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The Late Romans

350-400 AD
 
EASTERN ARMIES
 
A Late Roman army can be chosen from either the eastern or western list. In an eastern army the
 
number of Catafractarii and Clibanarii units may not exceed half the total number of cavalry fielded.
The number of Balistarii units is limited to a maximum of 1 per 1000pts as noted, but cannot exceed 2
LATE
in ROMAN
total regardless of armyLIST
size.

 
Troop Type Attack Range Hits Armour Cmnd Unit Min/ Points Notes

Size Max

Veterans Infantry 4 - 3 5+ - 3 -/1 75 *1

Legiones & Auxilia Infantry 3 - 3 5+ - 3 6/- 65 *1
Palatina
Sagittarii Infantry 2 30 3 6+ - 3 -/6 50  
Skirmishers Infantry 1 15 3 - - 3 -/4 30 *2
Scholae Cavalry 3 - 3 5+ - 3 -/1 110 *3
Catafractarii & Cavalry 3 - 3 4+ - 3 -/3see 125 *3, 4
Clibanarii above
Equites Cavalry 3 - 3 5+ - 3 1/4 80  
Equites Dalmatia Cavalry 1 15 3 - - 3 -/2 40 *2
Equites Sagittarii Cavalry 1 30 3 - - 3 -/2 60 *2
Balistarii Artillery 1 40 3 - - 2 -/1see 50 *5
above
General General +2 - - - 9 1 1 125  
Leader Leader +1 - - - 8 1 -/2 80  
WESTERN ARMIES

A Late Roman army can be chosen from either the eastern or western list. In a western army note that
only a single Catafractarii/Clibanarii unit can be fielded regardless of army size, and only a single
Balistarii unit can be fielded regardless of army size.

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Veterans Infantry 4 - 3 5+ - 3 -/1 75 *1
Legiones & Auxilia Infantry 3 - 3 5+ - 3 6/- 65 *1
Palatina
Sagittarii Infantry 2 30 3 6+ - 3 -/1 50  
Pseudocomitatenses Infantry 3 - 3 6+ - 3 -/6 45  
Skirmishers Infantry 1 15 3 - - 3 -/4 30 *2
Foederati Infantry 3 - 3 6+ - 3 -/4 45 *6
Scholae Cavalry 3 - 3 5+ - 3 -/1 110 *3
Catafractarii & Cavalry 3 - 3 4+ - 3 -/1max 125 *3, 4
Clibanarii
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Equites Cavalry 3 - 3 5+ - 3 1/4 80  

Equites Dalmatia Cavalry 1 15 3 - - 3 -/2 40 *2
 Equites Sagittarii Cavalry 1 30 3 - - 3 -/1 60 *2
Balistarii Artillery 1 40 3 - - 2 -/1max 50 *5
 General General +2 - - - 9 1 1 125  
Leader
  Leader +1 - - - 8 1 -/2 80  
OPTION
 
Late Roman armies can include the following option.
 
Portents Re-roll General’s Command 1 10 *7
 

SPECIAL RULES

*1             Shieldwall
*2             Skirmish
*3             Shock
*4             Slow
*5             Light Artillery
*6             Warband
*7             Portents

Veterans. Veterans are the best and most experienced of the Roman infantry units – essentially elite
troops armed and equipped as described below.

Legiones & Auxilia Palatina These are the standard Roman infantrymen with long sword, spear,
shield and – usually – with mail armour as well. They could also have darts or javelins to throw at
relatively short ranges.

Pseudocomitatenses. Limitianei troops transferred into the field armies—such troops are recorded in
the Notitia.

Foederati. Towards the end of the  C4th the western armies suffered two heavy defeats in civil wars
and in the second Franks (etc) were recruited in significant numbers. It is likely this was the start of the
use of relatively unassimilated barbarians. The eastern armies do not seem to have done this.

Sagittarii . Bow armed units  - according to Vegetius such units were armoured and they probably
carried shield as patterns for archer units are included in the Notitia Dignitatum—as such they have
been categorised as ‘heavy’ with a pip of armour.

Skirmishers. Infantry units fighting as skirmishers – with long sword, shield and javelins or,
alternatively, with bows.

Mounted Skirmishers. These include units equipped with shields and javelins known as Illyrian
cavalry, and units of horse archers .

Scholae. These are the very best of the heavy cavalry units and have been made available in limited
numbers to reflect this. Otherwise they are equipped as for other Equites.

Equites. These are the standard cavalry units – they go by different names such as Scutarii and
Promoti, but are all equipped in the same way with long sword, shield, armour, and spears.

Cataphracts & Clibanarii. These are the heaviest cavalry, well armoured and riding armoured horses,
and armed with long lances (kontos).

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Equites Dalmatia. These are skirmishing cavalry armed with javelins and the category includes all
such types regardless of origin

Equites Sagittarii. These are dedicated horse archer units.

Balistarii. Light artillery pieces—dart throwing machines and their crews.

Portents. The player can take the portents before the battle. This allows the General to re-roll one
failed Command roll once during the battle. Take the Command test again—if successful the order is
issued and the General can continue giving orders if you wish.

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