12-22-2012, 05:32 PM
Beyond the figures already mentioned as recognisable from Osprey and Peter Connolly, there are one or two others which jump out as noteworthy.
On page 188, Constantine's sword looks a little surprising, but it is in fact based on the 1998 statue in York (this figure is captioned):
http://www.yorkcivictrust.co.uk/?idno=708
In the statue, the sword handle has been deliberately made to look like a cross, so is artistic licence, and while the sculptor did some research, the statue is intended to be a piece of civic art and not a didactic reconstruction of a Roman emperor in military dress so it seems an odd basis for the plate.
Vercingetorix on page 115 is based on the Napoleon III-era statue at Alise-Sainte-Reine, which explains his cuirass:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alise-Sainte-Reine
The statue is intended to be...etc.
(At this point I checked the index, but the Hermannsdenkmal hasn't made it in as a figure plate!)
I think there is also some material recognisable from the rather nice "Roman Army: Wars of the Empire" (part of a series which I think ended before its time, sadly).
It only cost me £14.14 including postage so I can't complain about the cost, but I think I'll still be holding on firmly to my Osprey books!
On page 188, Constantine's sword looks a little surprising, but it is in fact based on the 1998 statue in York (this figure is captioned):
http://www.yorkcivictrust.co.uk/?idno=708
In the statue, the sword handle has been deliberately made to look like a cross, so is artistic licence, and while the sculptor did some research, the statue is intended to be a piece of civic art and not a didactic reconstruction of a Roman emperor in military dress so it seems an odd basis for the plate.
Vercingetorix on page 115 is based on the Napoleon III-era statue at Alise-Sainte-Reine, which explains his cuirass:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alise-Sainte-Reine
The statue is intended to be...etc.
(At this point I checked the index, but the Hermannsdenkmal hasn't made it in as a figure plate!)
I think there is also some material recognisable from the rather nice "Roman Army: Wars of the Empire" (part of a series which I think ended before its time, sadly).
It only cost me £14.14 including postage so I can't complain about the cost, but I think I'll still be holding on firmly to my Osprey books!
