Help with army list for Ephesus

[Irmin]

Having visited Ephesus many years ago and meeting my wife in nearby Kusadasi I'm thinking of doing an Ephesian army. This however falls in 6 or 7 lists.

Lydian
Greek
Attilid Pergaman
Alexandrian Macedonian
Seleukid
Pontic
and Late republican Roman.

Having been to Pergamon (on my honeymoon) I like the idea of an Attilid army but the Lydian, Pontic and Roman armies also have my interest. Which of the 4 should it be?

[spike]

Having visited Ephesus many years ago and meeting my wife in nearby Kusadasi I'm thinking of doing an Ephesian army. This however falls in 6 or 7 lists.

Lydian
Greek
Attilid Pergaman
Alexandrian Macedonian
Seleukid
Pontic
and Late republican Roman.

Having been to Pergamon (on my honeymoon) I like the idea of an Attilid army but the Lydian, Pontic and Roman armies also have my interest. Which of the 4 should it be?

You could add "Achaemenid Persian" to your list.
The cities ruins are a mix of Roman and Classical Greek, so it's a what do you fancy- I prefer Classical Greek given its the location of the temple of Artimis

Spike

[lawrenceg]

Having visited Ephesus many years ago and meeting my wife in nearby Kusadasi I'm thinking of doing an Ephesian army. This however falls in 6 or 7 lists.

Lydian
Greek
Attilid Pergaman
Alexandrian Macedonian
Seleukid
Pontic
and Late republican Roman.

Having been to Pergamon (on my honeymoon) I like the idea of an Attilid army but the Lydian, Pontic and Roman armies also have my interest. Which of the 4 should it be?

I would dismiss Roman as everybody uses Romans.

Pontic could be fun, but my suggestion would be to do the Pergamenes as that is likely to be most popular with the wife (unless the honeymoon was such that she really would not want to be reminded of it).

[batesmotel]

Having visited Ephesus many years ago and meeting my wife in nearby Kusadasi I'm thinking of doing an Ephesian army. This however falls in 6 or 7 lists.

Lydian
Greek
Attilid Pergaman
Alexandrian Macedonian
Seleukid
Pontic
and Late republican Roman.

Having been to Pergamon (on my honeymoon) I like the idea of an Attilid army but the Lydian, Pontic and Roman armies also have my interest. Which of the 4 should it be?

Having spent time at both on my honeymoon way too many years ago, I would second the recommendation for Pergamene. Runner up would be to do Lydian as the list next most typical for that area. Doing Pergamene could probably be extended to allow fielding an earlier Successor list (Antigonus One Eye, I think) appropriate to the area as well.

Chris

[Irmin]

Having spent time at both on my honeymoon way too many years ago, I would second the recommendation for Pergamene. Runner up would be to do Lydian as the list next most typical for that area. Doing Pergamene could probably be extended to allow fielding an earlier Successor list (Antigonus One Eye, I think) appropriate to the area as well.

Chris

That'd be Lysimachus.

So narrowing it down to Lydian, Lysimachus and Attilid Pergamene how easily do the figures morph into each army and who makes the best 15mm figures for this period.

[Irmin]

Lydian List

4 TC
4 BGs of 4 Cav, Arm, Ave, Drilled, Light Spear, Swordsmen
2 BGs of 4 LH, Unp, Ave, Undrilled, javelins, Light Spear
1 BG of 8 MF, Prot, Ave, Undrilled, Light Spear
1 BG of 8 LF, Unp, Ave, Undrilled, Javelins, Light Spear
4 BGs of 8 HF, Arm, Ave, Drilled, Off SPear

Attilid Pergamene List

1 FC
3 TC
2 Bgs of 4 Cav, Arm, Sup, Drilled, lancers, Swordsmen
1 BG of 4 Cav, Arm , Sup, Undrilled, Light SPear, Swordsmen
1 BG of 4 LH, Unp, Ave, Undrilled, Javelins, Light Spear
2 BGs of 8 MF, Prot, Ave, Drilled, Off SPear
1 BG of 6 LF, Unp, Sup, Drilled, Bow
1 BG of 6 LF, Onp, Ave, Undrilled, Sling
2 BGs of 8 HF, Prot, Sup, Undrilled, Impact foot, Swordsmen
1 BG of 4 Ct, Heavy Arm, Ave, Drilled, Lancers, Swordsmen

Not sure which list is best, or even if it is better than the ptolemaic or palmyran lists I'm contemplating.

[Quintus]

An army based on Ephesus just has to be a Successor army, specifically one of Antigonos I and his son Demetrius. I recall that Ephesus was the capital of their powerful empire.