Rise of Rome: Field of Glory Republican Rome Army List [Paperback]

Richard Bodley-Scott (Author), Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Field Of GLory | Publication Date: February 19, 2008

Rise of Rome is the first companion list released to complement Field of Glory. This visually stunning package contains comprehensive army listings with detailed historical overviews of each army, supporting maps and Osprey artwork bringing the history of the Roman Republic to life and extending the gaming possibilities for Field of Glory players. Covering the soldiers of the Republic as well as their many enemies, this title puts you in the midst of Rome's titanic struggle for empire. From the war against Pyrrhos of Epeiros until the victories of Augustus, and with conflicts such as the Punic Wars, including Rome's bloody conflict with Hannibal, these army lists will help any gamer refight some of the world's greatest battles.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Rise of Rome covers the period 280BC to 25BC, taking in the most significant wars of Republican Rome. The book contains 18 armies: the Romans, their enemies such as Carthage and the Seleucods, and significant allies. Each army has several pages giving it a quick start list and a more extensive list for choosing a bigger army to a points value. The lists are accompanied by historical notes and pictures. There is also a short history of the period, a single battle description with map, and a section on doing themed tournaments." -Richard Milner, DAKKA DAKKA

On Rise of Rome and Storm of Arrows:

"[These are Field of Glory's] two companions, providing detailed army lists for their respective periods covering every conceivable opponent - and quite a few that I hadn't even heard of despite what I thought was extensive reading about both periods... Highly recommended..." -John Prigent, Internet Modeler (March 2008)

Both "offer fine companion volumes for players, providing clear specifics on regional battles and history. Hundreds of researched troop types are accompanied by maps, art and overviews perfect for military libraries and any specializing in wargaming." -California Bookwatch (April 2008)

About the Author

Written by esteemed wargaming experts, including Richard Bodley Scott, former contributor to Wargames Research Group's DBM series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (February 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846033446
• ISBN-13: 978-1846033445
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.2 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #910,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rise of Rome amy list, March 29, 2008

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Morris "Desert gamer" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rise of Rome: Field of Glory Republican Rome Army List (Paperback)

It is hard to put a rating on army lists as everone has their own favorite armies and opinions as to whiach armies should be included in any list. Never the less 'Rise of Rome' deserves a 4 star rating due to its format and usability.
Covering the mid to late Republican era from about 280 BC to 25BC the 39 armies and allies listed give good coverage of the period. Each army has a starter army of around 600 points which gives a quick reference to the basic army set up for quick play and reference. Of course there is a point system for modelling competitive armies to go at each other. The list is clear for ease of use within the 'Field of Glory' rules system and for calculating just how many figures does it take to build your favorite army.
With the quality Osprey pictures and photos of actual painted figures, it is a feast for the eyes to novice and experinced players alike. The novice has an easy reference to start with and the experienced player has something to argue with. What more can a tabletop wargamer want from a list?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Part of a great series, June 26, 2008

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J. Franklin (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rise of Rome: Field of Glory Republican Rome Army List (Paperback)

This is another of the Field of Glory series of wargaming rules from Osprey. (see my other reviews). Designed for new and old gamers, size 15.. to 28mm figures, long or short games. Extras included from their other series of books (like Elite). Get it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You can be Hannibal, Scipio, Caesar, Marius, Pyrrhus...at least lead their armies, February 18, 2011

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Anibal Madeira (Lisboa Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rise of Rome: Field of Glory Republican Rome Army List (Paperback)

Every gamer or historian has an opinion on how certain lists should be classified. Generally I believe that the FoG team made a very good job in this first companion.

Excellent cover art by Peter Dennis, where Roman Hastati or Princeps and Velites confront War Elephants. The interior design of the book is beautiful and practical, with great art work from Osprey, clear photos of well painted miniatures, a short historical introduction to the army and occasional "boxes" with more information on generals, troop types, etc. To build an army list you could use programs designed by fans. Ask in the FoG forums, otherwise you will have to lose quite some time with the custumization of your army.

There are two important omissions in this companion: It should have the Early Germans and British. This book focus on the armies of Rome and it's enemies until 25 BC. I understand that the main campaigns against the British were in the first century AD so this probably isn't too dramatic; but the Germans were one of the main threats the Late Republicans faced! Where are they?

Also, some allies for several armies are in future supplements. Osprey should have published the allied army lists of armies that will have full coverage in future books as an appendix (the allied army lists are short lists, they wouldn't take too much space).

The most important characteristic of those army lists is that it encourages the gamer to make armies similar to the ones that fought the ancient battles the game simulates. Although I find Warhammer ancient battles fun, and DBM a good competition game (even with the much loathed PIP's and many incoherencies), the armies I usually saw on the table are everything but realistic! I remember that Roman players used frequently the minimum possible number of legionaries (Bl (O)) for instance! And WAB armies had an impressive amount of points in troops used extremely infrequently in real History.

This book includes the following lists: Mid-Republican Roman; Late Republican Roman (and Bithynian allies); Gallic (and Ligurian Allies); Pyrrhic; Later Carthaginian (and Bruttian, Lucanian and Campanian allies); Illyrian (with Paionian allies); Ancient Spanish (with costumization options for Lusitanians, Celtiberians and even Sertorius army); Later Macedonian; Attalid Pergamene (including Kappadokian allies); Numidian or Early Moorish; Later Seleucid; Later Ptolomaic Pontic; Spartacus Slave Revolt; Early Armenian; Parthian (including several allies like Commagena, Elymaian, sythians or arabs among others); later Jewish (and Nabataean allies); Bosporan.

Highly Recommended.