Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world

Photos of ruins should go to !historyruins@lemmy.world

Photos of the past should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world

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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Right just don’t mention alesia

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Historically accurate, around 50 B.C.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

All Gaul is occupied. All?…..

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, not entirely... 🔎

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

My my it looks as if one small village still holds out against the invaders….

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium ...

[–] graeghos_714@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It looks like a picture from the Prince Valiant comic

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's from Asterix...

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What, you mean drinking magic potions that give you super strength to blast Romans into the sky isn't historically accurate?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

These commenters are crazy!

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

You know what I think of this modern art - rubbish! That’s what it is