Battles of the Roman Empire

Using 36 Ancient Battles for Dominion of the Spear

Recently, Shaun from Shaun's Wargaming started posting the scenarios from 36 Ancient Battles for Dominion of the Spear. I started them a few months ago so I decided to get back into it.

I left off after completing the battles of the Roman Republic.

Summary

Here are the most recent battles I played and the results (showing units remaining at game end). Brief accounts below.

• Edessa (260 AD) - Sassanid Persians 2, Romans 1
• Immae (272 AD) - Romans 3, Palmyrans 1
• Adrianople (378 AD) - Romans 5, Visigoths 1
• Chalons (451 AD) - Huns 4, Romans 1

Interesting, the first two battles had historical results then the next two did not. 

I actually played these battles twice. I lost my records for the first time but I remember that the Romans went 0-4. They did better this time.

Edessa

A close and bloody fight vs. the Persians. Midway through the battle, the Persian elephants and Roman legionaries fought to a stalemate. Meanwhile, the horse archers on the left destroyed the Roman auxiliaries.

After this, the Roman cavalry reserve advanced in the center, but the horse archers hit their left flank, routing them.

Immae

Prior to this picture, the Romans sacrificed their cavalry on the right to destroy the Persian cataphracts.

Then their left wing cavalry likewise neutralized the cataphracts. This allowed the spears to mop up the field.

The legionaries in reserve never even broke a sweat.

Adrianople

Before this picture, the Roman right wing cavalry drove off the Goth cavalry. Then the cavalry and archers routed the enemy warriors.

Chalons

The Roman's allied cavalry did not fare well. This left the legionaries and archers unsupported.

When the archers moved into the battle line, the Huns flanked them and wiped them out.