approach was in marked contrast to the element based rulesets current amongst ancient historical wargames when the rules were first published. Standard bearers, musicians and officer figures are given specific advantages - seen by some as giving the rules more character. Second edition A second edition ruleset was released in April 2010, written by Martin Gibbins. The revision aimed to encourage linear battle formations and to make flank attacks easier. Changes include allowing cavalry to make march rules despite infantry and capping bonus troops in melee for the number of ranks of the formation to 2. The first edition had had some elements that derived from its origin as a fantasy set and the revision aimed to remove them. Hence, the influence of characters has been reduced. Supplements The core rulebook includes army lists for "Early Imperial Roman" and "Barbarian" armies. A range of supplementary books has been released to provide more army lists, each focusing on a particular period and place. Armies of Antiquity. Released soon after the rulebook, this was intended to help players get started, by providing a large number of basic summary army lists. Many of the lists have been superseded by later supplements. Chariot Wars. Covers armies of the ancient civilisations in the Near East, and Trojan War. Fall of the West. Covers Roman and Barbarian armies of the 4th-5th centuries. Shieldwall. Covers the British Isles, France and Scandinavia in the Dark Ages. El Cid. Covers the Spanish Reconquista in the 10th-13th centuries. Alexander the Great. The armies of Alexander the Great and his enemies. Armies of Chivalry. Designed to extend Warhammer Ancient Battles to a slightly later medieval period, this includes new rules as well as a set of summary army lists covering Europe in the 14th-16th centuries. Spartacus. Based around a campaign following Spartacus' slave revolt. Byzantium : Beyond the Golden Gate. Covers the Byzantine Empire from 6th-12th centuries. Hannibal and the Punic Wars. Covers the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage in the 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Vlad the Impaler. Covers the general time and region of the Ottoman Turks. The Art of War. Details the armies of Chinese history and prehistory, as well as those of its neighbours at the time (such as the Hsiung-nu), up until the Three Kingdoms era. Age of Arthur. Features armies from Sub-Roman Britain. Siege and Conquest. This features rules for raids, sieges and settlements. It does