Ancient/Pre-Steam Unit Graphics

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Byzantine Karavos or Arab Qarib, the mediterranean lineage of the Caravel. In general, it is assumed that Byzantine and Arab ships especially in the Mediterranean Sea were similar in type, shape and building tradition. There are numerous terms cited for common Arab-Byzantine ship-types, such as the Dromon/ Drūmūn, Chelandion /Shalandī (light Dromon. 9-10th century), Sachtoura /Shakhtūr, Karavos /Qārib, Tarida /Tarrīda or Sandalon /Sandal. The rudder was added in the 12th century.
The smaller chelandion ousiakon was so named because it was manned by an ousia (crew) of 108 men; the chelandion pamphylon, was crewed with up to 120–160 men. The dromōn proper, was also crewed by two ousiai. In Constantine VII's De Ceremoniis, the heavy dromōn is said to have an even larger crew of 230 rowers and 70 marines.

 

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Elepolis was an ancient siege engine invented by the Thessalian engineer Polyeidos in the 4th century BC. It was placed on the bow of two joined penteres, catamaran style. A similar mechanism was used by Alexander the Great in his expeditions.

 

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An updated version of my late 16th centruy (1550s-1580s) landsknechts.
I edit the tasses on armour and draw a new late 16c burgonet helmet.

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Credit: Fairline.

 

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A warrior fighting for the Principality of Theodoro (aka Gothia, the last vestige of the Crimean Goths), a Crimean outpost of the Empire of Trebizond. Technically speaking men like this were the very last remnant of the Roman Army before the Turks stormed Gothia in 1475.