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Adrianople Battle Day
A fantastic day with the Society of Ancients at Newbury re-fighting Adrianople. Many thanks to Richard Lockwood for organising. Our...
Simon MacDowall
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Goths ready for battle
This recently painted 28mm unit represents 5th century Goths. I have used a mix of figures, mostly from late Roman, Saxon and...
Simon MacDowall
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Romans 1, Goths 0
A test of the Adrianople scenario mechanics in advance of the Society of Ancients’ Battle Day sees the Romans gain the upper hand. The...
Simon MacDowall
Mar 11, 20222 min read


Goths and Romans
The Society of Ancients Adrianople Battle Day drawing close, my 15mm Goths and Romans deploy for battle. In a few days time I will be...
Simon MacDowall
Mar 4, 20221 min read


The Battle of Flodden Wargame
Outnumbered by the Scots the English army needed to prod the enemy into attacking, hoping that they could disorder the massive Scottish...
Simon MacDowall
Feb 27, 20223 min read


Preparing for Flodden
King Henry VIII’s invasion of France left England vulnerable. King James IV of Scotland exploited this when France sought his assistance...
Simon MacDowall
Feb 26, 20222 min read


The Legio Blog reborn
The Legio-Wargames website and blog vanished into digital oblivion in December 2021 when the web host was bought up by Yell and they lost...
Simon MacDowall
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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