We’re heading back to the dawn of civilisation with a look at the early Sumerian city-states who dominated Mesopotamia and the Middle East! Around 2500 BC written records were starting to be used for recording historical events in enough detail for us to use them to reconstruct battles. Some of the earliest records concern the…
View in Store Early Libyan chariot Contains: 1 metal chariot 2 metal crew View in Store
We’re diving back into the Age of Bronze this week, as the armies of Pharoh Amunhotep II cross the Orontes to do battle with fearsome Mitanni charioteers! “His Majesty raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sun’s glare and spotted a band of Asiatic horsemen galloping towards him…” This is an encounter between…
This week, we’re looking at one of the unique scenarios featured in the Bronze Age supplement for Hail Caesar! This is a skirmish battle between chariot warriors, focusing on the chariots themselves. Homer, author of the Iliad, regarded the Trojan War as marking the end of the Bronze Age. It also ended the ‘heroic age’…
The chariot brought unprecedented mobility to the Bronze Age battlefield, revolutionising warfare in the Near East! Chariot Units The basic chariot unit was the chariot team itself consisting of the chariot, the span of horses, the charioteer who drove the vehicle, the chariot warrior, and one or more chariot runners who were supporting light infantry….
A new era dawns in the ancient middle east. Civilizations will rise and fall as bronze weapons and armour change the face of warfare. The Age of Bronze has begun! This is an age of myth and heroes – where real history and campfire tale intertwine to create fantastic stories that seem implausible to the…
View in Store For two thousand years; from 3000 BC to 1000 BC, warriors fought battles with weapons of bronze. This gleaming red-gold metal is an alloy of copper and tin. The warrior nobles rode into battle in chariots and were clad in bronze armour. Their followers gripped bronze thrusting spears, battle-axes and slashing swords….
Utilising hit and run tactics, the new Early Egyptian and Nubian Javelinmen are ready to launch their next barrage. Early Egyptian Javelinmen View in Store With little to no armour, the Egyptian javelinmen will act as scouts, harass and launch short ranged barrages before re-positioning and launching another salvo. View in Store Early Nubian Javelinmen…
Cutting Edge Miniatures bring your late Bronze age armies to life with two new Sea People warrior packs: Sea People, Armoured Warriors I These Warriors have helmets with reed or feather tops typical of the Peleset or Denyen but can of course be used for any of the other Sea People tribes for which we…
A new set of figures arrives from Cutting Edge allowing you to field armies of the Later Minoans, Mycenaeans, and other Aegean city-states such as the famous Troy in western Anatolia. The Minoans were named by the archaeologist, Sir Arthur Evans, after the legendary King Minos of the maze and which he associated with the…
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