I genuinely think learning history from books is much better than trusting anyone on internet … specially Twitter and reddit.
ptrfa on
Cries in Gladiator opening battle
Vehement_Vulpes on
Do you mean to tell me that Spartans did not in fact fight in nothing but loincloths, red cloaks and helmets, with their rippling abs serving as their sole form of armour? Did 300 lie to me? Surely not.
CDdragon9 on
Whats next? They will say nolan’s dark knight trilogy wasnt historically accurate?!
Polirketes on
Historical armour is so much cooler. On the left generic rags, on the right ancient Robocop
Breadloafs on
Why do people keep acting like the Dendra Panoply was standard armor for the period? It’s a unique piece from a very specific point in time.
We have depictions, descriptions, and surviving elements of armor from the period that tell us exactly how hoplites were armed, armored, and acted. This kind of masturbatory pseudo-history is just stupid.
Luzifer_Shadres on
These damn ancient greek and romans started this trend of using non historical armor for roman and greek plays!
NativeEuropeas on
Honestly, I like it when period piece, no matter how fictional story it has, attempts to portray the historical setting it’s placed in, with nuance, authenticity and some research.
It’s like an extra layer that the entertainment piece can provide to the audience, and it shows the filmmakers really did make their research.
NewRomanian on
“This is why they hired Chris Nolan and not a nerd on twitter” is one hell of a “This fucking sucks, actually *points at coolest thing ever*” take when you have the two images above. Even if it ISN’T period-accurate the Dendra panoply is way cooler than some rags with a fucking… random ass Centurion helmet.
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I genuinely think learning history from books is much better than trusting anyone on internet … specially Twitter and reddit.
Cries in Gladiator opening battle
Do you mean to tell me that Spartans did not in fact fight in nothing but loincloths, red cloaks and helmets, with their rippling abs serving as their sole form of armour? Did 300 lie to me? Surely not.
Whats next? They will say nolan’s dark knight trilogy wasnt historically accurate?!
Historical armour is so much cooler. On the left generic rags, on the right ancient Robocop
Why do people keep acting like the Dendra Panoply was standard armor for the period? It’s a unique piece from a very specific point in time.
We have depictions, descriptions, and surviving elements of armor from the period that tell us exactly how hoplites were armed, armored, and acted. This kind of masturbatory pseudo-history is just stupid.
These damn ancient greek and romans started this trend of using non historical armor for roman and greek plays!
Honestly, I like it when period piece, no matter how fictional story it has, attempts to portray the historical setting it’s placed in, with nuance, authenticity and some research.
It’s like an extra layer that the entertainment piece can provide to the audience, and it shows the filmmakers really did make their research.
“This is why they hired Chris Nolan and not a nerd on twitter” is one hell of a “This fucking sucks, actually *points at coolest thing ever*” take when you have the two images above. Even if it ISN’T period-accurate the Dendra panoply is way cooler than some rags with a fucking… random ass Centurion helmet.
Ridley Scott approves