Caliban-somewhen: Empire Campaign Armies

Camillan Roman (Vanilla Roman)
Four Legions, each comprising:

8 Leves Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins in one rank
12 Hastati Veteran Medium Infantry with pila in one rank
24 Principes Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears in two ranks
12 Triarii Elite Heavy Infantry with spears in one rank

Supporting Troops:

2 units of Equites or Italian Cavalry, each comprising 18 Militia Grade Medium Cavalry with javelins
2 units of Italian Light Horse, each comprising 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
2 units of Italian Foot, each comprising 24 Militia Grade Medium Infantry with spears
2 units of 12 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with slings or bows

Camillan Roman (More Varied)

Two Roman Legions, each comprising:

8 Leves Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins
12 Hastati Veteran Medium Infantry with pila in one rank
24 Principes Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears in two ranks
12 Triarii Elite Heavy Infantry with spears in one rank

Two Latin Socii Legions, each comprising:

8 Leves Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins
12 Hastati Veteran Medium Infantry with pila in one rank
24 Principes Veteran Medium Infantry with spears in two ranks
12 Triarii Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears in one rank

Supporting Troops:

Two units of Equites or Italian Cavalry, each comprising 12 Militia Grade Medium Cavalry with javelins
Two units of Italian Light Horse, each comprising 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Two units of Italian Foot, each comprising 36 Militia Grade Medium Infantry with javelins
Two units of 14 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with slings or bows

Or:

Two units of Equites or Italian Cavalry, each comprising 12 Veteran Medium Cavalry with javelins
Two units of Italian Light Horse, each comprising 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Two units of Italian Foot, each comprising 32 Militia Grade Medium Infantry with javelins
Two units of 11 veteran Skirmish Infantry with slings or bows

Notes on Camillan Roman:

The Legions must set up in four consecutive lines as follows: Leves, Hastati, Principes and, finally Triarii. The massed infantry lines must set up with spacing of between 4-8" between each line. This will allow them to support en echelon. This formation denies enemy depth formation, but does not confer it upon the Romans. Thus, a full legionary array counts as four ranks deep: one for Hastati, two for Principes and one for Triarii, reducing as the successive lines are destroyed.
Legionary infantry only test morale when they see Triarii rout.
Destroyed legionaries do not count towards army morale until the entire legion is destroyed.
The Roman legions must set up in a central pair, flanked to left and right by a Latin legion.
The second army above is designed to give some variation for players who wish to simulate differences in battlefield effectiveness between Romans and Latins; the first army has rather less flavour.
Legionaries rated as Heavy Infantry count as partially protected against missile fire.

Tarentine

Hoplites: four units each of 48 Militia Grade Heavy Infantry with spears
Italian Foot: two units each of 36 Veteran Medium Infantry with spears
Greek Cavalry: two units each of 12 Militia Grade Medium Cavalry with javelins
Tarentine Light Horse: two units each of 12 Superior Quality Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Samnites: two units each of 12 Superior Quality Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
13 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins
10 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with slings

Notes

Option to change the Hoplites to four units of 36 Veterans, which gives enough points to increase the Italian Foot units to 48 figures each.
Option to upgrade the Greek Cavalry to Veteran. This could be paid for by reducing the numbers of Skirmish Infantry or by reducing either the Tarentine Light Horse or Samnites to average quality.
The Hoplites should set up as a central block, flanked by a unit of Italians on either side.
Hoplites count partial protection against missile fire.
This army pre-dates the intervention of Pyrrhus.

Late Achaemenid Persian (with Hoplites)

Satrap's Guard: 12 Elite Heavy Cavalry with spears
Armoured Cavalry: 2 units of 12 Veteran Heavy Cavalry with spears
Persian Cavalry: 2 units of 18 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears
Colonists: 2 units of 18 Militia Grade Medium Cavalry with spears
Skythians: 3 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with bows
Persian Cavalry: 6 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Satrap's Guard: 24 Elite Heavy Infantry with spears
Hoplites: 4 units of 24 Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears
Takabara: 2 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Peltasts: 2 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Skirmish Infantry: 2 units of 8 Veteran archers
Skirmish Infantry: 10 Veteran javelinmen

Notes

The later Persians can have many options, especially with infantry. The Hoplites, for example, could be replaced with Kardakes and/or levy. There are also many more skirmish and light infantry options.
Potential mounted options include more Colonists; more Persians; and the famous scythed chariots.
This particular army is that of the successful Satrap of Syria in our campaign. So far, he has seen off Alexander and destroyed a Royalist army sent to quell his uprising. Cyrus the Youngest (as we are calling him) is a distant cousin of the current Great King, and is now laying claim to the throne of the King of Kings himself.
Hoplites and the Armoured Cavalry have partial protection against missiles; the latter represent Armenians and similar on half-armoured horses.

Late Achaemenid Persian (with Kardakes)

Satrap's Guard Cavalry: 12 Elite Heavy Cavalry with spears
Armoured Cavalry: 2 units of 12 Veteran Heavy Cavalry with spears
Persians: 2 units of 18 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears
Colonists: 4 units of 18 Militia Grade Medium Cavalry with spears
Persians: 6 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Skythians: 3 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with bows
Satrap's Guard Infantry: 24 Elite Heavy Infantry with spears
Kardakes: 2 units of 48 Militia Grade Medium Infantry with spears
Takabara: 4 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Skirmish Infantry: 2 units of 10 Veterans with bows
Skirmish Infantry: 10 Veterans with javelinmen

This army is the likely composition for an interior army after the hoplites have gone. Note the profusion of Colonist cavalry and Kardakes infantry. It is a large army, but morale is highly suspect. The armoured cavalry are Armenians and similar; they count partial protection against missiles.

Sakae

Armoured Nobles: 36 Elite Medium Cavalry with spears and bows on partially armoured horses
Nobles: 72 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears and bows on unarmoured horses
Veterans: 48 Superior Veteran Light Cavalry with bows
Light Horse: 96 Veteran Light Cavalry with bows
Hillmen: 72 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Youths: 18 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with bows

I came up with this list based on what I thought would be reasonable for the campaign. The various types of figures can be broken into all sorts of unit combinations; for example, the armoured nobles could be fielded in two large units of 18 figures each, or three smaller ones of 12, and so on. All of the light cavalry can swarm in to skirmish formation, as indeed could the Hillmen if they really wanted to do so. The nobles with armoured horses count partial missile protection.

Greek Confederacy

Cavalry: 2 units of 12 Militia Grade Medium Cavalry with spears
Sacred Band: 16 Legendary Heavy Infantry with spears
Hoplites: 4 units of 36 Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears
Inferior Hoplites: 2 units of 32 Veteran Medium Infantry with spears
Peltasts: 4 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Psiloi: 12 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins

This is the army that saw off Philip II of Macedon in our campaign, badly wounding his son Alexander into the bargain. The battle was technically a draw as both armies reached their breakpoint in the same turn, but in campaign terms this means that the attacker has to retire. Heavy Infantry receive partial protection from missiles.

The Thracians

Nobles: 2 units of 18 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears
Light Horse: 4 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Getae: 2 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with bows
Allied Hoplites: 2 units of 36 Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears
Warbands: 4 units of 27 Veteran Warriors in loose formation
Bastarnae: 2 units of 12 Superior Quality Veteran Light Infantry
Thracians: 4 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry
Skirmishers: 3 units of 10 Veterans with javelins

This lot had a particularly bad time against the Macedonians. The hoplites represent forces from Greek coastal colonies; they have partial missile protection.

Syracuse

Greek Cavalry: 2 units of 12 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears
Greek Light Horse: 2 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Tyrant's Guard: 24 Elite Heavy Infantry with spears
Hoplites: 3 units of 36 Veteran Heavy Infantry with spears
Italians: 3 units of 32 Veteran Medium Infantry with spears
Peltasts: 4 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Cretans: 8 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with bows
Rhodians: 8 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with slings
Psiloi: 14 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins

So far this army has defeated the only Carthaginian expeditionary force to reach that far; the other two were scattered by terrible storms. All of the heavy infantry count partial protection against missiles.

Alexandrian Macedonian

Companions: 2 units of 12 Elite Heavy Cavalry Lancers
Thessalians: 12 Veteran Heavy Cavalry with spears
Prodromoi: 8 Veteran Superior Quality Light Cavalry with spears
Thracians: 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Hypaspists: 2 units of 24 Elite Heavy Infantry with spears
Phalanx: 4 units of 36 Veteran Heavy Infantry with pikes
Thracians: 2 units of 18 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Peltasts: 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
Cretans: 10 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with bows
Agrianes: 8 Elite Skirmish Infantry with javelins

This is a particularly phalanx-heavy version of the army. If one phalanx unit were to be removed, many other options present themselves. There is a special rule for the Companions to be led personally by Alexander in deep formation and the Thessalians can be upgraded to elite status. Many more support options can be purchased: more Light Infantry; more Light Cavalry; more Skirmish Infantry of various kinds; and some Greek mercenaries in the form of Medium Cavalry and Hoplites. The Hypaspists count as partially protected against missiles.

Successor States: Early Seleucid

Companions: 3 units of 12 Elite Heavy Lancers
"Tarentines": 2 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
Skythians: 2 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with bows
2 units of 2 Indian Elephants
Elite Phalangites: 3 units of 24 Elite Heavy Infantry with pikes
Phalangites: 2 units of 36 Veteran Heavy Infantry with pikes
Peltasts: 4 units of 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
8 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with Bows
3 units of 8 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins

We haven't yet got to the stage of using Successor armies in the campaign, so this one and the others to follow are tasters for how they might look.

Successor Armies: Lysimachus

Xystophoroi: 2 units of 12 Heavy Elite Lancers
Thracians: 2 units of 18 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears
Thracians: 3 units of 8 Veteran Light Cavalry with javelins
2 units of 2 Indian Elephants
Elite Phalanx: 32 Elite Heavy Infantry with pikes
Phalanx: 2 units of 32 Veteran Heavy Infantry with pikes
Thracian Warbands: 2 units of 36 Veteran Warriors in loose formation
Peltasts: 12 Veteran Light Infantry with javelins
8 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with bows
8 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with slings
11 Veteran Skirmish Infantry with javelins

Gallic

36 Veteran Medium Cavalry with spears
Soldurii: 48 Elite Warriors
Warbands: 4 units of 48 Veteran Warriors
Skirmish Cavalry: 12 Militia Grade Light Horse with javelins
Skirmish Infantry: 2 units of 10 Veteran slingers
Skirmish Infantry: 4 units of 10 Veteran javelinmen

This is an army Simon produced. There are, technically, too many Soldurii, but he has the figures and paid the points for them. The Warbands can deploy in either open or close formation. Open formation permits them to deploy in disordering terrain and fight there without being themselves disordered; they can also launch ambushes. Close formation is better for open terrain, giving them a more effective combat frontage against Roman legions. Foot units could be split into smaller contingents; the cavalry can deploy in two large 18-figure blocks, or three units of 12.

Celtiberian

36 Medium Cavalry
16 Light Cavalry with javelins
Warbands: 216 loonies
Caetrati: 36 "light heavy" infantry with javelins
Skirmishers: 16 with slings and 26 with javelins

This is the list for a standard 2,000 point army. It seems rather dull, but in fact it has various possibilities. The Medium Cavalry can fight in two large blocks of 18, or three of 12. The Light Cavalry fights as a single mass, or in two smaller groups of 8 figures. The Caetrati can fight as two units of 18 or three of 12. The Warbands can be divided up into various combinations; also, due to the Spanish terrain, up to one third of them can deploy in the flank zones, so long as they are in loose formation. For example, then, you could have three huge 48-figure close formed warbands in the centre, with two of 36 or three of 24 lurking in nice safe terrain on the flanks. The odd number of Si with javelins is just due to the points. Here are some photos of the first time the army has deployed for battle in our campaign:

A ground level shot of the army's right wing, from the wrong viewpoint - right in front of it. We have used Numidian light horse in lieu of the Spanish I still have to paint. Beside these is a large unit of 18 Medium Cavalry, with a commander prancing about in front. On the right of the photo is a large unit of 18 Caetrati in a column ready to infest some woods. Birds can be seen flying around too...