Baldinus vicit Imperatoris

Or more properly The Glorious Death of Pompus Maximus, late Emperor. This week’s game here in GHQ saw a Late Roman game in our ongoing tale of Pompus Maximus and Baldinus and their struggle for the Imperial throne sometime in the late C4th. As usual we played out the game using our in house version of Neil Thomas’s Ancient and Medieval rules. The game swung this way and that, as they generally do with these rules we find, before a decisive moment ended the contest. A few pictures to convey the sense of the game. Next week, hopefully, a SYW game using Black Powder ~

The army of Pompus Maximus was cavalry centred, Heavy and Cataphract on

the left wing, Light cavalry and Horse Archers on the right. Two units of 

Dark Age infantry, supported by a unit of Heavy Arches, a unit of Light

Infantry and a bolt thrower held the cente.

The army of the rebel Baldinus was infantry heavy, with Dark Age Infantry,

Warbands, Heavy Archers and.a Bolt Thrower. His cavalry, all Heavy, was

concentrated on his right. You will note above the heroic Pompus right in the

action! Bit of an error of judgement on my part that!

I took my eye of the game as I concentrated on the cavalry action on my left.

Suddenly I found my infantry had fled and Pompus Maximus was fighting for

his life! Although he fought valiantly no units could come to his aid. Despite

reducing the enemy to half strength Pompus eventually succumbed and with

his untimely death the army fled. "Hail Baldinus!" Perhaps not...