AE019 Cleopatra's Body Guard Scots Guards Bass Drummer Quickly turn open ground into

Quickly turn open ground into defensible positions

or command posts

Gladius (short sword for close combat)

This figure combines the action of a frontline soldier with the ceremonial importance of the flag

while the versatile pose allows it to be incorporated into defensive lines

AE019 Cleopatra's Body Guard Scots Guards Bass Drummer Quickly turn open ground intoAE019 This striking miniature depicts a personal bodyguard of Cleopatra VII, representing the elite warriors who protected the legendary queen of Ptolemaic Egypt during the final era of the ancient Egyptian kingdom. Cleopatra VII (6930 BC) ruled Egypt during one of the most dramatic periods of ancient history, when the Ptolemaic Kingdom was caught between the rising power of Rome and internal struggles for control of the throne. As a monarch,