this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2024
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Illustrations of history

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)

For some reason, this is giving me Monty Python vibes.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

"He's not the Messiah! He's just a really naughty boy!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I'm getting Discworld, the art style feels very Paul Kidby

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love the detail of him slicing the jugular of one of his own men

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think that's intended to be one of his own soldiers. He was killed in the process of attempting to kill one of the Argive soldiers in the city. The Argive's mother saw Pyrrhus attempting to kill her son and dropped the brick tile on his head. In this image, I think the soldier at the bottom is intended to be the Argive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Fair enough

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If only more women (and men) were like her

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

The face looks like Peter Griffin hitting his knee.