rawr~ XD
Edit: Looking at it a second time, I'm impressed she managed to skin the lion and make it wearable that quickly, in the middle of battle
last edited at Sep 28, 2020 8:33PM
Dayer
Sep 28, 2020 9:32PM
I have so many questions: Is that lion girl different or is it the same as the previous page? What happened to brown haired Roman girl then? Who skinned the lion, or is it saying the lion turned into a girl?
History sure is confusing...
Throbelisk
Sep 28, 2020 10:03PM
Note: some depictions may not be entirely historically accurate.
Hylarn
Sep 28, 2020 11:12PM
I have so many questions: Is that lion girl different or is it the same as the previous page?
The characters in the top panel are the same as the previous page, but the lion girl is a new, third character
FrancisDrake
Sep 29, 2020 2:43AM
What she say is a bit wrong, at the time roman and greek lions hadn't disappeared yet
^^^^ No one skinned the lion. Or at least not the lion from the previous page. The lion girl is an aquilifer, which is a rank in the ancient Roman army. Aquilifer carried the eagle standard of the legion into battle and thus had immense importance. Lion fur, with the lion's head covering the helmet, was part of their uniform.
This was actually standard practice in the Roman army, lower ranked standard bearers who carried the standards of smaller units within a legion were also clad in fur, wolf and bear fur depending on the rank, lions being reserved for the aquilifer.
If you are wondering where from did the Romans get all these lion furs, lions were actually present in Europe in Antiquity, mostly in the Balkan peninsula. They went extinct by the 3rd or 4th century AD, in large part because of excessive hunting for sport and for the Roman entertainment industry.
random
Sep 29, 2020 4:41AM
^Romans and their arenas were also the primary cause of the extinction of the North African forest elephant (used as a warbeast by both the Carthaginians and their Numidian neighbours).
Fucking Romans, man.
DY4Y
Sep 29, 2020 5:24AM
Lions used to be extremely spread out, from southern Africa to southern Europe, the Middle East and even slightly in India. And you guessed it, humans are one of the primary reasons why they're not anymore.
random
Sep 29, 2020 5:40AM
^IIRC lions were the only animal the Templars' Rule permitted them to hunt (as a combination of rural pest control and combat training) which illustrates the animals' presence in the Levant during the Middle Ages.
ImheretoDie
Sep 30, 2020 3:13AM
rawr
Lil-Dumpster-Rat
Sep 30, 2020 10:43AM
Wait, is this in an arena with thousands of people watching?
Capp
Sep 30, 2020 1:53PM
^You telling me you wouldn't show up for this? With how things are going it might be the best thing to happen all year.
last edited at Sep 30, 2020 1:54PM
random
Sep 30, 2020 3:55PM
^^Bruh it's Rome. One of their public execution methods was a guro rendition of the Europa myth with a trained bull...
Givemeanaccount Sep 28, 2020 8:14PM
rawr~ XD
Edit: Looking at it a second time, I'm impressed she managed to skin the lion and make it wearable that quickly, in the middle of battle
last edited at Sep 28, 2020 8:33PM
Dayer Sep 28, 2020 9:32PM
I have so many questions: Is that lion girl different or is it the same as the previous page? What happened to brown haired Roman girl then? Who skinned the lion, or is it saying the lion turned into a girl?
History sure is confusing...
Throbelisk Sep 28, 2020 10:03PM
Note: some depictions may not be entirely historically accurate.
Hylarn Sep 28, 2020 11:12PM
The characters in the top panel are the same as the previous page, but the lion girl is a new, third character
FrancisDrake Sep 29, 2020 2:43AM
What she say is a bit wrong, at the time roman and greek lions hadn't disappeared yet
UranusAndNeptuneAreJustCousins Sep 29, 2020 2:49AM
^^^^ No one skinned the lion. Or at least not the lion from the previous page. The lion girl is an aquilifer, which is a rank in the ancient Roman army. Aquilifer carried the eagle standard of the legion into battle and thus had immense importance. Lion fur, with the lion's head covering the helmet, was part of their uniform.
This was actually standard practice in the Roman army, lower ranked standard bearers who carried the standards of smaller units within a legion were also clad in fur, wolf and bear fur depending on the rank, lions being reserved for the aquilifer.
If you are wondering where from did the Romans get all these lion furs, lions were actually present in Europe in Antiquity, mostly in the Balkan peninsula. They went extinct by the 3rd or 4th century AD, in large part because of excessive hunting for sport and for the Roman entertainment industry.
random Sep 29, 2020 4:41AM
^Romans and their arenas were also the primary cause of the extinction of the North African forest elephant (used as a warbeast by both the Carthaginians and their Numidian neighbours).
Fucking Romans, man.
DY4Y Sep 29, 2020 5:24AM
Lions used to be extremely spread out, from southern Africa to southern Europe, the Middle East and even slightly in India. And you guessed it, humans are one of the primary reasons why they're not anymore.
random Sep 29, 2020 5:40AM
^IIRC lions were the only animal the Templars' Rule permitted them to hunt (as a combination of rural pest control and combat training) which illustrates the animals' presence in the Levant during the Middle Ages.
ImheretoDie Sep 30, 2020 3:13AM
rawr
Lil-Dumpster-Rat Sep 30, 2020 10:43AM
Wait, is this in an arena with thousands of people watching?
Capp Sep 30, 2020 1:53PM
^You telling me you wouldn't show up for this? With how things are going it might be the best thing to happen all year.
last edited at Sep 30, 2020 1:54PM
random Sep 30, 2020 3:55PM
^^Bruh it's Rome. One of their public execution methods was a guro rendition of the Europa myth with a trained bull...
Lil-Dumpster-Rat Oct 5, 2020 8:11PM
^ ^^ I mean, true-
YayaSamuko Nov 2, 2021 1:08AM
^^^^ I mean I would pay a fortune to watch this