Lucky The Fox
Prince
Napoleon looks a bit odd. That camera angle makes him look too tall.
But Lizzy and Peter look great. ^^
But Lizzy and Peter look great. ^^
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dc82
Prince
Napolean was never short - the idea that he was "super short" is a huge myth that never got corrected.
From Wiki:
Misconceptions about Napoleon's height
Contrary to popular belief (perpetuated by the above-mentioned caricatures), Napoleon was not especially short. After his death in 1821, the French emperor's height was recorded as 5 feet 2 inches in French feet. This corresponds to 5 feet 6.5 inches in Imperial (British) feet, or 1.686 meters, making him slightly taller than an average Frenchman of the 19th century [8]. The metric system was introduced during his lifetime, so it was natural that he would be measured in feet and inches for much of his life. A French inch was 2.71 centimetres [9], whereas an Imperial inch is 2.54 centimetres. In addition to this miscalculation, his nickname le petit caporal adds to the confusion, as non-francophones mistakenly take petit as meaning "small"; in fact, it is an affectionate term reflecting on his camaraderie with ordinary soldiers.
From Wiki:
Misconceptions about Napoleon's height
Contrary to popular belief (perpetuated by the above-mentioned caricatures), Napoleon was not especially short. After his death in 1821, the French emperor's height was recorded as 5 feet 2 inches in French feet. This corresponds to 5 feet 6.5 inches in Imperial (British) feet, or 1.686 meters, making him slightly taller than an average Frenchman of the 19th century [8]. The metric system was introduced during his lifetime, so it was natural that he would be measured in feet and inches for much of his life. A French inch was 2.71 centimetres [9], whereas an Imperial inch is 2.54 centimetres. In addition to this miscalculation, his nickname le petit caporal adds to the confusion, as non-francophones mistakenly take petit as meaning "small"; in fact, it is an affectionate term reflecting on his camaraderie with ordinary soldiers.
ComradeDavo
Formerly God
The comparisons page is cool, you can really see how Civ has come along over the ages!
joethreeblah
King
5 foot 6 isn't the tallest guy arounddc82 said:
Lucky The Fox
Prince
dc82 said:
Hmm... Guess you learn something new every day.
Of course since all leaders are caricatyres, short Nappy would fit the theme quite well.
Tventano
Chieftain
The leader heads are nice. But I noticed that the descriptions are not always descriptions. With mao Zedong and Julius Ceasar they indicate that they were dictators. With most of the other leaders just their formal title is indicated.probably also were dictators. Caesar means Emperor. The official title of Mao was chairman. Why do these political opinions get on a website?
KrikkitTwo
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Actually Dictator was Caesar's formal Title (He was going to be crowned King, but the Senate had differing opinions on that.)
dc82
Prince
joethreeblah said:
1. "making him slightly taller than an average Frenchman of the 19th century." - so to begin with, he was already taller than the average man in his time.
2. 5'6" is still a lot taller than the myths of him being 4 to 5 feet tops.
vbraun
Raytracing
sweetness.
arnalh
Chieftain
I'm very glad tihs site has been updated! I will have all the time to check it out since civ 4 is releasing the 4th of November in France!
oxonian2001
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Actually, "Caesar" is Latin for "hairy." Which partly explains why Caesar was so sensitive about his receding hairline. It only came to mean "Emperor" after Augustus seized power.
Anyway, "dictator" literally means, "the one who speaks," or more significantly, "he whose word is law." That is to say, there are no effective checks on his power. Seems a pretty accurate and non-political description of the authority that Gaius Iulius Caesar and Mao Tse-Tung had at the height of their powers.
vbraun
Raytracing
Try hitting the refresh button or clearning your cache.
NDCSPURS said:I don't see anything different either
If you read the news section on the site, you should find this:
Civ IV Site said:
Note: I tried to faithfullly reproduce the links inside there for those of us who are insufferably lazy.
I've just tried those links
Downloads
Says
"Downloadable content for Civ IV is coming soon."
in internet options I tried delete temporary file and cookies and history and everything else I could find, then pressed refresh with no change
Civilizations
is the homepage
no change there either
Civ Comparisons
Says
"Civ Comparisons is coming soon. This section will outline how Civilization IV compares to the previous versions of this much-heralded franchise."
again deleted everything and pressed refresh and still no change
I also tried a few links on the civ4 site and couldn't find any movies
so I'm not lazy I've been looking for 20 minutes and just can't find anything new.
Downloads
Says
"Downloadable content for Civ IV is coming soon."
in internet options I tried delete temporary file and cookies and history and everything else I could find, then pressed refresh with no change
Civilizations
is the homepage
no change there either
Civ Comparisons
Says
"Civ Comparisons is coming soon. This section will outline how Civilization IV compares to the previous versions of this much-heralded franchise."
again deleted everything and pressed refresh and still no change
I also tried a few links on the civ4 site and couldn't find any movies
so I'm not lazy I've been looking for 20 minutes and just can't find anything new.
