and ancient jewish history telaviv university. A lot of gold was spread around to recruit and train these men to meet the experienced seleucid army on an equal footing. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies at. With his huge army he aimed to establish the seleucid empire as the foremost power. A brutal climb up goat trails and dry streambedsan unsigned path long since mislaidabruptly comes to a wall. Army publishing directorate army publishing directorate.
This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. However, there are still many people who along with dont past reading. The second part reconstructs the great campaigns in order to examine. I ordered a pack of elephants and cataphracts from old glory to see how they compare. Act integrates data from existing army systems into one easy to use and customized portal simplifying the career management process for the army user. Seleucid empire, founded in 312311 bce by seleucus i nicator, formerly a general in the army of alexander the great. Spyridon bakas the army of alexander was an army made for campaigns, conquests and dedicated to the purpose of continuous expansion.
But the successors armies like the seleucid army had a different mission. What is this latest version about and what will it deliver. More seleucids against ptolemies warhammer ancients battles armies of antiquity version two. History of macedonia the ancient kingdom of greece jose daniel cabrera pena, macedonian war elephants a wee bit larger than they would have been in real life, but still an amazing illustration. Jul 31, 2015 the two macedonian armies fighting at parataikene had far different ratios. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, rolf strootman and others published seleucid empire find, read and cite all the research you. It is intended for interested members of the public, news media and army medical department beneficiaries. Army programs integration and dissemination of lessons. Antigonus realized that eumenes army was scattered around the province. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for seleucid army 44 found 91 total alternate case. Rushing a tier 3 barracks and making an entire legion of royal peltasts will slaughter any army for.
Coordinating the pike, elephants and lance armed cavalry is a challenge as the combination of mounted and foot shock troops will prevent enemy shock foot from charging uncontrollably. May 08, 2015 in this episode angus is joined by josho brouwers, mark mccaffery and marc desantis. He is best known for his rebellion against antiochos iii, which allowed him to become. Parthian campaign of demetrius ii nicator, 1469 bce then 1296 bce. Cambridge core ancient history the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva. The obedience of the seleucid army was especially in danger in times of wars. Phalerum was said to have written a twobook tactical manual diog. Adopting the titles king of asia and great king, the macedonian rulers of the seleucid dynasty laid claim to the territory of the former achaemenid empire during the hellenistic period.
This enables the development of traditions that have positive effects in the same way that skills benefit the characters that have them. Which cavalry, which archers, which swordsmen and which hoplites should i recruit. When alexander died, he left no certain successor to his kingdom but, allegedly, claimed it should go to the strongest. Seleucids units reskined without adding new for a maximum compatibility with other mods and overhauls. Certainly the price is hard to beat as if you belong to the old glory army you get 40% off the regular price. Seleucus, who eventually acquired the epithet nicator was not a.