New: Persian King’s Chariot!

It’s good to be King. Largely because you aren’t saddle sore or worn out from all that running around the battlefield. No, a King should be driven around and this…
It’s good to be King. Largely because you aren’t saddle sore or worn out from all that running around the battlefield. No, a King should be driven around and this…
More Persian Light Cavalry? Well, kind of – we had to remake the moulds for these former Immortal Miniatures models so took the opportunity to enhance them. You can see…
We’ve been steadily rereleasing the Achaemenid Persian range we inherited when we bought Immortal Miniatures. With most it now available here are a couple of handy army deals to get…
Following on from his look at the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires last week, Vince Rospond now turns his attentions to the history of the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty. Organisation The Persian…
The Kushites are an ancient group of people, living on the fringes of the known world in modern day Sudan. The Greek name Aithiopians, does not relate them to the…
More exotic ancients to add to our Hail Caesar range this week – this time the start of our Kushites… The Kushites are an ancient group of people, living on…
Early Achaemenid armies would have employed cavalry in large numbers, its was said to have been its defining feature. Light cavalry would ride swift light horses found in abundance in the…
Saka was the name the Persians gave to all Scythian tribes. The Saka Haumavarga lived north west of Bactria, in modern day Uzbekistan. Although the Saka, and all of the steppe…
Saka was the name the Persians gave to all Skythian tribes. The Saka Haumavarga lived in the modern day region of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. These are a people on the…
Arguably the most famous and feared troops in the Persian army, the Immortals were the best troops the Persian army could field and only ever took to the field when…