Early Persian Army Review

Probably one of my smaller Garrison 20/25mm Ancient Reviews and not a lot different to the last one I did. One the other hand, it's been quite a while since my last Review, so...

Two different general's chariots. Not down as any particular general, I assume one of them is Cyrus the Great.

Right wing cavalry, front being a Guard unit. Not sure when the Guard cavalry or Immortals were actually raised but quite happy to have them in my early army.

Sparabara Immortal unit backed by a camel unit loosely based on the camel in Funken! Also not sure when the Sparabara system was invented...

Scythed chariots as per Xenophon even if his scythed chariots were an anachronism.

Left wing cavalry - this lot are the two units I've just completed. Light horses dressed like the ones at the front exist on a wall painting that included robed infantry and cavalry.  Uniform colours different though.

Different types of robed infantry - again, actual organisation that would have been used unknown. The war wagon is my version of the ones supposedly used by Cyrus against Lydia - except they were actually pulled by 80 oxen each!

View across the back of the army. Worth noting that all the figures apart from officers, standard bearers horses and camels are conversions from 'standard' Garrison figures. Conversions are always based on what I feel Greenwood and Ball should have made for the Garrison range.