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  4. Alpha 27 - Roman Fasces might be interpreted as a fascist symbol

    in Game Development & Technical Discussion

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    51 minutes ago, causative said:

    The Canton of St. Gallen formed in modern times (1803) so its coat of arms may be modern as well.

    Yes, the coat of arms has no connection with a previous symbol. It is due to the modernisation of Switzerland and the fall of the Helvetic Republic made by Napoléon. The author of the coat of arms wanted to make a direct reference to the republic system. A small anecdote, during the WWII they modified the coat of arms to add a swiss cross to distinguish it from the fascist symbol, they removed the cross in 1951 when it was not necessary anymore.

  14. Archaeological potpourri

    in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Genava55

    The breastplate made of precious metals was discovered during the archaeological research of the "Tsvyatkova" burial mound, the "Kosmatka" necropolis in the Shipka - Sheinove lands, in the valley of the Thracian kings.
    The gorgeret is made of different elements and materials. The base is a massive, moon-shaped iron collar covering the chest, shoulders and back. An embossed silver plate with solid gilding and exquisite decoration completely covers the iron base.
    The restored item belongs to the group of so-called "Mezek" breastplates, common in Thrace in the second half of the IV century BC.
    The breastplate is part of the rich gold and silver grave offerings found in the barrow. The decorated breastplate belongs to the protective ceremonial weapons. Its discovery, together with numerous arrowheads, spears, knives, a horse skeleton, numerous ornaments of horse harness, silver fragments and other decorated objects, suggests that it belonged to a noble person.

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  15. Archaeological potpourri

    in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion

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    On 13/05/2023 at 10:56 AM, Gurken Khan said:

    Did you mean the armor? I can't see a weapon.

    Personally I see an armor as a weapon. This is why armors is also a topic of the study of weaponry.

    Both the words arms and armors derived from Latin arma and armatura, which both can be applied to defensive and offensive equipment.

    In French, the definition of armure is: "Ensemble des armes défensives qui protègent le corps et les membres, comme le casque, la cuirasse, etc.", thus an armor is a weapon.

    In German, the word Rüstung is applied for armament too. https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rüstung

    In English, the definition from Britannica of the word weapon is vague and include the idea of defensive means: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/weapon

    The etymology of weapon clearly shows it was also used for defensive equipment like armors: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weapon

    Thus, an armor is a piece of weaponry. Therefore a weapon.

  18. ===[TASK]=== Crowd Sourced - Thracians (Faction)

    in Game Modification

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    Thanks a lot for the hard work!

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    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    1.Thracian Spearman
    2.Thracian Peltast
    3.Thracian archer
    4.Thracian slinger

    Good.

    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    5. Odrysian Comander

    I don't understand the idea behind this concept. It should represent a generic Odrysian leader? What would be the role of this unit? Why on foot?

    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    6. Odrysian Nobleman

    15. Odrysian  cavalry Nobleman ;

    A cavalryman should be enough I guess. There is already an Odrysian guard as champion infantry.

    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    7. Odrysian Hoplita

    It should be a mercenary hoplite. Odrysians didn't train hoplites but they hired them as auxiliaries or mercenaries.

    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    8. Odrysian Guard

    Fighting with a rhomphaia I guess? Yes, it could be a plausible name.

    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    16.Odrysian  war-wagon (2 horses and archers)

    Is there any evidence for war chariot among Thracians, furthermore with archers? I don't think so.

    22 hours ago, Duileoga said:

    13.Geta spearman (traco-dacian)

    I would say it is better to depict the Getae among the auxiliaries and as a horse archer unit.

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  19. Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

    in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Genava55

    3 hours ago, Fabius said:

    Byzantium is the eastern half, Romans represent the western half

    Byzantines called themselves Romans.

    Edit: in the DLC, the campaigns for the Romans are based on Trajan's reign. While the new Romans faction added in AoE2 is based on 395 AD Rome.

    The description from the webpage:

    <<In game, the Romans date back to about 395 C.E., making them contemporaries with the Goths, Celts, Britons, Franks, Persians, etc. By this period in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages – Rome was a crumbling shadow of its former glory. Plagued by an inability to pay its soldiers, lack of manpower, and its older fortifications in disrepair, they could not face the invasions of their former provinces or fend off attacks closer to home.

    By the time of Attila, Rome simply couldn’t field any large armies of note, and relied on Germanic tribes to guard their frontiers, but those tribes often went rogue and became enemies instead. The old Roman-controlled area was inundated with an influx of different peoples who settled the land, bringing their own culture and customs, annihilating the old Roman ways.

    By the end, Rome could not overcome a collapsing economy, loss of manpower, an inability to pay troops, plus bad leadership. When the “official” end in 476 came with the ousting of the last Roman emperor by a Germanic king, the Roman Empire had already silently melted away.>>

    So even if it is not really correct, it seems they indeed depicted the Romans as the Western Roman empire...

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  21. Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

    in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Genava55

    2 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

    I'm curious as to why they are depicting the Roman army as the 4th century Dominate instead of the usual 1st-2nd century Principate. 

    Probably to fit with the Goths and the Huns...

    Although I find it really weird they are including the dromon only for the Romans while it was a Byzantine warship as well.

    Edit: I must correct my claim, it seems they gave the dromon to the Byzantines too. According to aoe forum.

  25. Should 0 A.D. Empires Besieged be a simple faction expansion or also add new features?

    in General Discussion

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    To give a context:

    On 13/02/2023 at 9:16 AM, Stan&#x60; said:

    The idea was to have Empires Ascendant and Empires Besieged both covering 500 years of history. Then you get Millenium AD covering the 500 years after that.

    It would be nice to start the empires Besieged mod, with Parthia, Germanic Tribes, Tang Dynasty, Imperial Romans etc and make it available through mod.io.

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