The idea

Porta San Paolo as it stands today.

The game idea came when we decided to prepare a table for Agliana with some scenario very close to our Club in Rome. We decided for Belisarius and the Siege of Rome, when small and large skirmishes, real battles where fought very close to the walls.

Sorties from the besieged army were very costly for the goths, and we will centre the game on one of these sorties.

A painting from William Turner may give an idea of how this part of the city was in ancient times. I believe it did not change terribly from the sixth to the end of the 19th century.

Table setup

The S.Paolo gate. Monte Testaccio is behind the pyramid.

A broader view of the Aurelian walls of Rome.

Close-up to the Gate, Cestius’ Pyramid on the left. It is an integral part of the defences.

Porta S. Paolo seen from the interior.

One of the sevn hills with some dwellings. Rome is no longer as it used to be in the sixth century.

The monumental cemetery nearby a amaller gate.

S.Paolo “Fuori le mura”

Belisarius and his army

The Goths

Comitatus game test