Raphia 217BC Magnesia 190BC

EXPANSION MODULE FOR SPQR 2nd Edition SERIES Great Battles of History PUBLISHED 1st Ed. 1992, 2nd Ed. 1995 DEVELOPERS Mark Herman and Richard Berg DESIGNER: RAPHIA Richard Berg DESIGNER: MAGNESIA Mark Herman PROJECT EDITOR Gene Billingsley COUNTERS Rodger B. MacGowan and Gene Billingsley ART DIRECTOR Rodger B. MacGowan PLAYTESTING Mike Reed, Kirk Schlesinger, and Dick Vohlers DESIGNER'S AMAZON.COM PICK Warfare in Antiquity: History of the Art of War, Vol I by Hans Delbruck The Barbarian Invasions: History of the Art of War, Vol II by Hans Delbruck

War Elephant, GMT's first module for SPQR, provides players with counters and rules for recreating two of the major battles of the Seleucid Empire, a legacy of the late Diadochoi period in Mediterranean history. The Diadochoi refined and reformed the Macedonian system of warfare perfected by Alexander the Great. There were, however, two major factors that made their tactical efforts somewhat less successful. None of them was anywhere near Alexander the Great in their ability either to understand or to utilize tactical systems. And, they loved elephants (to be honest, so did Alexander, but he never had the chance to use them). Thus, while this period is the heyday of the Macedonian art of war (if not exactly its apogee), we find the system becoming overly rigid and ill-served.

Those looking forward for even more of the Seleucid's futile efforts to rise above mediocrity should check out the extended module, Hammer of God, the Maccabean Revolt, in C3i Vol 1 No. 2, for which War Elephant contains all the counters.

Module Components

COUNTERS	366 full-color two-sided counters, including: 34 full-color two-sided double-size counters
OTHER	12-page Rule Book 8.5x11" Player Aid Card