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Published: 2020-03-12 14:44:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 47612; Favourites: 941; Downloads: 216
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Hi everyone,
Hope all is well, What do you know about the Roman/Byzantine Empire?
Another character for my worldbuilding project, a Byzantine Cataphract warrior, active in the remnants of the Roman Empire.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire the Byzantines/Eastern Romans attempted to conquer back italy, meeting resistance from the local barbarians/Lombards from the north and the Abassid Caliphate from the south through Sicilly.
Please share any knowledge you have about this subject, I always like to learn.
Thanks!
JCH
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Guess its cause of the helmet but i get very Skyrim vibes from this
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Yep, hehe, too much Skyrim, i'm very late to the party when it comes to the Skyrim fan community, buuuut hey what can ya do
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Guess i picked the perfect time then!
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I've been a fan of the Roman and Byzantine Empires for quite a while. Great work, man!
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Kings and Generals channel is for you if you want to learn about it
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Wow! This is an especially fantastic design. I just love the detailed gear choices you made with this one, all of them. This is one of the best imaginative medieval Roman/Byzantine designs I've ever seen, hands down (and I can point to a lot of worthy ones here on DA with ease). Also, the skilled colourwork, shading, highlights and posing & proportions are spot on as ever, though that goes without saying by now.
For potential future Cataphracts, you might want to also depict the second sword, a scimitar called Paramerion. Medieval Roman/Byzantine Cataphracts carried two swords, one straight and one curved, plus a mace. True hard-hitters in combat. AMELIANVS' depiction of a somewhat lighter budget Cataphract from the 10th century depicts the blades well:
I actually sculpted a fantasy Roman/Byzantine ratman around New Year, so I'm extra thrilled to see your take on a human one (yay for kite shield and pteruges). The Ninth Age will run their ratmen/Vermin Swarm as medieval Romans. Make sense once you consider that Warhammer Fantasy's Skaven used medieval flamethrowers, sport segmented armour, helmet crests and an origin story set in a fantasy version of Ravenna: www.deviantart.com/the-ninth-a⦠& www.the-ninth-age.com/communit⦠(the second link may be restricted to registered forum users, but it's a brainstorming thread on the subject)
By the way, I'm on a long-running Roman study mania, running all the way up to 1453 from Rome's earliest beginnings. I can recommend Edward Luttwak's Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire: smerdaleos.files.wordpress.comβ¦
Cheers!
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Thank you very much! Frankish helmet maybe (that do ring a bell in my memory out of hand), but it's in more or less contemporaty late antique Roman style. So it's fitting.
Completely agreed on worldbuilding potential and your vision for Roman ratmen. Much of the best parts of Warhammer was its historical basis of fantasy, and there is so much opportunity to run the whole mile in that regard.
Cheers!
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Spot-on! I actually have a sneaky senator sculpt 3/5 sculpted already. Will resume work on it soon.
Also, a folder of Byzantine images for reference, just in case it's of any use: imgur.com/a/HBxmQZQ
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Well its not bad but, its too ornamented. Like the weird little cross on the pommel the odd quillons on the sword and the pointy bits on the edge of the boots. Not to mention the heavily ornamented helmet.
If you are going for a historical fantasy representation of real world events and civilzations it can work, but if you want a faithful representation then this needs some changes.
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Well be weary, Ass Creed is kinda garbage in its depictions.
Your work looks like if Ryse Son of Rome was done more competently with a better art style. And hopefully a less ludicrious plot!
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