Romans v. Parthians - De Bellis Antiquitatis - 1st Century BCE

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This week we're stepping WAY back through history, using the De Bellis Antiquitatis system to try out some ancient warfare. Specifically we're putting some Republic-Era Romans up against the Parthian Empire of the modern-day Iran.
De Bellis Antiquitatis is a light, fast playing system that allows ancients or medieval combat between armies across a vast swath of history. Players can often easily get two or three games into a productive afternoon.
We hope you like this episode, where the Sitrep Podcast is trying to broaden our range a little and cover a wider stretch of military historical wargaming.
Further discussion and participation on these wargaming topics can be had in the Sitrep Podcast Discord: / discord

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16 июн 2023

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@user-mh5ki6dd6b 11 месяцев назад

I am the latest DBA game I have come into contact with. I think your work is very captivating and suitable for newcomers to learn this game. Looking forward to your next work!

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs 11 месяцев назад

Thank yo very much! Very glad you like the content! 😀

@Brazouck 6 месяцев назад

that roman line bent at 45° angle ... My DBA player's heart sank

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs 5 месяцев назад

Oh no! Yeah, this game went against the Romans pretty quickly.

@marcomavro 9 месяцев назад

Great to see some DBA gameplay!

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs 9 месяцев назад

Thanks very much! I agree, we need more ancients and medievals on our channel.

@chriskay284 9 месяцев назад

Nice to see DBA getting some positive coverage. Hope this will show gamers its good side.

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs 7 месяцев назад

I hope so as well. Jim Dundorf, who runs these games at the club, is a big proponent and champion of the system.

@eugenegubbard4017 Год назад

Wow Jim doing some ancient stuff

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs Год назад

Yeah, wonders never cease! 😆🤪😆🤪

@user-pb2th8jt2s Год назад

That was fast! I was just starting to get into it and it was over!

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs Год назад

Thats DBA, very very fast. Actually I think this game was even faster than most because of all the cavalry ... there was very little of the usual "push back and forth" and more units annihilated in place. But even with infantry, I've seen practiced players get through a game in 30 minutes.

@AnotherHistorianWargamer Год назад

Great game, I really enjoy the DBA stuff. It's cool to see something different to "Romans v Romans" or "Barbarian Horde v Romans". Marcus Licinius Crassus had a pretty good go and his plan was a good one but he made a critical mistake. His idea was; enemy have arrows, we have shields, their arrows don't really hurt us when we're behind our shields so just wait it out. Unfortunately the Parthians thought of that as well and had a huge number of camels carrying spare arrows. Then his son who he sent out gets trapped and Crassus tries to save him but he already "checked himself out" before his father could arrive. Then he gets killed at a peace talk. I google his name to make sure I was spelling it right and found this on the wiki "Crassus amassed an enormous fortune through real estate speculation". That "real estate speculation" was that Crassus had a miraculous habit of showing up at your house right after it burst into flames then offering you 10-20% of it's value as it burned to the ground. Then the fire brigade, which he founded and owned would either save the house or rebuild it with a small army of architect and construction trained slaves before renting the house back to you.

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs Год назад

Thanks very much, @AnotherHistorianWargamer. Yeah, the thing about DBA is you can toss just about any ancient or medieval armies against each other assuming you have the lists and the minis. Sometimes it leads to some curious history (here we have armies from the 2-3 century BC in a 1st century BC battle) but of course its all about the tactics and fun. Crassus was definitely a character. Bit of inferiority complex, all the money in the world couldn't buy him a noble name. So during the Servile Wars while Roman legions are hung up in wars in Hispania and other theaters, and local consular legions are destroyed by Spartacus et al, he tries to amp up his status but buying Rome a whole new ARMY out of his pocket, on the condition that he commands. So it's like Texas revolts against the United States, but the US Army is overcommitted in Iraq and Afghanistan. The National Guard can't handle it, so Jeff Bezos just BUYS the US Army ten new armored brigade combat teams and leads them into combat on the condition that if he wins, either the Democrats or Republicans install him as their presidential nominee in 2024. Crazy stuff.

@RavenShinyThings 8 месяцев назад

DBA is always a good laugh keep it pre medieval lists for the best game of it.

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs 7 месяцев назад

I don't know much about DBA (I just made the video, Jim Dundorf is the referee at our club). But I agree that ancients interests me more personally than medieval.

@NotTheStinkyCheese Год назад

I wonder if the phrase "parting shot" is linked to these light cavalry bow men ...

@JamesJohnson-wq6bs Год назад

It would definitely fit. 👍

@markkulke4551 9 месяцев назад

Shouldn't the Roman Gen have died as it was in rear contact with the Bd?

@SITREPPodcast 9 месяцев назад

You'd have to ask James Dundorf on our Discord. He's the expert on these rules.

@chriskay284 9 месяцев назад

no, only the front element dies.

@markkulke4551 9 месяцев назад

@@chriskay284 by adding the general you have formed a column. All elements in a column die, only the front element in a unit that is allowed rear support die.

@chriskay284 9 месяцев назад

@@markkulke4551 not sure that is right, would only apply if the column is contacted in flank.