Corps XX, Recruiting a few more Grant Garrison Persions for the Greek War...

There are a lot of Corps involving Persian types with smallish shields and javelins/spears - basically, minor differences distinguishing the different Corps. The 'Paphlagonian' style according to Greek and Persian Wars includes a plaited helmet rather than the Paphlagonian helmet, plus the shield is just described as a small shield. OK, another tribe listed for that general area, the Drilae at the time of Cunaxa, gerra... so I'm going to say that, in general, I'll use figures with the violin shield as the shield of choice for peltast equivalents, not sure yet about psiloi types...

These Grant figures are a bit of an anomaly. Very simple costume and generally look unfinished - look at the paintwork on the arms holding shields. The unit was originally 20 strong but two of them snapped off their bases.

I'm wondering whether these figures were rushed for a game or something then just not gone back to - something I can relate to well on some of my early armies! There is still some detailing though, for example the daggers.

Being so plain I think I'll use these as Paphlagonians and the ones I'm painting up as Corps XXI, the Cappadocians - being listed as 'Syrians' make it sound as though they should be a bit more colourful. None of these three Corps - XX, XXI and XXII, will look anything like the figures in Greek and Persian Wars!

The second Corps of PE3  currently on the paint bench, that will suffice for Corps XX and XXI - meanwhile, Corps XXII, including Phrygians, has been 'Garrisonised' by using the Garrison Phrygian...