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@witte_sergei The Tibetan empire, about a century before its collapse even secured itself a short coastline.
Conflict between Buddhism and native religions were one cause of conflict that eventually tore it all apart
Despite all the aforementioned efforts, native food production was simply insufficient.
While vassal-states and tributaries provided a part of their grain, the late empire grew increasingly reliant on another source: Imported egyptian grain.
And for that you need merchants!
Quickly sketched the famous red-legged scissor man that every well-read german knows and fears
just a somewhat chaotic and experimental coloration practice for Emperor Aurelian today
Not really #SpecEvo because i initially put some body parts together, may not be entirely anatomically plausible.
My take on the sac-back i guess , here engaging in some opportunistic scavenging of an unrelated critter.
Interprete the interior of the egg however you want
Colours are of course easier to add, as well as wide brushes of various kinds that pencils simply cannot replicate.
But simple lines and shadows, that can be done with a pencil intuitively within seconds look much flatter or shaky by default.
Ill get used to this eventually.
While bronze could be shaped and decorated in highly elaborate ways quite early on, iron was initially restricted to small pieces and simpler shapes.
It wasnt until the 1400s that iron (or steel) armor included pieces as large and elaborate as the bronze armors of old.
By 700, there was a growing controversy over the use of such Icons, as the Bible forbids "Graven images"
The Muslims stance on Icons was well known in the Empire: They had none, and some muslims even even avoided depictions of humans and animals.
Pictured: Mosque of Damascus,700s
The Descendants of the last Sassanid emperor fled to Tang-China, where, after some time, the emperor sent them back with armies in several attempts to restore them to the Sassanid throne.
They never got very far, and were last mentioned fighting arabs in 721.