# De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles

De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 60–300 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–300 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1990
- **Categories:** Miniatures, Wargame, Medieval, Ancient, Renaissance, Book
- **Mechanics:** Measurement Movement, Simulation, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, Modular Board, Line of Sight, Movement Template
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 10
- **Unique players:** 9

**Designers:** Philip C. Barker, Sue Laflin Barker, Richard Bodley Scott

**Artists:** Ingo Martin, Josef Ochmann

## Expansions

- [Ancient Historical Battles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ancient-historical-battles)
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- [Great Battles of History for DBA 3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/great-battles-of-history-for-dba-3)
- [Ancient Historical Battles, Volume 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ancient-historical-battles-volume-2)
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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/de-bellis-antiquitatis-quick-play-wargame-rules-with-army-lists-for-ancient-and)
- [De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/de-bellis-antiquitatis-quick-play-wargame-rules-with-army-lists-for-ancient-and)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._