Nescio Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43899393 (Although not directly related, it somehow reminded me of an earlier genocide discussion ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundiata Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Nescio said: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43899393 Interesting... And how about the Tollense Valley battle c 1250 BC, in north-east Germany, with "people from across Europe" joining in the fray... Seems rather brutal, in a stone-age kind of way http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/slaughter-bridge-uncovering-colossal-bronze-age-battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescio Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/mass-child-human-animal-sacrifice-peru-chimu-science/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundiata Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 16 minutes ago, Nescio said: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/mass-child-human-animal-sacrifice-peru-chimu-science/ Brutal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 56 minutes ago, Sundiata said: Brutal... Indeed I read the notice. that's why this Pre Colombian civs were rude, but in the Andenean they eat Coca leaves and that's help their suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki1950 Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 The Coca was primarily used in the high-lands it helped in altitude adjustment for couriers it's use was also ceremonial elsewhere was part of trade patterns along with cacao beans. Enjoy the Choice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Loki1950 said: The Coca was primarily used in the high-lands it helped in altitude adjustment for couriers it's use was also ceremonial elsewhere was part of trade patterns along with cacao beans. Enjoy the Choice I saw the documental about the maiden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 https://www.livescience.com/62272-oldest-meroe-inscriptions-sudan-africa.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundiata Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 30 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: https://www.livescience.com/62272-oldest-meroe-inscriptions-sudan-africa.html Awesome! And pretty! The messed up thing about Kushites is that most archaeological sites have only been partially excavated. Many have never been excavated at all. That also leaves a lot of future surprises for us to look forward to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Just now, Sundiata said: Awesome! And pretty! The messed up thing about Kushites is that most archaeological sites have only been partially excavated. Many have never been excavated at all. That also leaves a lot of future surprises for us to look forward to I hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lion.Kanzen Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 @Sundiata one time in my old house, we found a Coral/Fake coral snake. Warning ====Snake===== Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/roman-relics-found-in-rhein-region-show-evidence-of-bloody-uprising Relics of Revolt Against the Romans Found in Germany Roman relics found in Rhine region show evidence of bloody uprising Quote Halfway between the ancient towns of Neuss and Xanten on the Lower Rhine, the Romans established a military camp in what is now Krefeld around 69 AD. Directly on the border of the Roman Empire, the area was chosen due to its strategic location on a small hill across from an important trade route to Germania. The Romans called the place Gelduba: Today, this district of Krefeld is called Gellep. The famous historian Tacitus was the first to mention Gelduba, which was the scene of a massive battle between Romans and Batavians in 69 AD when Germanic Batavian prince Iulius Civilis started an uprising against the Romans in the Rhine-region. About 20,000 men - both Romans and Batavians - fought in Gelduba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Great soundtrack, great actors. but satirical (humor) based in comic Asterix and Obelix @OmriLahav what you think about the OST of this clip. Edited May 11, 2018 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) My bad... Edited May 7, 2018 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Ancient Romans Painted Horrifying Blood-Red Warnings on Wall Across Scotland. https://www.livescience.com/62510-painted-roman-stone-walls.html Quote Ancient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning white paints to illustrate dire warnings on the wall that separated them from the rebellious tribespeople of Scotland, a new study shows. :..can visit the reset on the link. because copyright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 https://www.livescience.com/62580-earliest-alphabet-discovered.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imarok Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 7 hours ago, Lion.Kanzen said: If that is supported by conventional sources, we maybe should redesign Sparta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescio Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 50 minutes ago, Imarok said: If that is supported by conventional sources, Yes, all of it is true, common knowledge amongst classicists, and can be easily verified. E.g. Thermopylae is described in detail at the end of Herodotus' Histories VII. 52 minutes ago, Imarok said: we maybe should redesign Sparta? There are a few oddities in 0 A.D., e.g.: Sparta has -10% maximum population limit (in fact it was the largest and most populous state in Greece) Sparta can't build walls (yes, neither Sparta itself (it was a collection of villages, not a city) nor any other settlement in their territory (out of fear of revolt) had city walls; the same applied to Rome for a long time; however, the Spartans did skillfully erect stone walls elsewhere) Spartan basic units are called citizens (citizenship was limited to a minority of the population, only the elite of society) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Nescio said: Spartan basic units are called citizens (citizenship was limited to a minority of the population, only the elite of society) Every soldier in the game is called a citizen, so yeah, that's a problem with every civ unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescio Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: Every soldier in the game is called a citizen, so yeah, that's a problem with every civ unfortunately. True. But it is not impossible to correct it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Imarok said: If that is supported by conventional sources, we maybe should redesign Sparta? The video doesn't lie, but it's kind of selective with its presentation. The author had a narrative to tell, so omitted a lot. 26 minutes ago, Nescio said: Sparta has -10% maximum population limit (in fact it was the largest and most populous state in Greece) Perhaps by sheer numbers of people, but at its height, only 8000 actual citizens and maybe double that in military-aged Perioikoi. The pop penalty seems fine to me. 26 minutes ago, Nescio said: Sparta can't build walls (yes, neither Sparta itself (it was a collection of villages, not a city) nor any other settlement in their territory (out of fear of revolt) had city walls; the same applied to Rome for a long time; however, the Spartans did skillfully erect stone walls elsewhere) In DE, I give the Spartans back their walls, but not until Empire Phase after they research Hellenistic reforms to unlock the Spartan Pikeman and Stone Walls. 11 minutes ago, Nescio said: True. But it is not impossible to correct it. Indeed. I'm in the process now with DE, splitting soldiers from citizens from slaves/helots/peasant-class units. The major hiccup I'm experiencing is how to depict the castes of India for the Mauryas. Edited May 17, 2018 by wowgetoffyourcellphone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescio Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: The video doesn't lie, but it's kind of selective with its presentation. The author had a narrative to tell, so omitted a lot. Granted. That's nothing unusual though. 9 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: Perhaps by sheer numbers of people, but at its height, only 8000 actual citizens and maybe double that in military-aged Perioikoi. The pop penalty seems fine to me. Plus seven helot skirmishers per Spartan citizen. Plus allied troops. Plus mercenaries. 11 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: In DE, I give the Spartans back their walls, but not until Empire Phase after they research Hellenistic reforms to unlock the Spartan Pikeman and Stone Walls. Sounds a bit anachronistic to me (they erected stone walls in the Archaic and Classical periods, long before they had pikemen or imperialistic tendencies), but it's your mod, so do whatever you like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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