Military miniatures, ancient history, Macedonians and Successors, Alexander the Great's campaigns and scenarios for Warhammer Ancient Battles by Jeff Jonas

                                                                                                         

  Ancient Historical Gaming
  with Military Miniatures

Welcome to AncientBattles.Com.
If you are a wargaming enthusiast you’ve come to the right place! AncientBattles.com is a place to find information on wargaming with military miniatures and ancient military history. Also included on the site are tips on how to paint miniature soldiers and lots and lots of photos!  

Unless it is noted otherwise these miniatures are all painted and assembled by Jeff Jonas.  Enjoy the pictures!

Jeff Jonas
2009

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      New 28mm Aventine Epirote and Successor elephants!

     A new company with some of the best elephants I've seen

         
      (Painted by Aventine Miniatures)

    Review to come!

  
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     New 28mm Successor figures from Gripping Beast!

     New Ptolemaic cavalry!

    

      (Painted by Gripping Beast painters)

       Polemarch thorakites armored light infantry

    

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     New 25mm Successor figures from 1st Corps

     New Seleucid cavalry!

    
    (Painted by 1st Corps painters)

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     New 28mm Successor figures from Crusader Miniatures

    

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     The Miniaturist:

     Seleucid War Elephant 28mm

    

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      Historicon Games & Tournaments

      AtG Imperial Meltdown 2004

      OrcCon04     Kublacon04

      Antigonid WAB Macedonian Army

      Alexander:  the movie

 

     Philip II of Macedonia, 28mm Wargames Foundry figure

    

    

 
WAB 2 has finally released.

What do I think of it?

  



     
Discussion Topics:

      WAB: army ideas for new players

      Building a miniature ancient wargame army

      Spartan Drill     War Machines

      War Elephants     Fall of the West Notes

      Jervis Johnson's  WAB Errata

      Warhammer Ancient Battles Official Errata

    

Giuseppe Rava painted the dynamic cover art for the Warhammer Ancient Battles, Alexander the Great supplement.
Check out his Military art prints, book cover art, and box art for  many Italerai and Zvezda 20mm models. See his work at:

www.militaryart.it

   
        Philip and the young Alexander scout the massed Greek battleline
        at  the battle of Chaeronea 338 BC

      Alexander the Great Clarifications & Unnoficial Errata

      Alexander the Great FAQ's    

      Alexander the Great Materials & Links

      Alexander the Great & AoA in tournaments

      

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     An amazing Alexander the Great 30mm+  figure from Spain!

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      The Macedonian Army Gallery

      The Xyston

     


    
     Allen Curtis talks about projects on AncientBattles.com

     

      The Origins of Macedonian Tactics

      Philip's Conquest of Greece

      Chaeronea the Decisive Clash

    

      Vendel Macedonian Figure Sizes

      Granicus      Gaugamela      Megalopolis

      The Campaign and Battle of Issus

      Alexander in India

      Alexander's Army in WAB

      Orders of Battle

      Thunder Down Under     Successor battles in Perth, Australia

 

     

     
      Gorgon Spartans

      Heroes of Ancient Greece  

      Greek Mercenary Army List

      Painting Greek Mercenaries

    

      Into the Land of Bones, Alexander's Afghan campaign

      The Skythians

 

    

      Some Persian troops

      Darius III's War Chariot

      Battlestandard 28mm Later Persian Miniatures

      Kardakes or Cardaces?

      Some excellent Persian Army pages:
      http://perso.club-internet.fr/jgrebet/persian/pers_index.htm

     
      http://web.mac.com/dalydr/iWeb/Site/Achaemenid%20Persians.html

      AtG Persian action in France:
      http://jgrebet.club.fr/misc_whw_oct05.htm

    

      Vince Salvato's Indians (Simply the finest!)

      Indian Elephants

      Indian costume in Mauryan and Sunga periods  (link)

      Tim Haslam's Vendel Indians

     Duncan Head on Mountain Indians

 

     Excellent Thracians with superb cloaks:
     http://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/catalog/gallery.php?rpd=sixth&rrr=1

      Thracian Warriors:
      http://kroraina.com/thracia/alex_kitov/

    

     
     
      Old Glory, A&A, and Newline 28mm Thureophoroi ...
     
Don't forget these models are good stuff!


     
      Aetolians, famous Hellenistic Greek era skirmishe
rs ...

      Syrian Wars Part One

      Successor Army Tests

      Phalanx vs. Legion in WAB

      Ptolemaic Successor Elephants

      Bactrian Armies

      Jim Clarke's Parthians

      Joe Derocher's Early Successors

      Richard Evers Successor battles

      1st Corps Ptolemaic figures

     

      Epirote Army

      Tony Edwards makes an excellent presentation!

      Epirote Army List
      Includes AB files by Richard Evers

      The Battle of Heraclea
      Epirote vs. Rome battle scenario

      Pyrrhus in Sicily

      Vendel 28mm Epirote elephant

      The Army of Antigonos 1st  (Monopthalmos)
      a 1500-2000 WAB Illustrated army list circa 2001

 

   
      Syrian Wars, get the latest campaign news..

          

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2010, the year of Successors?

      Antigonos Monophthalmos

   

   Pyrrhus of Epirus

   

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     ROME on the march!
   Roman armies and campaigns


                    

     See the RED STATE RUCKUS!

    

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Please send any comments to:

jjonasartist@sbcglobal.net

 

     

 

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Memorials:


"In loving memory of my wife Barbara, who allowed me to start and maintain this website, helped me with the layout and html.  She supported my hobbies, even though they interfered with her time with me, time now that is lost forever. Please rest in peace knowing that I will still take joy in my life, my loves, and my passions, and will never forget."

Jeffrey

Barbara Jonas memorial page

Samuel Unitt and the soldiers
of the CEF World War One

Dan Green
Veteran of Patton's Third Army

Heine Baekkelund
wargamer and friend

Rick Johnson
An inspired person and a inspiring talent.

 

     

 

 


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