Post holiday Painting and some Roman stuff

Back from my holiday and I seem to have hardly been at home, a trip to Yorkshire and I’m just back from a weekend down in the SW, whilst I’ve not been able to get a game in in the spaces between holidays I have managed some painting. The mojo never really went away but it has been very nice to chill out in the dungeon with brushes in hand.

First up some AWI Americans technically the uniforms are I think the 2nd Pennsylvania but the flag is from a militia unit some collections I’m a bit more careful on the standards but less so for the AWI

Two more units of ECW cavalry one light one heavier Roundhead types. I have a problem now as the cavalry don’t all fit in one box !

And last night I finished off another unit of Prussian SYW Cuirassiers painted to match the others I have.

Hopefully two games in the next couple of days so I can post some action on the table. In the meantime I thought I would blog up the Roman stuff from my holiday, travelling through Eastern France and into northern italy you get to see quite a bit and I planned this in along the way. I did visit some smaller locations on the way but these were perhaps the pick of them….

Porte Saint-Andre in Autun

Also in Autun the Porte D’Arroux

The curious Temple of Janus just over the river from Autun

The extant Roman town walls around Autun, modified in places but preserved by being built into later medieval buildings

The massive Amphitheatre and Odeon at Lyon

Famous brass transcript of Claudious’s speech from AD48

You get some good views form the Lyon locations

Temple of Augustus and Livia in Vienne, saved by being converted into a church and later a library now just a spectacular Temple again

Vienne amphitheatre

Across the River at Vienne a huge Roman site and the Archeological museum

Famous mosaics

The largest of the Lugdunum (Lyon) aqueducts just outside the city. It was worth cycling up the very steep and long hill to see this 

Suza in Italy nestled in the mountains the Arch of Augustus

They have a small amphitheatre as well in a spectacular location

The Porte Palatina in Turin

The remains of the Hypodrome in Milan preserved as part of the archeological museum

Many lovely artifacts

Travelling back up into the mountains to Aosta another Arch of Augustus built this time in 25BC

The spectacular amphitheatre in Aosta with its towering back wall remaining they are currently doing some renovation work here replacing walkways so it wasn’t open but you could still see much of the structures

And finally one of the towns gates heavily modified but still recognisably Roman. These towns must have been so spectacular back in their heyday.

These were the pick and many towns have multiple sites to visit some well preserved some not.

Hopefully these are of interest and perhaps a bit of inspiration I would certainly like to return to Aosta as it is a lovely little town as well as having spectacular Roman heritage.

Thanks as always for following along. Hopefully some battles to share soon.

Matt❤️