An old idea

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The following was proposed by Filibusteria a long, long, long time ago. The following is a conversation between him and Caius Britannicus

It takes place in the 1400's, featuring as main faction a still surviving and decadent Roman Empire, which didn`t fall before the barbarian invasions.
The Gauls, Germans and Britons would be independent, but they wouldn't have adopted the roman culture as they did in reality. Gunpowder and new tactics would be combined with the Ancient warfare.

Heres my initial idea on starting locations for the Roman and Alexandrian Empires

Heres a finished concept of a unit for the Alexandrian Empire:


more concept art for alexandrian units:

More concept art:


Phalanx Guardsmen seen here carry swords and bucklers. They originally used by Alexander himself to protect the flanks of the phalanx. However, in antiquity they wore heavy bronze cuirasses and carried large hoplon shields and thus were terribly immobile. As time past and wars continued to flare up between the alexandrians and Romans the need for mobile defensive troops arose. The shield bearers were made into a light infantry, wearing chain mail and leather for armor while their large shield was replaced with a smaller lighter wood shield. They still perform the role of protecting the flanks and gaps in the phalanx (hence the name Phalanx Guardsmen), however because of their mobility they can easily engage the Romans as well as maneuver behind defensive lines to strengthen an weak points in the line.


The Thureophoroi of Alexanders time were heavily armored javelin throwers. They carried lighter armor then their hoplite brethren but were extremely capable soldiers. During the later half of the Alexandrian empires life, as gun powder began to flow into the empire from china this unit adopted the hand cannon. Their heavy armor and massive stopping power (thanks to the hand cannon) makes them a formidable opponent on the battlefield.

More concept art



Militia Infantry. Wearing a leather jerkin over top their tunic, these men are certainly not the best armored troops at your disposal. Their link to the past comes from the glaive they carry for a weapon. Over the years armor and weapons were passed down from father to son. In many cases the sword of choice was the falcata eventually as the weapons aged the hilts would break or rot. Because the peasantry was too poor to have it refashioned into a falcata many times they would attach it to a broken spear shaft. Eventually this design became the weapon of choice for the lower classes of the Alexandrian empire.

I thought this was just too beautiful to let die unseen. It was proposed long before Empire was even on the headlines.



Cheers