Belisarius’ Army

[Caldor]

Been reading through Procopius’ Wars of Justinian and I decided to start a small collection primarily focused around Belisarius’s expedition to North Africa and Italy.

This what I have in mind in terms of army composition.
Bucellarii
Hunnic Foederati
Equite Sagittarius or Equite Promoti
Cataphracts/Clibanarii
Equite Mauri
Comitantensis
Gothic Foederati (Mainly Herulians)

Hopefully when Aventine and Footsore release their Justinian Romans, this project can really go ahead. For now, I will be using one of the Christmas packets that Gripping Beast sold last year. Any suggestions for figures to be used as equite mauri?

Also any feedback for my mediocre painting will be appreciated.

[AdamPHayes]

The A and A third century version might do the job?


http://www.aandaminiatures.co.uk/view_product/?p=58

[Byrthnoth]

Would the equites Mauri actually have been Moorish cavalry at that point or would the ‘Mauri’ have designated battlefield role (light cavalry, presumably) and/or been a unit name, rather than a reflection of the soldiers’ place of origin? If you take that interpretation, any Late Roman or early Byzantine light cavalry should do the trick, I’d imagine.

[AdamPHayes]

Would the equites Mauri actually have been Moorish cavalry at that point or would the ‘Mauri’ have designated battlefield role (light cavalry, presumably) and/or been a unit name, rather than a reflection of the soldiers’ place of origin? If you take that interpretation, any Late Roman or early Byzantine light cavalry should do the trick, I’d imagine.

It’s a question I couldn’t find the answer to. Were they newly raised cavalry from the locals in North Africa? Or were they the regular cavalry regiment of that name, in which case your interpretation is spot on.

[Harry Faversham]

You'll not get any feedback on the mediocrity of yer painting...
that bloke looks the dogs!