Thank you for the write up!
Looks like one will have to get to know some Persian unit styles and dress to really take advantage of the historical research put into this set.
I hope Wargames Atlantic includes this information in their set (either as an insert or on the box)!
You are welcome.
Persians are well covered on the web as almost all images have been spread hither and yon. It isn't really possible to determine very specific details about Persian uniforms, Greek vases help, and forensic research into relief art also reveals much info. We know they often wore very decorated outfits. The robes as seen on the famous tiles were ceremonial and actual fighting gear may have been less ornate. There are sources that reveal that groups were uniformed by their regional commanders, and that certain stripes and checkered patterns were indicative of specific Persian tribes and ethnic groups.
We also know that certain head dress styles would denote different elements. Over the years there is more clarity. In the wayback past translations often muddied things- Herodotus' description of the Cissians as wearing "turbans" has messed up depictions of Achaemenid Persians for hundred of years. Only now do we have books like Duncan Head's The Achaemenid Persian Army to give guidance- but sadly that work is out of print. Better research reveals the Cissian head gear as a knotted head band.
There is a lot more info available about how the various peoples of the empire had their own look and national equipment, than specific unit detail.
The Osprey by Nick Sekunda offers up a very detailed opinion that the various units of 1000 Immortals had their own unit colors- hence a blue unit, purple , red, and yellow, brown, etc.
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