Warlord Games - Romes Dacian Wars - written by Australia's own Craig Woodfield.
*** This is a supplement to the Hail Caesar Core Rule Book ***
Rome’s Dacian Wars is the first in a series of supplements looking at specific campaigns during the timescale
covered by our Hail Caesar rules – 3000 BC to around 1100 AD.
Fighting Trajan’s invasion of Dacia with model soldiers
At the end of the first century AD, the Roman Empire was the greatest
military power the world had ever seen. All of Western Europe south of
the Rhine and the Danube, southern Britain, North Africa, Egypt, the
Balkans and most of the Levant was under its control. The mighty Roman
army and its legions had rarely known defeat in living memory – and
never for very long.
One upstart state and its wily, aggressive leader refused to bend the
knee. For almost twenty years, and against all odds, King Decebalus of
Dacia defied Rome from his fortress capital deep within the Carpathian
Mountains. Composed of thousands of savage tribesmen, heavily armoured
Sarmatian lancers and even captured Roman weapons, Dacia’s armies proved
to be powerful enough to keep the legions at bay. All this was to
change with the ascension of the soldier-emperor Trajan, leading to one
of antiquity’s greatest conflicts – the Dacian Wars.
This 64-page supplement for Hail Caesar focuses on Rome’s wars under
Trajan against the Dacians and their Sarmatian allies. Featured battles
include the Battle of Adamclisi, the Battle of Tapae and the Siege of
Sarmizegetusa Regia.
Also included are rules for playing skirmish games, fighting sieges and using warships, as well as campaign and hobby ideas.
A copy of the Hail Caesar rulebook is required to use this supplement.
