Roman Bakery: Bread & Circuses Anyone?

 

Roman Bakery model (1/32 scale) that I built for my Hannibal games.

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Yesterday I finished the building of a Roman bakery model in 1/32 scale to use with my 54mm Hannibal Project. Unlike previous models of retail and commercial buildings, I opened this building up quite a bit so that you can view the inside of the bakery. I also added an oven, preparation table, and retail sales table. I am still working on a small model of a flour milling machine.

The bakery takes up the full 12-inch frontage of the building and has large open doorways (2 on the front and one on the side). My previous retail stores were 6-inches wide with two stores within one building model. The problem was that I couldn't see inside of the stores, but the double wide store fixes that problem. The new structure also allows for the creation and placement of interior furniture/work station store fixtures which add some details to the model. Models are all about the details.

Interior view showing the flour mill (work in progress).

The front of the store. The baking oven is visible in the background.

Work in progress picture that shows the roof trusses detail.

The bakery is located in the upper left corner of this picture.

The bakery's placement on the forum square made me move the existing two-store building to a new side street behind the bakery.

The existing two store building has been moved to a narrow side street. It is the home
of the carpenter and the cobbler.

A woman walks out of the bakery with her purchase of today's bread.
The forum square looks rather busy today.

I now have made 16 buildings and 6 feet of aqueduct for the Hannibal Project since the start of February 2025. I want to add a couple of work sheds for my farm buildings, but other than that, I now have everything that I need for my Historicon games.

The town's population has grown too. I now have over 80 civilian figures populating the town.

This terrain will be featured in my Hannibal games at this year's Historicon convention. 

Historicon Game Sign Up Period is Now Open

There will be one game ("Romans, Come Out to Play-yay" that is a skirmish level game that will play out in the town. If you are interested in signing up for this game, then visit the Historicon Tabletop Events web site and look for this game listed on Saturday at 1PM. I have one player signed up for the game (9 tickets still available) as of this posting,  so if you plan on attending the convention then please give some consideration to signing up for my game.

I am offering something for everyone's' taste. If you like large set-piece game then there are two of those, but if you prefer smaller skirmish style games that play fast, then I have one of those too.

Here is the link to the HMGS Historicon game sign up using the Tabletop Events system. It is really easy to sign up for games.

Historicon Events Sign Up

Here is a link to my specific game (game number 707) on Saturday at 1PM - 9 tickets available

Romans, Come Out to Play-yah

I know that it is still early in the game registrations, but July is coming up fast and if you wait too long then you might find yourself locked out of any game that interests you.

Here are links to my other two games, which are traditional set-piece Ancients battles:

Thursday 11AM Game  ("Hannibal, The War Game" Event number 603) - 9 tickets available

Hannibal! The Battle of Zama (Friday 11AM Game; Event Number 708) - 4 tickets available

A view of the Roman town. The new bakery is adjacent to the triumphal arch.
The existing commercial building was moved behind the bakery with its 
back side positioned up against the town walls.