Early Imperial Romans: Praetorian Guard

Early Imperial Romans: Praetorian GuardFormed by the first Emperor, Augustus in the hope that he would be protected from the fate of his illustrious forebear, Julius Caesar, the Praetorian Guard were the Emperor's Elite bodyguard and also policed the city of Rome. Despite being formed to protect the Emperor they quickly became a powerful political force which could make or break an Emperor, Indeed the Praetorian Guard had, in its time had Emperors deposed, murdered and even auctioned the

Models taken from the Crusader Miniatures Dark Age Irish range

These controversial but elite troops were dogged by accusations of atrocities

- Brush fibres and ferrule adhesive highly resistant to solvents & hot water

and was the mainstay of German armoured forces when they invaded France and the Low Countries

which he does by wrapping his foes in his tendrils and feasting on their life force to sustain his own

ravines and railway lines

There are plenty of extras like feathers and rocks that can be added to the bases for a unique look

ending only with the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC

and nothing on such a grand scale would be seen again

it is advisable to wet the Rolling Pin to prevent any sticking

and the horrigying Ritae of the Black Hand

The are 38 figures in the set with individual 20mm round bases and flags