Here is a #portrait of an #Achaemenid #Persian #Aramaic #script user by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about the Aramaic script here: matuww.com/script_info/Imperial_Aramaic.html #historicalart

Here are #Daunian and #Apulian #portraits of #Messapic #script users by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about the Messapic script here: matuww.com/script_info/Messapic.html #historicalart

Here are #portraits of Archaic #Greek #script users by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about Epichoric Archaic Greek scripts here: matuww.com/script_info/Archaic_Greek.html #historicalart

Here are #portraits of #Roman #Latin #script users by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about the Latin script here: matuww.com/script_info/Latin.html #historicalart

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Here is a #portrait of an #Oscan #script user by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about the Oscan script here: matuww.com/script_info/Oscan.html #historicalart

Tarantine style cavarlyman, late 4th century B.C.

Etruscan hoplite, 3rd quarter of the 4th century B.C.

Here is a #portrait of a #Lydian #script user by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about the Lydian script here: matuww.com/script_info/Lydian.html #historicalart

Here are #portraits of #Lycian #script users by @veliteaquila.bsky.social Learn more about the Lycian script here: www.matuww.com/script_info/... #historicalart

Man wtf were the Balaeric peoples doing on those islands man

Here are #portraits of #Gallic speakers by @veliteaquila.bsky.social They used the #Etruscan, #Latin, and #Greek scripts. Learn more about these scripts here: tinyurl.com/4j38tsve tinyurl.com/2vk5xv52 tinyurl.com/234rxaer #historicalart

Extremely grateful for @veliteaquila.bsky.social allowing their #art to be included in #matuww We felt the last post didn't do enough justice in showing the knowledge and meticulousness behind the research. So we'd showcase their work in matuww here: #Roman #Etruscan #historicalart

Evidence from South Italian frescoes make me believe that the Roman calceus originated in Southern Italy, they pop up often in Lucanian, Daunian and maybe even Campanian frescoes.

Legionnaire of the Scipios, Second Punic war

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Etrusco-Roman velites, late 3rd century B.C

Roman princeps 3rd Samnite war - Pyrrhic war

Speculative Samnite warrior, 4th century B.C.

A rather obscure Etruscan panoply from the hypogeum of the Volumni, which if I'm not mistaken, is dated to between the 3rd and 1st century B.C. which would make it the latest known hoplite panoply. Any thoughts? @drmichaeljtaylor.bsky.social @nakhthor.bsky.social @profpaulj.bsky.social

Strange how one of the earliest Roman depictions of a crucifixion is of a Gaul getting crucified (Tomba Arieti, late 3rd to 2nd century B.C.)

Ptolemaic thureophoros, 2nd century B.C.

Greek Mercenary fighting in Anatolia, early 4th century B.C.

Celtiberian mercenary in Italy, early 4th century B.C.

Syracusean hoplite, late 4th - early 3rd century B.C.

Gallic mercenary in Syracusean service, 4th century B.C.

Mamertine, late 4th - early 3rd century B.C.

Cretan hoplite, late 7th century B.C.

Campanian skirmisher from Sarno, 4th century B.C.

Speculative Italiote infantryman, late 4th - early 3rd century B.C.

Speculative Samnite standard bearer (private comm)

Apulian cavalryman, late 4th century B.C

Somewhere near the Black sea, late 5th-early 4th century B.C.

@sdecasien.bsky.social Max Tucker on my Discord server found these Apulian depictions of warships on Apulian vases. Thought you'd like to take a look.

Thracian peltast, 5th century B.C.

SLOGWAR (film I directed in university) #animation #indieanimation #indieanimators

I am left wondering what the hell was going on in Southern Italy sometimes

Sometimes some Greek vase art will actually have really dynamic perspective and it always catches me off guard

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Evidence for this is limited, but iron was likely used in rare occasions by the Greeks for armor. The best evidence is a fragment of an iron Ionian or Corinthian helmet found at Old Paphos on the Island of Cyprus (Thanks to Addison for helping me get these images).

Early 5th century B.C. Attica

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Behold, my sh!tty archaic hoplite panoply infographic. Feel free to ask questions (I forgot to add, the horns are also duplicates)

Behold, my sh!tty archaic hoplite panoply infographic. Feel free to ask questions.

Quite interesting to see that the only archaeologically well attested transverse crests are these funny looking circular ones.

Athenian hoplite and his Scythian companion, early 5th century B.C.

They once snuck in a Byzantine hymn into my ancient Greek playlist and now I know how to appropriately praise God in the Orthodox church in Greek.

My 2026 animation demo reel #animation #demoreel

Though I've seen this argued against in the past, there does seem to be a decent number of archers depicted with their own unique style of shield, sometimes dropped, sometime worn whilst drawing their bows. I do think more research should be done on these.

A small but intriguing detail on the Kizible tomb are three Anatolian or Persian archers! Their patterned coats and trousers visible and bows drawn! Images by Machteld J. Mellink