ROM236-ROM246 Late Roman Empire (1 Viewer)

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We are now expanding our Glory of Rome figure series to cover the period of the Late Roman Empire. The Roman military underwent significant change during this period. Gone were the earlier armies of conquest and the later Roman army was much more built around the idea of defense as the Empire was constantly under siege. The soldiers were no longer the professional volunteers of the Early Empire and were made up more of compulsory conscription of both Roman citizens and a large number of Barbarians pressed into service. The Gladius, the short thrusting sword, was replaced by the Spatha, a longer sword. Further, the infantry use thrusting spears during this period and relied more on javelins than the previously used pilum as a missile weapon. After centuries of constant war of expansion and the defense of hopelessly far flung borders, the Roman Army of this period was far lower quality than in previous periods of the Empire and Republic.


ROM236 Late Roman Centurion $79.95
ROM237 Late Roman Standard Bearer $84.95
ROM238 Late Roman Legionary with Spear #1 $79.95
ROM239 Late Roman Legionary with Sword #1 $79.95
ROM240 Late Roman Legionary with Sword #2 $79.95
ROM241 Late Roman Legionary with Sword #3 $79.95
ROM242 Late Roman Legionary with Spear #2 $79.95
ROM243 Late Roman Legionary with Sword #4 $79.95
ROM244 Late Roman Archer Standing Firing $79.95
ROM245 Late Roman Archer Loading Bow $79.95
ROM246 Late Roman Archer Kneeling Firing $79.95

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First Legion Late Romans

Best,

Matt

 

[bradleyl30]

Well shoot. How amI supposed to resist these!

 

[Spanish soldier]

Most do not look like romans, a uniform consistent with the decline of the empire at that time.

 

[tmanthegreat]

I don’t collect the Roman figures from any manufacturer (on purpose so I really don’t blow my budget) but this is awesome to see FL making some Later Empire Roman soldiers. Late antiquity is a subject not often covered in toy soldiers, let alone popular history/culture, despite it being an incredibly important period for Western history. These would look great fighting barbarians - or even each other.

 

[jason foote]

These are fantastic. Its really hard to get Romans from this era. Beautiful work FL