Manufacturers Old Glory - Range includes Carthaginians, Gauls/Ancient British, Dacians, Sassanid Persians, Parthians, Sarmatians, Goths, Huns, and Steppe Peoples. Magister Militum - Range includes Carthaginians, Spanish, Numidians, Ligurians, Gauls/Ancient British, Sassanid Persians, Parthians, and Palmyran/Armenians. Pendraken - Range includes Carthagenians, Gauls, Spanish, Dacians and Sassanid Persians. Time Period This range of figures spans the many enemies faced by the Romans as they expanded from a regional power in Italy to become an empire which would dominate the entire Mediterranean and Western Europe. Historical Background The Romans faced a number of great enemies, such as the Gauls, Germans, Persians, Parthians, and Dacians. One of the greatest enemies faced by Rome however were the Carthaginians, whose armies led by the Hannibal threatened Rome itself during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's victory over the Romans at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE was one of the most devestating defeats suffered by Romans in their long history.