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Fresh off the Painting Table
Over the next few months I will be play-testing my revised Comitatus rules . One battle I wish to play is Dasymon (aka Anzen or Amorion)....
Simon MacDowall
Jul 311 min read


Manzikert Scenario
The full scenario for my Manzikert game is now available in the scenarios section of my website here. This includes full orders of battle...
Simon MacDowall
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Manzikert re-fought
In 1071 the East Roman Emperor Romanus IV gathered a huge army with the intent of breaking the growing power of the Seljuk Turks....
Simon MacDowall
Aug 19, 20233 min read


Ready to Battle the Turks
My 11th C Armenians are now ready to join the East Roman Emperor's expedition against the Seljuk Turks. The figures are all from Perry...
Simon MacDowall
May 27, 20231 min read


Armenians for Manzikert
Next up on the painting table is a unit of 11th C Armenians for my Byzantine army. The Armenian Theme was unwisely abandoned by Emperor...
Simon MacDowall
May 19, 20231 min read


A Hole in the Walls of Babylon
My 25mil Byzantine army has just its first table-top outing in more than 3 decades! The game was set in early AD 1061 when most of...
Simon MacDowall
Jan 19, 20233 min read


From Ancient to Medieval Greeks
I have shifted focus from the 4th C BC to the 11th C AD. This is down to a planned Siege of Antioch game (1st Crusade) in January and...
Simon MacDowall
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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