Roman Guard Cavalry (Praetorian)--5 mounted unpainted plastic figures & 5 horse figures
$40.00
Item Number: 60RMN02-P
Auxiliary Cavalry (Equites Singulares)
Following the civil war with Mark Antony in 30 B.C.E., Augustus created a permanent corps composed of the more effective non-citizen auxiliaries to serve beside the legions (composed of Roman citizens). This corps, the Auxilia, became a major part (60%) of the Army. It was divided into 3 types of regiments:
(i) Ala (Auxiliary Cavalry),
(ii) Cohors (Auxiliary Infantry); and
(iii) Cohors Equitata (mixed Mounted & Foot Auxiliaries).
The Alae (Auxiliary Cavalry) provided the majority of Roman cavalry in the field. Many of these horse soldiers were recruited from among Gauls, Germans, Spanish, Thracians and Numidians.
To round up our sets, we have included a Praetorian cavalry set to match the infantry set already released. Each Praetorian Cohort was to consist of 6 centuriae (each 80 men) of infantry and 3 turmae (each 30 men) of cavalry. These cavalrymen were recruited from among the best of the Auxilia and granted citizenship upon joining the Guard. They were equipped as per the auxiliary cavalry. The shield emblem is based on a monument associated with the Praetorians. The Praetorian Guards were heavily involved in the civil wars of the four emperors (69 C.E.).
Each set contains 5 model cavalrymen and 5 horse models comprising of 1 commander and 4 troopers in various action poses plus weapons sprues. All models are supplied unpainted.
Released in APRIL 2019.
