#ROMAN SWORD

[blueiscoool]

A ROMAN IRON SPATHA CIRCA 100-300 A.D.

The Roman spatha was a long, straight sword used by the Roman Empire from the 1st to 6th centuries AD: Length: 20–40 in (0.5–1 m). Handle length: 7–8 in (18–20 cm). Use: In war and gladiatorial fights.

The spatha was a heavy infantry weapon that replaced the gladius, which became a light infantry weapon. The spatha was adopted from Germanic tribes, such as the Celts and Gauls, and was likely a hybrid of Celtic and Roman design. The spatha was often depicted in ancient art, and was used by higher-ranking soldiers.

The spatha was effective against lighter armored enemies, and its longer reach gave infantry more room to thrust. Cavalry soldiers also used the spatha because they could reach down from horseback.

The spatha design remained in use for centuries, even after the end of the Roman Empire. Swords from the 7th to 10th centuries, like Viking swords, are recognizable derivatives of the spatha.

[thesilicontribesman]

Replica Roman Blade And Scabbard, Trimontium Museum, Melrose

[ernestdescalsartwok]

PINTAR-ARTE-PINTURA-BATALLA-BOSQUE TEUTOBURGO-GERMANIA-LEGIONARIOS ROMANOS-COMBATE-GLADIUS-FOTOS-ESTUDIO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: PINTAR-ARTE-PINTURA-BATALLA-BOSQUE TEUTOBURGO-GERMANIA-LEGIONARIOS ROMANOS-COMBATE-GLADIUS-FOTOS-ESTUDIO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Pintar las escenas de los combates en la Batalla del Bosque de TEUTOBURGO en GERMANIA, el LEGIONARIO ROMANO luchando con su espada GLADIUS para salvar su vida ente los feroces ataques de los germanos de Arminio. Fotos del artista pintor Ernest Descals pintando en su estudio artístico la debacle de las tres Legiones Romanas perdidas. Momentos de la historia del Imperio Romano, pintura sobre papel de 50 x 70 centímetros en la que la acción se muestra con expresión plástica. Colección de Arte sobre Teutoburgo y el ejército aniquilado del Legado Varus.

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[romans-art]

some friends and I have a fancast of Greta Garbo in a 1930s historical epic about the byzantine Empress Irene so ofc I drew it

[sforzesco]

AKHENATEN

uhhh let's see. I combined some sketches I did of Nefertiti and Akhenaten and ended up somewhere here for an Akhenaten design. in my heart, it's for a comic but there's so much visual research I'd have to do before I could even think about approaching a comic. oof.

anyway moving on: Akhenaten was a childhood obsession! and then I moved onto other things, as one does, but then a couple months ago I decided to check out some books and now I have a headache.

Akhenaten, Ronald T. Ridley

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[deanmarywinchester]

really really enjoy how The Bright Sword depicts post-Arthurian britain as this once colonized, twice abandoned place. like it was conquered and then abandoned by the romans, who remade the aristocracy and language in their image and christianized the country and left behind works of engineering that would not be replicated for a thousand-plus years. then it was this land of christian miracles held together by Arthur and God, and then God abandoned the country and those kinds of miracles were never seen again

and the book explicitly plays with the connections between the Roman Empire and Christian/monarchist power, mentioning that some crackpots believe in the eventual return of the Roman Empire the way that people believe Arthur will return some day, and having the protagonist marvel at roman mining machinery that seems impossible to believe could have ever worked the way he marvels at stories of the Quest for the Grail

not 100% sure where this is going but it’s very effective for being a story about how the age of heroes is dead, because the age of wonders and power is sort of twice dead.

[swhhdr-wthhr]

the twins from my zombie apocalypse au

pose references under cut

[margridarnauds]

I think, in general, the Italian peplum films deserve more discussion when it comes to adaptations of Ancient Mediterranean material, since they tend to cover periods of time that aren't usually covered by adaptations that originate in the Anglosphere (and overall, the mood is similar, but subtly different, from what you get in a lot of Anglo depictions of Rome and Greece).

They are also often fun rides that are *also* often dubbed into English...often poorly, which makes them even better.

[thesilicontribesman]

Replica Roman Blade And Scabbard, Trimontium Museum, Melrose

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[tyrannoninja]

NADJELA OF BATELA: ADVENTURES IN THE ANCIENT CONGO

Ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary peeps,

I am happy to announce that my latest book, Nadjela of Batela: Adventures in the Ancient Congo, is now available on the Amazon Kindle Store!

"It is the first century AD, and the empire of Rome has grown into one of the largest in the history of the Mediterranean. Forged with cold sharp iron over the course of centuries, Roman authority now stretches as far afield as the floodplains of Egypt to the south, the sands of Judaea to the east, and the frigid woodlands of Gaul and Britannia to the north. Yet that is not enough for Rome. Their latest designs are on the equatorial heart of Africa, hoping to expand from there to conquer the whole continent and its innumerable riches…riches enough to support a campaign of world conquest. There is one person who stands in the way of these ambitions. She is Nadjela, the proud and fierce Crown Princess of Batela. Together with her trusty leopard companion Ishaga, Nadjela will come face to face with both local adversaries and the wrath of the Roman Empire over the course of four adventures. Will her courage and martial ability, and the blessing of her god Nyambe the Creator, be enough to defend all of Africa and the world beyond?"

[sforzesco]

giulia farnese, lucrezia borgia, caterina gonzaga

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[ophelias-lamentation]

Celtigar and dayne hairstyles pls???

Hairstyles of Houses Dayne and Celtigar

So the Dayne’s are dornish so they keep the Greco-Roman inspired hairstyles but as opposed to most other dornish houses who wear gold or copper they wear silver. I have a headcannon that I got from a fic that the dornish are expert glass artists so they wear slot of glass accessories, the daynes however opt for amethysts and tanzanite.

House Celtigar is of Valyrian descent, their hairstyles are unlike the the Targaryen’s however and have a strong stormlands and crown lands influence with elaborate updo’s and marine inspired, especially crustacean, headpieces. I hc that like the Velaryon’s they trade a lot so they are a richer house.

[hinadraws]

Group photo as a gift for the princess! Can you guess who argued about being the main link and who won? ;) |instagram| |Cara|