this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2024
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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!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

My dad's home town! I always enjoyed my visits there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Ooh I've played this total war map, it's fun in defense.

Archers on the walls, spearmen in front of the gate. Trebuchets inside the walls for counter-artillery fire. Cavalry positioned at the side gates ready for a flanking counterattack.

When the battle starts you should give a long drunken speech in front of your troops about how the enemy sucks and how we are awesome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How much would you need giant earthen ramparts on an island? Isn’t the water your wall at that point.

[–] PineRune 6 points 1 week ago

What's better than one wall? Two walls!

[–] idiomaddict 3 points 1 week ago

This looks like a new type of organelle