Karwansaray Publishersさんのイラストまとめ

In Homer’s Iliad, the gods were not mere spectators. Some remained neutral while others supported the Greek or Trojan cause. In this artwork by Sean O'Brogain, Ares ‘the Warlike’ and Poseidon ‘the Earth-shaker’ determine the time and place of a battle. #ClassicsTober #epithet

#OTD in 1566, the first phase of the Iconoclastic Fury began during which Calvinist Protestant crowds wreaked havoc in Catholic Churches. King Philip of Spain sent the Duke of Alba to the Low Countries to end the “Beeldenstorm” by all means necessary: https://t.co/alHGosypk8

In 1466, Jean de Bueil (✝️ #OTD in 1478) wrote ‘Le Jouvencel’; a tale about a young soldier starting out on a military career, based on De Bueil’s own experience as a French soldier. In Medieval Warfare XI.5, we dive deeper into this famous ‘roman à clef’: https://t.co/euwl4KoOk8

Beware the Ides of Maius? On 15 May, AD 69, the Battle of Forum Julii took place in Gallia Narbonensis between the forces of the rival #Roman emperors Otho and Vitellius. Eoghan Kelly gives the details in @wssmagazine 107 on the Year of the Four Emperors: https://t.co/mp902fs51F

Today marks an important anniversary in #Dutch history and a famous event of the Eighty Years' War. #OTD, 450 years ago, the city of Brielle was captured by the “Watergeuzen”; a group of anti-Spanish rebels who had took to the seas since Alba’s arrival:
https://t.co/7GZmb9jZ9V

#OTD in 1887, the American archaeologist Carl Blegen was born. As professor at the University of Cincinnati, Blegen led excavations at Hisarlik (Troy) from 1932-1938. As of 1939, Blegen was active in Messenia where he uncovered a large Mycenaean structure dubbed ‘Nestor’s palace’

#OTD in 1536, Henry VIII fell from his horse during a tournament, and sustained a chronic leg injury. Due to the wound and his large appetite the king suffered from obesity, weighing 178 kg when he died. Read more in Emma Levitt’s article in @MedWarMag X.6 https://t.co/l1M5XKdI8h

Today marks the 955th anniversary of the Battle of #Hastings!
Read all about it in our 2017 @MedWarMag Special👇
https://t.co/AmSmsCwCps https://t.co/yEc8WmKvzE

On August 20, 1467, the Second Battle of Olmedo took place between Enrique IV of Castile and his 14-year old half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias. In @MedWarMag issue X.1, Javier García de Gabiola sheds some light on this confusing battle and outcome:
https://t.co/G5YR7lCqzJ

In his Vita Karoli Magni, a biography of Charlemagne, the author Einhard records the emperor’s campaign to Spain and how he and his army were attacked while returning to France. In @MedWarMag III.6 we take a look at the Battle at Roncevaux Pass #otd in 778 https://t.co/nOahn5MqW1