The 8th Annual Great Socialist People's CFC-OT Avatar Switch

[Ajidica]

From what I remember - and it's been awhile since I've read the relevant paper - the argument goes something like this: Thiudareiks' patronage was responsible for the construction of the San Vitale church; Thiudareiks frequently and consistently attempted to paint himself (har) as a Roman emperor, propagandistically and artistically; there are no particular reasons why the mosaic cannot have been Thiudareiks; the Roman Empire under Ioustinianos did not control Ravenna long enough for Ioustinianos to have plausibly ordered the creation of the mosaic before his death, and certainly not for long enough before Theodora's death.

Interesting, but I find it suspect that so many people could have been duped if there was any other image of Justinian to compare it too. Occam's Razor still applies to history.

 

[Dachs]

Interesting, but I find it suspect that so many people could have been duped if there was any other image of Justinian to compare it too. Occam's Razor still applies to history.

Easy. The wrong tradition starts, grows up, and festers. You've seen the "historical myths" thread in WH. This is potentially just another one. Simple as that.

 

[Bill3000]

Easy. The wrong tradition starts, grows up, and festers.

well that explains protestantism

 

[Ajidica]

Easy. The wrong tradition starts, grows up, and festers. You've seen the "historical myths" thread in WH. This is potentially just another one. Simple as that.

Yeah, but most, if not all, are due to stupidity by the masses not scholarly compliations. If it was just wikipedia and Norwich getting it badly wrong I could understand, but the book I own on Byzantine Art and Architecture by Cyril Mango (Proffesor at Oxford and has published books on Byzantine art) says the Mosaic is of Justinian. In cases like this, I would be inclined to trust the proffessionals.

 

[Dachs]

The point is that the professionals don't uniformly agree. Anyway, it was just a word of warning. Byzantine Emperors are kinda old hat anyway, and most of the interesting emperors have craptacular coin-portraits and cock-all else.

well that explains protestantism

And Catholicism!

 

[Ajidica]

And anything that does not belong to the OrthoDachs church, Inqisition against Lolhistory, I suppose?

 

[Mathalamus]

interesting. you seem to be talking about Byzantium. i seemed to rub off on both of you.

EDIT: oh crap. forgot the avatar....

 

[Love]

As always after avatar switch, new avatar!

 

[Cutlass]

All done. Back to normal.

 

[Dachs]

interesting. you seem to be talking about Byzantium. i seemed to rub off on both of you.

Son, I was interested in Greekery long before you wandered into this particular armpit of the internet.

 

[SuperJay]

I refuse to give up Brian's avatar & sig. I feel much more pro now.

 

[Hygro]

guilty feet have got no rhythm

 

[Yared]

...Aaaaaand I'm no longer Virote.

 

[choxorn]

Choxorn is Choxorn once more.

 

[GamezRule]

That's funny, cause now I also identify Al Capone with me, so whenever Zack posts, I think, "What the hell, when did I post that?"

Al Capone makes more sense on you then it does Zack. You just look like a mobster, and you live in Chicago.

 

[Brian Shanahan]

well that explains protestantism

And Catholicism!

Everything really.

Edit: didn't see this one:

I refuse to give up Brian's avatar & sig. I feel much more pro now.

Knock yourself out kiddo. It's always nice to have a doppleganger, especially when the peelers are after you.

 

[Yared]

So guys... Was this avatar switch better/more successful than last year's?

 

[Cutlass]

I think it went pretty well.

 

[sophie]

Hard for me to come back when I never joined a NES. Except for that brief foray into #nes.

At the least come back to #nes.

I would NES, but I lack the time. I waste too much time playing FATW, OT arguing, and modding. (I don't even have enough time to paint my Warhammer army (Justinian era byzantines if I have my choice or Carolingian franks when playing with friends).

Just join one or two, updates are usually few and far between enough that it wont' take much of your time.

Bah, this. If TK can NES, then anyone can NES

 

[Ajidica]

interesting. you seem to be talking about Byzantium. i seemed to rub off on both of you.

EDIT: oh crap. forgot the avatar....

I've been interested in Byzantium since at least 2007. I actualy have three RenFest constumes that are of the Byzantine pattern. I'll have to see about getting some pictures of them up.

At the least come back to #nes.

I'll see.