Republican Roman Army Roster

Detail from the Ahenobarbus relief showing (centre-right) two Roman foot-soldiers ca. 122 BC. Note the Montefortino-style helmets with horsehair plume, chain mail cuirasses with shoulder reinforcement, oval shields with calfskin covers, gladius and pilum.

Here's the roster for my planned Roman purchases. It represents a consular army under the control of a Roman consul, four legions in total comprised of two pairs of Roman and Allied legions. Any additional troops can be added to the ranks of the Allies. If there's need for it to represent a larger force, such as the four legions at Cannae, each unit can just stand in for double scale. One can't really go much smaller than this.

The force below can be built out of four or so boxes of Victrix legionnaires. I'd use one box of chainmail armoured legionnaires for the triarii, a box of pectoral armour soldiers for the Roman hastati and principes, and two boxes of the Allied Italian legionnaires.

The cavalry would be best supplied by Aventine Miniatures' Republican Roman range (with the Late Etruscan cavalry suitable as Allied horse) as they are designed to be cross-compatible. Aventine even resculpted their horses to suit Victrix. Nice of them.

Republican Romans (Unit size in brackets) [Points cost] #bases

8 figures per manipulus

LEGIO ROMANA I - 7 units [171 points]

2 x Velites (8) [26] 4

2 x Hastati (8) [46] 2

2 x Principes (8) [46] 2

1 x Triarii (8) [28] 2 x 80mmx25mm

1 x CONSUL (General) [25] c100

LEGIO ROMANA III - 7 units [146 points]

2 x Velites (8) [26] 4

2 x Hastati (8) [46] 2

2 x Principes (8) [46] 2

1 x Triarii (8) [28] 2 x 80mmx25mm

1 x Commander c80

ALA LATINA DEXTRA - 8 units + 1 skirmisher [178 points]

2 x Velites (8) [26] 4

2 x Hastati (8) [46] 2

2 x Principes (8) [46] 2

1 x Triarii (8) [28] 2 x 80mmx25mm

1 x Roman medium cavalry (6) [19] 1

1 x Cretan archer skirmishers [13] 2

1 x Commander c80

ALA LATINA SINISTRA - 10 units [203 points]

2 x Velites (8) [26]

2 x Hastati (8) [46]

2 x Principes (8) [46]

1 x Triarii (8) [28] 2 x 80mmx25mm

3 x Allied medium cavalry (6) [57] 3

1 x Commander c80

32 units + 1 skirmisher = 33 total + 4 leaders [698 points]

Reserves

2 x Tarentine light cavalry (6) [20] 4 

Various additional Italians - to be built out of the smart Aventine Late Etruscan and Italian Hill tribes ranges.

DELENDA EST... CARTHAGO!