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ASSASSIN'S CREED: ODYSSEY ▲ gifs (7/?)

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Manuel I Komnenos

Manuel I Komnenos was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1143 to 1180 CE. Manuel continued the ambitious campaigns of his grandfather Alexios I and father John II to aggressively expand the boundaries of his empire. Manuel turned out to be more ambitious than his armies could support and, despite useful treaties and marriage alliances, he ultimately came unstuck with a failed invasion of Italy and then a serious defeat at the hands of the Seljuks in Asia Minor.

Succession

Manuel inherited the throne of the Byzantine Empire when the reign of his father John II Komnenos came to an unexpected end following the emperor's death in a freak hunting accident on 8 April 1143 CE. Manuel was actually the younger son, but two of his brothers had already died tragically of fever, and John had passed over his elder son Isaac, deeming him unsuitable to rule as he was too easily made angry. John had named Manuel as his successor a few days before he died in Cilicia and the new emperor had been at his father's side. Manuel's immediate problem was to get back to Constantinople before his brother Isaac got any ideas of simply taking the throne by force.

Fortunately, Manuel had an invaluable ally who would ensure his first few months as emperor went smoothly. This was John Axoukh, megas domestikos or supreme commander of the army during John II's reign. While Manuel dealt with the funeral arrangements of his father, Axouh dashed off to Constantinople and had Isaac arrested; the Church too was offered a generous annual payment to support the rightful heir. By the time Manuel arrived at his capital a new Patriarch (bishop) had been appointed, and a coronation ceremony was held. Isaac was later released in a typical act of clemency.

The historian J. J. Norwich gives the following character description of Byzantium's new emperor:

First, he was outstandingly handsome; secondly, there was a charm of manner, a love of pleasure and an enjoyment of life that stood out in refreshing contrast to John's high-principled austerity. Yet there was nothing shallow about him. A fine soldier and superb horseman, he was, perhaps, too headstrong to be quite the general that his father had been, but there could be no doubting his energy and courage. A skilful diplomat and a born statesman, he remained the typical Byzantine intellectual, cultivated in both the arts and the sciences. (274-5)

One less appreciative section of Byzantine society was the Church. Like many emperors before him, Manuel took a keen interest in ecclesiastical matters, but the Church hierarchy saw this as meddling and was not enamoured either by his overtures to the Popes or the invitation to visit Constantinople he extended to the Seljuk Sultan. In addition, Manuel's reputation as a ladies' man did not go unnoticed. Fortunately for the Church elders, Manuel would spend most of his reign campaigning in every single corner of his empire.

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[timdrakesbussy]

Diversity wins! All Assassin’s Creed playable characters are bisexuals!

(i made this before naoe and yasuke are available to play but they’re also bisexuals because i said so)

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Final sketches for my December SAD ( sketch a day) challenge 🙏

[servethelight]

Maybe the assassins would beat the templars for once if they stopped serving the light and started serving cunt.

[sneaky-eel]

The members of the Cult of Kosmos learn to regret allowing Deimos to keep the strange man he found.

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ALEXIOS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) ↳ 4/?

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ASSASSIN'S CREED: ODYSSEY ▲ gifs (5/?)

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ASSASSIN'S CREED: ODYSSEY | dir. Ubisoft.

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🖌Practice🖌

Alexios

Assassin's Creed : Odyssey

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I haven't drawn AC in many years, Now I'm playing again because they're on sale on PC, so I'm buying those games again, the whole set.🤣💸💸💸

(....Even though I've already collected all the Platinum in PS 4...I'm crazy🤪)

[thedeaddiscodame]

[ecude]

a world without the cult

[yeenthebin]

kittyreta

[ghostlycircaea]

I feel a bit insane finishing two in a day, but to be fair I was already a good way through both of them before today.

This pose was a nightmare to get right. I had to use a 3d model to get it right because I could not, for the life of me, work out the proportions (magic poser is a life saver ya’ll).

Also, as little fun fact, I (technically) graduated today! Technically only because I finished my classes like. two months ago. I also didn’t go to the ceremony (I don’t live within a thousand miles of my university’s campus 😐) hence why it’s just a fun fact.

( @aeide @findusinaweek ❤️❤️)

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Autor - Maxtvard Q: Artists, draw your charactersrs with your pets

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