Glory of Rome

First Legion are pleased to announce their latest 1/30 scale figure range, The Glory of Rome.  The Romans dominated the ancient world for a period of at least 700 years, first via the Roman Republic and later under the rule of the Emperors.  This fascinating period of history lends itself extremely well to being faithfully recreated in miniature First Legion are turning their full talents and efforts to bring the Glory that was Ancient Rome to life. and they intend to cover the period completely and in great detail, although the initial foray will be Imperial Romans and their Ancient German adversaries doing battle in the 1st and 2nd century AD. Of course, the figures can be used for a much wider variety of military conflicts against various enemies such as the Dacians, Parthians, Gauls, Celts from the 1st Century AD up to the period of the Late Roman Empire.  What this means is detailed coverage of not only the Imperial Romans, but their Germanic and other enemies as well, fully brought to life with the world class sculpting and painting that has become First Legions hallmark.  

Legio I Minervia was raised by the Emperor Domitian in 82 AD for the war against the Germanic Tribes.  This Legion participated in a wide variety of conflicts including the Dacian Wars under Trajan/Hadrian, the Parthian Wars under Verus, and the Germanic/Marcomannic Wars under Marcus Aurelius, the final battle of which was featured in the opening of the film "Gladiator."  Though we are releasing them as Legio I Minervia, really the figures are suitable as any Roman Legion between the early 1st century AD through the period of the Late Roman Empire.  The only figure that is specific to Legio 1 Minervia is the Vexillifer, all others can be used for any Roman Legion of the period.