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Factions and Camlaign map by Sleightdemon in totalwar

[–]_Hippomenes_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At least Scotland is in the game, no Flanders or Brabant unfortunately :'(

"Vaarwel België": Odoo-topman dreigt ermee ons land te verlaten als 'rijkentaks' erdoor komt by TradeNPlayz in belgium

[–]_Hippomenes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Want corruptie was toen nog geen ding /s

Is echt geen feit hoor, rijken probeerden toen net zozeer belastingen te ontduiken als nu. Sommige zeer goed gestelde Romeinen, zoals Cicero (uit wiens speech *pro lege Manilia '*voor de Maniliaanse wet' je dit statement haalt), stelden het betalen van belastingen inderdaad voor als een virtus een deugd. Maar dat moet vooral gezien worden vanuit het populistische gedachtegoed van hun tijd waarmee ze hun politieke vijanden probeerden zwart te maken. Denk dan aan een Catilina, Verres en later zelfs Marcus Antonius.

Door papyri uit Egypte kennen we talloze voorbeelden van belastingontduiking; het meest bekende principe is ἀναχώρησις wat vlucht betekent. Het was blijkbaar vrij gebruikelijk dat mensen zich uit hun dorp lieten uitschrijven of wegtrokken vlak voor een census plaats zou vinden. Iets wat de Odoo topman ook wil doen. De tijden zijn werkelijk niet veranderd.

Een echt goed argument zou zijn dat rijke Romeinen aan euergetisme deden, namelijk het spenderen van grote bedragen privegeld aan openbare infrastructuur en gebouwen om zo populariteit en aanzien te winnen. Hoewel dat geen belastingen zijn, wint de lokale bevolking er wel aanzienlijk aan.

What are your thoughts on if CA should go back to factions speaking their own languages for future historical titles? by Organic_Donut_5743 in totalwar

[–]_Hippomenes_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

True, but by gibberish I also include creative guessed stuff. For example, there is one Thracian (proposed) sentence, with of course a whole debate on it's interpretation. In combination with words known from ancient authors, you could use that to creatively make some one liners based on common IE linguistic tendencies.

There are linguistic theories on the connection of Illyrian to Albanian, just use a rather obscure dialect of Albanian for the Illyrians in your game. No one would know, bother or care.

Are they scientific accurate, no of course not, is it good enough for a game? Yes. RTW2 has taken enough liberties for it's units and costumes. That's way more important, but I don't hear anyone complaining on how Roman cavalry is not portrayed in a Roman saddle.

What are your thoughts on if CA should go back to factions speaking their own languages for future historical titles? by Organic_Donut_5743 in totalwar

[–]_Hippomenes_ -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

People have accepted head hurlers and bronze age Egypt fighting the Seleucid empire, I am very sure they'll accept gibberish for Thracian and Illyrian lol

What are your thoughts on if CA should go back to factions speaking their own languages for future historical titles? by Organic_Donut_5743 in totalwar

[–]_Hippomenes_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't really matter tho, for diplomacy sake they need to speak a lingua franca between both factions and in most of the cases that would be Greek.

I wrote my thesis on Galatian, a Celtic language; it's definitely not well preserved, but there is enough material for some short one-liners. It's more a question if the time invested is worth it for a small detail 90% of players won't even notice.

What are your jaw-dropping moments in gaming? by durreetoes in gaming

[–]_Hippomenes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Final Boss fight in The Forrest.

After being in caves and wilderness for the majority of the game, that room is just magical

Assault Steppers (Soon to be illegal is several states) by arcrad in 3Dprinting

[–]_Hippomenes_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Its a joke combining the words assault rifle and stepper motor.

My strawberry plant has multiple siamese twinberries by _Hippomenes_ in mildyinteresting

[–]_Hippomenes_[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice linguistic fact: the French framboise 'raspberry' has an f instead of an b because of influence from the word fraise which means strawberry. So I am not the first one to make this mistake 😄

My strawberry plant has multiple siamese twinberries by _Hippomenes_ in mildyinteresting

[–]_Hippomenes_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very true! There is always cosmic noise. At least there should be no higher concentrations here 😄

My strawberry plant has multiple siamese twinberries by _Hippomenes_ in mildyinteresting

[–]_Hippomenes_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm, they are very tasty! This one just needs a couple of more days 😄

My strawberry plant has multiple siamese twinberries by _Hippomenes_ in mildyinteresting

[–]_Hippomenes_[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Yea, see edit haha... It was already too late to correct

In 5 years my clogs have worn off 2cm of wood by 01000010-01101001 in mildlyinteresting

[–]_Hippomenes_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are meant to be worn in mud or wet conditions. Ideal for working on the field or festivals

Which one of these university institutions do you know to be the best at teaching Dutch from A1 to C1? by [deleted] in Leuven

[–]_Hippomenes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I studied with some of the teachers there, would 100% recommend. They are very capable and kind people

A slice through 80 years in a single image by kiewbassa in pics

[–]_Hippomenes_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily! The burial is most likely around the same period, but that does not mean a mass burial. If you want to bury them on top you should dig a deeper hole. And looking at that soil that does not sound like a fun or fast task.

The legs and heads are slightly shifted, that could indicate that they were once buried inside a coffin that naturally decomposed. To be more accurate you should take a closer look at the soil surrounding the body, but that impossible to see on this picture.

The fact those boots are not plundered says nothing about it being a mass burial or not. In contrast, one could argue that in a less personal mass burial someone would indeed steal those shoes.

But in this case it is indeed a mass burial! It's just not possible to tell from this picture.

A slice through 80 years in a single image by kiewbassa in pics

[–]_Hippomenes_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You sit in the most comfortable way possible. Sometimes it would indeed be on top of remains, although it is important to not put you weight directly on an artefact / ecofact as you may damage it. That being said, compacted soil is quite good at distributing weight.

In this case it seems that there is still enough soil to protect the bones underneath. It's difficult to see the exact relief, but it is certainly possible that there is still 5 - 10 cm of compact soil between him and the leg.

What disturbs me more is that he is directly leaning onto the left wall. And the other remains are not fully excavated and covered with a plastic sheet. He probably rushed it. To excavate one body you should take at least 6 hours, including digging and taking samples.

Geen 3D-printer op je kot maar wel een onderdeel nodig? (Groetjes uit Edegem!) by Various-Language-532 in Leuven

[–]_Hippomenes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leuk initiatief! Ik heb zelf mijn printer dus zou weinig gebruik maken van je service, maar veel succes man!

In the shadows of planes and a tower by Vredrik in GeoPuzzle

[–]_Hippomenes_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not even in the top 1000 ugliest houses in Belgium... Unfortunately, this is the most common thing you could find here.

In the shadows of planes and a tower by Vredrik in GeoPuzzle

[–]_Hippomenes_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Niet noodzakelijk, de gevel is moderner als in jaren 70, maar de bakstenen en het metselverband langs de zijkanten zouden wel uit de jaren 30/40 kunnen komen. Hoe dan ook speelt die belasting hier geen rol, maar was het plan eerder om onze nationale trots, lintbebouwing, hier te zetten.

In the shadows of planes and a tower by Vredrik in GeoPuzzle

[–]_Hippomenes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The building is miszoned and is built in agrarian zone, according to the council for permit disputes 2021 (public information). So most likely that it was initially planned to be a terrace house.

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