Medieval
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A generation after the disaster at Pliska, war again loomed over the Haemus Mountains. During these preparations a secret embassy arrived in the capital, imploring Emperor Theophi...
Midjourney Styles - Part 4 Here are 15 other styles that may inspire you with your artistic work in Midjourney! I hope you'll like them! All images have been generated with versi...
amazing medieval words you should definitely add to your vocabulary, a thread:
Ingenuity of medieval people is underestimated! Reminder that in 15th century the Teutonic Knights were able to heat this large hall in Marienburg castle from 6°C to 22.5°C in jus...
Today in 490 BC, 10,000 outnumbered Greek Hoplites ran across the hot plain of Marathon and crashed into the invading Persian army. Their astounding victory would shatter the perce...
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some medieval collective nouns (names for groups of things) that we should bring back into fashion: - a "quacking" of ducks - an "unkindness" of ravens - a "herd" of harlots - a "...
By the 1060s the cracks in the Byzantine Empire were apparent. The thematic armies wasted away while expensive mercenaries replaced them. The riches of the imperial treasury were f...
in the early 15th century, edward, 2nd duke of york, wrote a list of 1,126 names he considered to be suitable for dogs. highlights from the list: -nosewise -garlik -pretyman -gayla...
The drunken rampage of Strategos Nikephoros Pastilas & the Siege of Chandax. A short anecdote about disobeying your military manuals & a warrior of great ferocity: https://t.co/h4...
After Empress Theophano left the Imperial Bedchamber, the old, ascetic general got out of bed to sleep on the floor. When John Tzimiskes & his group of assassins entered the room t...