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Renowned for their discipline and training, the Roman legionaries are implacable in the face of the enemy – crushing all beneath their unrelenting advance!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis starter set contains enough units for one complete Hail Caesar Late Republican Roman army division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2x Roman officers (metal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e96x Roman legionaries with command figures (plastic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x Scorpion bolt thrower (Warlord Resin™)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-colour waterslide shield decals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40422069371051,"sku":"109911101","price":113.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/0801\/2971\/products\/109911101-Caesarian-Roman-Starter-Army1.jpg?v=1671101404"},{"product_id":"successor-starter-army","title":"Successor Starter Army","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Perfect balance of core strength, fast cavalry, and a hard hitting elephant regiment. 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The victories he won during that campaign were achieved at such cost to his own army the term ‘pyrrhic victory’ passed into common usage to describe a victory almost as crippling to the winners as the losers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Epirote army is typical of the western Successors in that it is based upon the pike-armed phalanx supported by lighter infantry and cavalry. We have represented the Macedonian and Epirote cavalry as armed with light spears, which seems more in keeping with the general effectiveness of Greek cavalry following the days of Alexander. 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