Lanciarii


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Here, at last, are the lanciarii I have been planning on doing for so long!  They're 'bog standard' A&A Miniatures Third Century Romans, from a variety of packs, with javelin cases cast by Matt of Elhiem Figures from a master made by yours truly.  There's a fair bit of debate over the nature of lanciarii.  In this case, I've chosen to go with the interpretation made plausible by the tombstone of Aurelius Mucianus from Apamea in Syria, and portrayed by Angus McBride on a colour plate in the Concord Book 'Imperial Rome at War'.  This is, I stress, only one possible interpretation of what a lanciarius might have been.  There are a couple more photos here, including a back view.

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