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| View of the table from the Roman lines |
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| View from the Goth lines |
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| Roman left flank |
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| Roman right flank |
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| Goth left flank |
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| Goth right flank |
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| Goth cavalry charges |
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| Cavalry on the Goth left flank close |
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| Then charge |
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| Infantry advance |
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| Cavalry melee |
Last Sunday Craig, Garry and I met down at the Vikings Club in Lanyon, for a Dux Bellorum game with Late Romans and Goths, the Battle of Ad Salices in 377 AD. Craig and Garry were the Roman commanders, Richomeres and Frigeridus and I was the Goth commander Fritigern. Ad Salicum translates as towards the willows, hence the willow trees on the table. In our game after many rounds of close combat the Romans were able to wear down the Goth right flank and eventually it broke.
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| Goth right flank reforms |
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| Goth infantry charge |
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| Fritigern's Comitatus charge |
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| Infantry slog it out |
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| Skirmishers threaten a flank by the willows |
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| Romans charge Goth warriors on the flank |
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| Roman shieldwall wears the Goths down |
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| Goth left flank survives another round of fighting |
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| Goth right flank routs |
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| Roman shieldwall wins the day |
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| Goth left flanks remains |
