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    The Hip Historian Iaredios

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    :kaukau: It's interesting to see where you went with this. 

     

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    Fare well, Historian.

     

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    Many under Roman Imperium (government/rule), with some time after being conquered and newer generations having no connection to the their older kingdoms, would find themselves loyal to the status quo. While the legions existed, there tended to be more loyalty to the general that paid the soldiers rather than the polity itself (it is this reason why the commander-in-chief in the US is elected by the people, albeit without the risk of tyranny that direct democracy would create as seen in ancient pre-Roman Athens). Due to the amount of civil wars this contributed to, this was restructured and legions done away with, but it was around the same time that the germanic foederati states were founded inside of the Imperial borders (reminiscent of tumors TBH), the mass foreign populations flooding into the military service  combined with the puppeting of those West Roman Emperors in late antiquity by "barbarian" kings (the very same that ruled some fo these foreigner reservations) and corrupt politicians, made for an disloyal military that when the time came and the strength of the Imperium dwindled to such an extent that they forwent tradition and set up their own kingdoms. To counter this with the historical timing of these things, you would either need to elect your nominal military commander (completely unhistorical) or root out the corruption. In the East Empire, before the twin imperium system was thereafter abolished, this was just done and the corruption conspiracy was destroyed and it allowed the Roman Empire to survive for nigh another thousand years. At the end of it, its the small things in this world that build up and make up the bigger picture that we all see and effects us.

     

    Anyway, about national unity. Again, the sharing of the Latin imperium and its military dominance is what first created this, but after this began to wane, there so happened to be a replacement that had been seeded back in the early days of the Empire, Christianity. For a long time, the Roman Empire's domination over church affairs across its borders and beyond made their strain of the faith the national unifier. It is only with the religious dissent of the early papacy (not for noble reasons mind you, look up the Donations of Cosntantine) that this unifier was splintered. After most of the Empire's land had been gone from dominating the mediterranean world to just holding out in Greece, modern-Turkey, and south Italy in the course of just less than 200 years, and Greek having been the dominant language of the east mediterranean since Alexander the Great until the Caliphates, and Latin having been 'hijacked' by 'uncultured barbarians', the Roman Empire in its medieval Hellenization became xenophobic to things not-Greek. Classical Latin was still treasured but later variants were scorned upon as children tainting a masterpiece painting. This would lead to Europe, or "the Emergent West" as Emperor Manuel Comnenus would call them, living in a different reality from the Roman Empire, and vice versa for them (this along with a clash of egos would lead to the Great Schism of 1054, a debate that wouldn't be settled until the Empire's destruction in 1204). So they had achieved nationalism, but with their military might, and after the battles of Manzikert and later Myriokephalon, the weight of its legacy, and their general advancement, they became haughty and prideful in the face of the 'child' nations that surrounded them, which didn't make them any friends aside from a distant Ruthenia (divided, pre-Russia). Ever since Venice, a former vassal of the Roman Empire, was hired by the Emperor Alexius Comnenus and their subsequent assisting in Crusader transport, Italians (westerners) had come to dominate Roman economics, and his grandson Manuel had been open to Westernization (even hosting jousts in the ancient Hippodrome circus), which to the Romans was appalling as they were just 'barbarians' and Rhomania was the holy pie in the sky, so the last Comneni, Andronicus Comnenus exterminated the foreign merchantile class in a genocide of "latins" to purify the country of these 'vampires' but the Italians and French had two revenges, one being a war and the next being the later Sack of Constantinople in the failed fourth crusade of 1204. Ever since their foundations in mythic times the Romans had been haughty and looked down upon their neighbors, even the Greeks (though to a lesser degree) of whom they by seeming-fate had shifted over to adopt and become over the course of a thousand years (a detail that will always fascinate me). They felt superior (some more than others), and for a long time backed it up (longer than anyone else in-fact, and that fact is what makes them important), but in the end they fell to the trap of death and demise that all things mortal shall succumb too, like all civilizations and even this very cosm we presently inhabit.

     

     

     

    Now, as for philosopher monarchs, the Roman Empire had a few of these. Vespasian was idealistic, but perhaps not a philosopher. Marcus Aurelias was indeed a philosopher. So too was Leo VI Makedon (the tortured soul). Many emperors after its complete Christianization ahd to dabble in theology seeing as to the theocratic nature of their job, but some were more enthusiastic about this than others. The thing is that the Roman Empire always seemed to be at war, at first to spread its own glory across the world, then to keep its economy afloat in order pay for all the people they absorbed, and later on after they lost most of this land they had to continue to fight to survive against near-constant invasions and civil wars, and so because of these things barracks emperors tend to be more common than taking time to do deep thinking while you gave military control to a general who very well could jsut take the army you gave him and jsut make himself emperor. Doesnt' mena amny fo them didn't see the value in such stuff though, so they promoted wise thinkers, so logn as they were not heretical or did not become corrupt and succumb to treason.

    Taka Nuvia

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    The website still had strength after Bionicle's intial demise due to just how inspirational and impactful it was to so many people's childhood. BZP survived from the powerful fumes of legacy. The source of the website's demise ties directly to the underwhelming performance of Bionicle's G2 run. All focus went to the new run but was pumped up by shallow hype, as it turned out to be a let down. Gone was the steady pace of legacy fumes as it was shoved aside by a quick interest spike that as quickly went away and took with it all the previous interest when G2 died so abruptly.

     

    Poetic really: Bionicle created BZPower, and Bionicle ended up killing it.

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    Taka Nuvia

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    I feel similar to this. I would have to aim to become a professor in history, and I am not sure if I want to teach for a living, and considering my specialties (medieval and late antiquity history) it may be too 'controversial' and I may have to both fight the system while working just so I can teach. I have other skills, but not only am I not sure if anyone ahs use for them, but also seeing how volatile society is becoming and confusing  propaganda lies I see through just makes me want to retreat into a cabin where I would grow for my own food and medicine, and live near a small town for necessary purchases.

    Taka Nuvia

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    Hello to you too, my Danuvian madame!

     

    After commenting here, my cousin invited me to join a DnD game with him in the future. That gave me the creative push I needed. I decided to make a grim hero, a mix of a noble savage and a chivalrous gallant, a mentally disturbed zealot of a man who is forced to walk the earth by an otherworldly force guiding him to fight evil forever, even far after he is supposed to biologically die. Here is my narratively-speaking plagiarism of Solomon Kane, named Sabas Drachenheim

     

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    Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it. I have fixed certain things but since taken a break on it. As my DnD game may begin on Friday I should tidy it up and finish it.

    (It is sideways, allow me to fix that)

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    Jean Valjean

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    I have been curious on welding. How is it? While I would like to try it out to get a feeling of some Medieval employment, and how it can be like metallic carpentry, as an artist who values his vision and hand precision I don't really want to risk anything that would ruin those.

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    The Hip Historian Iaredios

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    :kaukau:

     

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    What a lengthsome response, I thank you! Glad to have another appreciator of the watery-works.  My famous ancestor Quanah Parker is the subject of a "half-breed hero", so Arthur Curry gets some respect from me in that regard, as well as others who have themselves in such a situation. At least you have turned out alright!

    Ta-metru_defender

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    i don't appreciate purposeful disregard to history. Its a muddle thing it is, but you shouldn't just be making stuff up to make a good tale while passing it off like it is truth. Want alternative queens? Make your own world and have at it, or find alternative people to cover.

     

    The whole conflict between France in England is overused in setting, why not tell the tales of other realms: like the rise of Autokrator Alexius Comnenus and an alternative view of the Crusades (who's life story was written by his greatly educated daughter); the life of Kassia the fair poet who refused the hand of a prideful Roman Emperor because she did not believe in gender inequality; Kaiser Frederick II Hohenstaufen and agnostic conflict with the Pope while also being a 'Holy Roman Emperor"; Roman Empress Zoe Porphyrrogennetia Makedon, one of the few female rulers of the Roman Empire and last strong one before decadence began to retake the realm in the decades before Alexius Comnenos; or Harald Hardrada, a low noble turned adventurer, going from bodyguard of the Roman Empire to claiming the Norwegian throne and then invading England. If you want to go all deviant while covering an influential person in history, look no further than Elagabalus of the Roman Empire, or Catherine the Great of the Russian Empire, or heck, Marilyn Monroe.

    Jean Valjean

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    While royal stuff is interesting to me as it is alien to everyday American life, situation s such as this shows its evil and reminds that the placement of individuals above others based on blood to be as much of an abomination of Man like slavery. It is the interest of America to protect such freedoms from frivolous antiquities such as this law. But in our rush to defend the sentience of all humans, we must also come to recognize that not everyone wants the responsibility of inherent freedom and others are simply unable to do so because the safety of family comes before everything in the face of heighty, bloody bullies.

     

    I hope that she is spared any harsh treatment for such a minute offense, God bless this soul.

    it reminds me of the despotic barbarians in Pakistan calling for the death of that one woman because she thought differently (at least her views are more logical than that dry sea of madness).

     

     

     

    +1 for the sentiments of the freedom of speech, but a symbolic -1 for not having the same beliefs as me when it come to respecting certain laws, but I take back a -1/2 because I can tell your belief is thought-out and fair.

     

    Anyway, here's the first quote that came to mind while reading this:

     

    An associate at a Washington law firm once told me that a Chinese intern at the same firm confessed her perplexity that many Americans criticized President Clinton so harshly and vocally. When told this was common she replied, “But why does the government let them?” Now that’s the voice of the statist.

     

    Fascinating quote

    Catra

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    Ghost town eh? Most fitting: 'Tis the season!

     

    Scarce now is it that I trek through these picked ruins, but every now and then, something catches my attention despite many a looter having cleaned out years prior. Like minds flock here as well, and what is humanity's quest if not for relationship? Why else do we exist at Divine whim?

    Jean Valjean

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    It's an ignorant response to historical misunderstanding about Columbus, he being apparently both guilty for deeds done by his crew and those that came later. He punished the atrocious crimes committed by his crew so harshly that he was put into prison for months before release (after Spanish royal review; another crewmate became so repulsed he became a monk and stand up for the natives); and as his voyages opened the doors for later brutish explorers and colonists, he is given all the blame because people can't be bothered to read or think for themselves. It would make more sense if it was called "Cortez Day", as the man illegally invaded Mexico in pursuit of glory, but at the same time the Aztecs had evil practices so it isn't black and white, simple enough to be spoon fed to folks.

    Taka Nuvia

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    I can attest that your art has indeed improved, keep at it!

     

    Also, my brother has been watching classic Yu-gi-oh, and now i know that dude in picture to the top left is from that. I laugh whenever his face stretches to the side, its just a bizarre presentation. :lol:

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