Leaders through the Ages III: Back with a vengeance!

[Elden]

i think this is a temporary background until they make up something unique

I hope so but doubt it.

[History Guy]

Oi!

You're right. But it still doesn't suggest that this is the ancient Gilgamesh.

[Elden]

Originally posted by History Guy
Oi!

You're right. But it still doesn't suggest that this is the ancient Gilgamesh.

The pictures file name at civ3.com is gilgamesh - that suggests that it is

[Spiffor]

Elden :
It sure is Gilgamesh, but he may not be the ancient Gilgamesh. His clothes indeed look more early medieval than ancient (and Gilgamesh was veeeeery ancient).
We'll know in the future when all pictures of Gilgamesh will be released. Perhaps the medieval Gilgamesh is in full plate ? Or perhaps the ancient Gilgamesh is nearly naked ? We'll know at some point in the future.

[Boris Godunov]

Personally, I don't care if the backgrounds are unique or not. I don't even care about them adding any new civs. I want better gameplay and features, dammit!

[Elden]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Elden :
It sure is Gilgamesh, but he may not be the ancient Gilgamesh. His clothes indeed look more early medieval than ancient (and Gilgamesh was veeeeery ancient).
We'll know in the future when all pictures of Gilgamesh will be released. Perhaps the medieval Gilgamesh is in full plate ? Or perhaps the ancient Gilgamesh is nearly naked ? We'll know at some point in the future.

The background being the Hannibal Ancient Background suggests that he is the Ancient leaderhead.

[Nakar Gabab]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
This is quibbling. It is like saying James I can't be considered an English king because he was from Scotland.

Sargon was from Akkad, but he ruled over Sumeria for 54 years, which was quite a hefty timespan. And I doubt Akkad was that much culturally different from Sumeria, although they were Semitic peoples.

Considering the liberties they take with other rulers (Joan of Arc, Hannibal), having Sargon as their ruler wouldn't be inappropriate, and it would be recognizing history's first great conqueror. It would seem to me more appropriate than Gilgamesh, who never ruled over all of Sumeria, but was just the king of one city-state.

I certainly agree that Sargon deserves a lot more credit than he gets, since he effectively was the FIRST "great leader," but I'm not really sure it counts. Sure, Akkadia ruled Sumeria, but that's like saying an American president could be the ruler of a Hawaiian civ because Hawaii is presently part of America. Sargon CONQUERED Sumeria, but his larger empire was AKKADIAN.

The primary evidence that the two cultures were fairly distinct is evidenced by the change in the official spoken and written language in Mesopotamia at the time of the Akkadian empire: From earlier Sumerian to Akkadian. Sounds more like Sargon conquered Sumeria and rush-built a few Temples and Libraries.

I'd rather see Akkadia than Sumeria, but we get what we get. Firaxis does apparently listen in when we complain about leaders though. Remember the outcry when Hannibal was listed as "King Hannibal?" I don't remember anyone mentioning anything, but sure enough he was "General Hannibal" in PTW. I doubt they'd actually change their minds about an entire CIV, but you never know. Sumeria was such a piddly little place.

[History Guy]

Nakar, it might not have been much, but it was still the "cradle of civilization".

Elden, you may be correct, but then I'd have to ask "Why dress a 2700 BC leader in 900 AD clothing?" I may be shocked and see that you are correct, but I sincerely doubt it.

[bobbo008]

which leaderhead has a picture of Joan d'Arc in the midieval ages in the background, i think its Cleopatra, i think its awoman at least...

[statusperfect]

Originally posted by bobbo008
which leaderhead has a picture of Joan d'Arc in the midieval ages in the background, i think its Cleopatra, i think its awoman at least...

It's the Spanish queen...

cheers

[Panag]

Originally posted by statusperfect
Great to see it back and kicking ixnay. It is very appreciated.

How about adding UU pics too?

cheers

hi ,

they are posted in the pictures thread > http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=61406

have a nice day

[History Guy]

bump

Two new leaderheads are up at Gamespot. One definitely appears to be Incan. I reckon that it is Atahualpa.

The other is a bit harder to place. It appears to show a Polynesian, in my opinion.

[Panag]

Originally posted by History Guy
bump

Two new leaderheads are up at Gamespot. One definitely appears to be Incan. I reckon that it is Atahualpa.

The other is a bit harder to place. It appears to show a Polynesian, in my opinion.

hi ,

it could be mayan also , ..... but actually the first impression would be Azt , yes it sounds funny , ....... but he has something over him that makes one think of azt's , .......

anyway , all pics in the pic thread

have a nice day

[statusperfect]

a nice little *bump*

[History Guy]

ixnay,

The guy with the nice clothes and the headress et al is probably Incan. The guy with the revolting ears is probably Mayan.