Military History | Rise of Rome
Numidian Painting Guide

Updated 17 Mar 2009

Item Description

Hair (their own)

Black
Skin (their own) Brown
Tunic Varied: White to off white (so exciting!!).
Helmet Bronze
Shield

Tribesmen would just have a brown leather shield.

Roman Trained infantry would have a painted wooden shields with Carthaginian style designs.

Belt

Base material: Leather

Fittings including plaques: Bronze, gold or silver

Sandals/boots + straps

Base material: Leather

Fittings: Bronze

Sword and dagger

Handle: Ivory or wood or iron

Scabbard: Wood or leather with bronze fittings

Blade: Steel

Javelin, pilum, spear

Haft: Wood

Shaft + Blade: Steel

Horses

The horse: As you would expect, but predominantly brown.

The trappings: leather

Numidian Cavalry

Numidian Cavalry

Numidian Javelinmen

Numidian Javelinmen

Numidian Archers

Numidian Archers

Numidian Trained

Numidian Trained Infantry