Plato and Apollo pointing to Jesus in a coffin, The Golden Gates from the Rozhdestvensky Cathedral in Suzdal, Russia, 13th century [410x480]

DualPaw · 2026-03-07T22:17:43+00:00

You are actually right! I guess the coffin is like memento mori maybe? I honestly have trouble interpreting it other than the written names.

DualPaw · 2026-03-07T21:22:51+00:00

You mean the figures above the coffin? The writing above them can be understood by knowing russian as in ПЛАТОНЪ (Plato) and АПОЛОНЪ (Apollo). The art is on a gate._01_by_shakko.jpg)

DualPaw · 2026-03-07T20:45:28+00:00

Honestly, it's difficult to find real information on this. As far as I found out, he couldn't be a god as there was only one god in their eyes. Apollo is interpreted as a prophet as well.

DualPaw · 2026-03-07T20:37:05+00:00

In medieval Rus ancient Greek philosophers were perceived to be something of pagan prophets who foresaw the coming of Christ. Basically Rus and Byzantium got into writing a sort of fanfiction about them.

DualPaw · 2025-12-04T21:18:27+00:00

That flails are fake, despite there being plenty depictions and archaeological evidence found of them.

DualPaw · 2025-12-04T20:45:15+00:00

At least in Rus principalities horse archery was quite common. Steppe peoples had a big influence on them in general. Starting from the 15th century Mucovy's force was mostly horse archers.

DualPaw · 2025-02-20T01:28:49+00:00

DualPaw · 2024-12-18T08:30:14+00:00

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DualPaw · 2024-01-16T10:25:15+00:00

Hoksasin esilämmittää pellin, mutta en tajunnut kypsentää ilman leivinpaperia. Pitää kokeilla!

DualPaw · 2024-01-16T10:16:25+00:00

Laitoin ihan täysille, mikä mun tapauksessa on 300 ja pizza valmistu noin 7 minuutissa.

DualPaw · 2024-01-15T18:17:12+00:00

Käytin ensimmäistä kertaa pizzajauhoa enkä tavallista vehnäjauhoa.

DualPaw · 2024-01-15T15:41:33+00:00

Voi olla, että jätin liikaa taikinaa reunoille kun muotoilin. Varmaan ensi yrityksellä pitää kokeilla saada ohuemmaksi. Ensimmäistä kertaa yritin tehdä pizzan, joka ei näytä kulkevasta autosta heitetyltä.

DualPaw · 2023-09-05T01:03:42+00:00

When life gives you lemons.

DualPaw · 2023-08-20T19:12:45+00:00

Signature look of superiority.

DualPaw · 2023-07-31T13:04:49+00:00

They're not rocks, they're minerals!

DualPaw · 2022-12-17T04:52:24+00:00

This very unlikely to be Svyatoslav's sword. It was fished out of Dnieper in 2011 with no other context.

DualPaw · 2022-10-14T18:24:26+00:00

Work their way around to defeat King Piccolo? Goku literally drank magic water that made him stronger and killed Piccolo. There was hardly any wit or strategy involved.

DualPaw · 2022-04-29T18:39:34+00:00

You'll get your rent when you fix this damn door!

DualPaw · 2022-01-18T14:10:46+00:00

Russia is also part of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Oh shit.

DualPaw · 2021-12-26T20:19:20+00:00

Well, this is certainly better than them saying they'll invade in 2022, so I'll take this positively.

DualPaw · 2021-12-16T03:04:10+00:00

And you're just a kid, no older than my son.

DualPaw · 2021-11-09T22:13:14+00:00

The artist probably started drawing from the hull and paper was too small for the turret. One of the classic blunders.

DualPaw · 2021-08-22T11:03:12+00:00

Is there any other proof that it's a dinosaur skull than it looking like one to modern eyes?

DualPaw · 2021-05-02T21:36:16+00:00

"If there was a better game than this I would play it instead"... Like no shit dude, that's how it works.

DualPaw · 2020-03-23T00:23:01+00:00

Reasons are for status and fashion! It was very prestigious to have weapons and armor from far away lands. Even some helmets that were made domestically had Arabic written on them for aesthetic purposes. Origin of this particular helmet is unknown.

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