This depiction of a young man with abundant curly hair combines features of both Egyptian and Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic Period (331-30 BCE). Egyptian elements include the use of the hard, dark stone, the precision with which the eyes have been carved, and the use of contrasting surfaces, with the highly polished face set off by the unpolished curls. The delicate modeling of the cheeks, slightly parted lips, and hairstyle are characteristic of Greek naturalism. The complete statue probably represented the owner striding and wearing a short Egyptian kilt.
2nd century BCE-early 1st century CE (Ptolemaic-Roman)
this is whats called a ‘coffer dam’, you basically build some walls, drop them in the water, tie them together, and then pump out the water from your new hole in the water so you can build while staying dry
its oddly not that hard- the flippin ROMANS were able to do it with logs and mud
occasionally particularly devious people would use this to hide treasure or tombs underneath the river so its not only impossible to find but impossible to get to without an engineer division
that last part gives me ideas for campaigns
“Not that hard - the ROMANS were able to do it” - people seriously underestimate how advanced some ancient cultures were and the organized effort it takes to come up with something like this and actually implement it. The Romans had heated floors, glass windows and ceilings that could be rotated to reflect what you were eating (forests for game, sea landscapes for fish). Hell, the Greeks built cameras and moving robots. The Minoans, who lived four thousands years ago and were wiped out by a tsunami three times as powerful as the one which devasted Japan in 2011, had running water and modern toilets. And let’s not get into how China basically invented everything centuries before anyone else.
Bottom line: just because someone was already doing it thousands of years ago, doesn’t mean it’s not very difficult and an extraordinary feat of engineering.
someone: you build how many bridges on a single military campaign…?
Finally settled on a design for Varus. I ended up taking heavy inspiration from the Varus portrayal from Barbarians because I really love his armor (especially the nipple rings!!). I finished Barbarians a few days ago and it was soooo good. I’m super picky about greco-roman shows/movies but I can safely say that I def recommend it 100% if you love Roman history. I also feel like it’s very easy to watch without knowing much about Roman history either! The way they dramatized it is so good, I can’t get over it. I’ll be looking forward to season 2 if there is one. Also!!!! Netflix announced a new Thermae Romae anime in the works! If you don’t know Thermae Romae, I also 100000% recommend it. It’s so fun and amazing. It’s probably my fave piece of Roman media ever.
My famicase got turned into a game by amazing game dev Michael Kiang for “A game by its cover” game jam (AGBIC jam)!!
So exciting T_T It’s just a demo right now, but he worked really hard and will release a fuller version soon! I love how he interpreted everything just from the cover alone, I think that’s an amazing concept.
Not art related, but I wanted to show my island off because I love it sm and also I recently made a circus maximus. One day when I finally finish the rest of my island (You can see slight unfinished areas lol), I’ll post a dream code!!! Also it would be so nice if they finally brought columns to the game like in acnl so I could change out the tall lanterns, but Roman girls make do.
