MIDDLE IMPERIAL ROMAN

193 – 324 A.D.

Army Type
No
Cost
Description-Remarks

Reg Cv O (S), Shk/Msl [Jav], (Dmt)[1]

1

18 (28)

C-in-C (BIF 0-2; Demor. -2)

Reg Cv O (S), Shk/Msl [Jav], (Dmt)

1-2

18 (28)

Sub General (BIF 0-2; Demor. -2)

 

 

 

 

Mounted [2]

 

 

 

Reg Cv O, Shk/Msl [Jav], (Dmt)

24

9 (11)

Equites alares

     or Reg LH O (S), Msl/Shk [Jav], (Dmt)

16

8 (13)

Equites Illyricani  (after 259)

     or Reg LH O (S), Msl [Bow]

8

6 (9)

Equites sagittarii

     or Reg Cv O, Shk [L], (Dmt)[3]

4

9

Equites catafractarii

Reg Cat O, Shk

4

13

Equites clibanarii (after 227 East-307 West)

Irr LH O (S), Msl/Shk [Jav]

6

8 (11)

Moorish horse (until 259)

     or Reg LH O (S), Msl/Shk [Jav]

6

8 (11)

Equites Illyricani  (after 259)

Irr Kn O, F, (Pro1), Shk/Msl [Bow]

8

14 (17)

Sarmatians (296 – 298 East)

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

Up to 8 Legions each with:

 

 

 

Reg Sw O, (Pro2), (U), H, Shk/Msl [Pilum]

15

8 (14) [4]

Legions [5]

Reg Sw O (S), F, Pro2, H, Shk/Msl [Jav]

4

13 (16)

Lanciarii

Reg Plt O, (Pro2), (U), (H), Shk/Msl [Jav]

36

6 (11)

Auxiliary cohortes

Reg Bow O, (Pro1), H, Msl [Bow]

12

7 (10)

Auxiliary archers

     or Reg Sk O, (Pro1), H, Msl [Bow]

16

4 (7)

Auxiliary archers

Reg Plt O, (Pro1), (U), H, Shk/Msl [Jav]

6

6 (10)

Marines

 

 

 

 

Western armies

 

 

 

FRANKISH ALLIES  (286 – 296)

 

 

 

Irr Bb O (S), (F), Shk/Msl [Jav] (Mtd)

1

10 (18)

Ally General (; 0-1; Demor. -3) (reliable)

     or Irr Cv O (S), Shk/Msl [Jav], (Dmt)

1

16 (26)

 

Irr Bb O (S), (F), Shk/Msl [Jav]

30

5 (7)

Warbands

 

 

 

 


 

Eastern armies

 

 

 

Reg LCm O, Msl [Bow]

4

6

Camel scouts

Irr Sk O, Msl [Sling]

8

3

Slingers

Irr LH O (I), Msl [Bow]

8

6 (5)

Border light horse

Irr FKn O, F, Shk

6

7

Palestinian clubmen (in 272 vs. Palmyrans)

 

 

 

 

arab ALLIES 

 

 

 

Irr Cv O, Shk [L]

1

16

Arab Ally (0-1; Demor. -4) (unreliable)

Irr Cv O, Shk [L]

1

8

Arab cavalry

Irr LH O, Shk [L]

2

9

Bedouin cavalry

Irr Plt O, Shk/Msl [Jav]

16

5

Yemeni warriors

     or Irr Sw O (I), F, Shk

All

4 (5)

Arab warriors

Irr Sk O, Msl [Bow]

4

3

Skirmishers

Irr LCm I, Msl [Bow]

2

5

Camel scouts

 

 

 

 

armenian ALLIES  (296 – 298)

 

 

 

Irr Cat O, Shk

1

24

Ally General (0-1; Demor -3) (reliable)

Irr Cat O, Shk

4

12

Cataphracts

Irr LH O, Msl/Shk [Bow]

6

8

Horse archers

Irr Bw O, Msl [Bow]

4

4

Archers

     or Irr Sk O, Msl [Bow]

6

3

Light archers

Irr Plt O, Shk/Msl [Jav]

6

4

Infantry

 

 

 

 

GOTHIC ALLIES (324)

 

 

 

Irr Bb S, Shk/Msl [Jav], (Mtd)

1

14 (18)

Ally General (0-1; Demor –3) (reliable)

     or Irr Kn O (S), F, Shk

1

24 (28)

Ally General

Irr Kn O (S), F, Shk

1

12 (14)

Bodyguard if General is Kn

Irr Bb O (S), Shk/Msl [Jav]

36

5 (7)

Warbands

 

 

 

 

ARTILLERY [6]

 

 

 

Reg WE, (Pro1), Medium, Msl

4

20 (26)

Low trajectory

Reg WE, (Pro1), Light, Msl

6

18 (24)

Low trajectory

       or  Reg WE, F, (Pro1), Light, Msl

4

20 (26)

Low trajectory, mobile

 

 

 

 

Camp – Baggage

 

 

 

Fortified with ditch and palisade

2 per Command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



[1] Roman cavalry can dismount as Reg Sw F, (Pro), H, Shk/Msl [Jav] of similar class, grade etc.

[2] Mounted units fought in units of 2 to 6 elements.

[3] Equites catafractarii can dismount as Reg Sp F, (Pro), H, Shk of similar class, grade etc.

[4] Professional Legionnaire cohorts may remove their unformed marker at the beginning of a round, by expending 2 CoPs, even when in contact with an enemy, only if  their numbers are intact (i.e. have not lost any element). This is an optional advantage and costs an additional point per element.

[5] Legions in HOPLON are best organized into 8 two-element cohorts, plus one three-element cohort. This total would then represent a (rare) full strength legion. The average strength of a legion in the field would be 6 two-element cohorts plus one of three-elements, totaling 15 elements. A unit for HOPLON can be either a cohort of 2 or 3 elements or a manipulus of 4 elements. Legions are not necessarily entirely Pro or non. In many cases, legions were brought up to strength with raw recruits.

[6] Up to 1 Medium per Pro Legion and up to 1 Light per any Legion.

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