HAIL POMPEY!: A Hail Caesar Round-Robin
Not quite the Ides of March but on the 2nd I broke a long standing drought when it came to ancients wargaming with three sharply contested battles between the forces of Pompey Magnus and Caesar. Both sides were evenly matched with about the equivalent of a half-legion apiece - four cohorts, two units of skirmishers, a cavalry element and two pieces or artillery each divided into two battles (divisions). Between myself, Consul Grant and Consul Dave, we all fought both sides and each other across a valley. For some reason, each battle was decided over the hill on Pompey's edge of the table. Above you can see the 'before-shot' as two of Pompey's cohorts (this time under my command) await the Caesarian assault on the high-ground. The following shot shows the result. If you think my defence is looking a trifle perilous by this stage, you'd be spot-on. As it happens I actually prevailed in this game but as you might imagine, these two cohorts didn't make the triumph