Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

After the age of the hoplites and before the rise of Rome, the Greek world saw the emergence of the Thureophoroi. These adaptable warriors appeared in the 3rd century BC, during a time when armies needed soldiers who could do more than just fight in rigid formations.

Armed with the distinctive oval thureos shield (inspired by Celtic designs), javelins, a long thrusting spear, and a sword, the Thureophoroi were built for flexibility. They could skirmish at range, form a solid shield wall in battle, or drive off enemy cavalry, making them the perfect link between the dense phalanx of pikemen and the fast-moving cavalry wings.

Their versatility made them invaluable. They were used not only on the battlefield but also as border guards, garrison troops, and raiders in rough terrain where heavy infantry struggled. Kings like Philip V of Macedon and Antiochus of the Seleucid Empire deployed them in swift-moving strike forces, leaving slower troops behind as these warriors stormed towns and seized key ground.

The Thureophoroi remained a key part of Hellenistic armies until the 1st century BC, when the unstoppable Roman legions swept aside the last of the Greek successor states. They represent a fascinating moment in military history, the soldiers of a world caught between Classical Greece and Imperial Rome.

Set Breakdown:

• There are trumpet and standard bearer arms for you to make your command figures.
• Every figure can be armed with javelins but here are also 36 sword arms in the set also.
• There are 36 Long thrusting spear options held in the left shield hand, enough for all figures in the set. If you do want to arm your Thurephoroi with thrusting spears in the right hand you can use them from the Greek hoplite set which has plenty of extras.
• There are 84 heads wearing various helmet styles of the Hellenistic period and some with interchangeable crests.
• All 36 figures can be supplied with a cloak.
• There are 36 oval Thureos shields in 3 different shapes.

Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

Resin casting. , miniatures supplied unpainted and need some assembly

Scale: 28 mm

We have packed our new Greek Hoplite set with detail and dynamism. The figures can be posed in advancing/charging poses with thrusting spears overhead or thrusting their swords, but also with upright spear options if you need the figures to rank up easier.

They mix perfectly well with our earlier Hoplite sets, but we have added more variety of armour and helmet styles. There is now Linothorax armour with scales and a lot more Corinthian style helmets alongside, Illyrian, Chalcidian and Phrygian variants making every Hoplite an individual.

These figures can be used from the wars with the Early Achaemenid Persian empire, the Peleponnesian War with Greeks on Greeks, the Wars with Macedon and the invasions of the Later Achaemenid Persian empire, So from around 500BC to 250BC. You could even add some Carthaginian heads to make them into extra Libyan and Carthaginian spearmen variants.

What you get:

• 48 x Superbly detailed Hoplite figures
• 48 x Hoplite shields
• 112 x Hoplite heads with varying styles of crest included stilted and transverse.
• A mixture of Xyphos and Kopis sword arms and sword scabbards
• A large array of spears on thrusting, levelled or upright positions.
• And not forgetting some severed heads as the Greeks were a bloodthirsty bunch!