i think this is a temporary background until they make up something unique
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Originally posted by History Guy
Oi!
You're right. But it still doesn't suggest that this is the ancient Gilgamesh.Unfairly Banned at Civfanatics twice...
To protest the war I am using the UN Flag - Howard has said most Australians are for the war so clearly I am not an Aussie.
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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.Last edited by Spiffor; May 23, 2003, 12:51."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
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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.Unfairly Banned at Civfanatics twice...
To protest the war I am using the UN Flag - Howard has said most Australians are for the war so clearly I am not an Aussie.
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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.
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.
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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.Empire growing,
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Originally posted by statusperfect
Great to see it back and kicking ixnay. It is very appreciated.
How about adding UU pics too?
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they are posted in the pictures thread > http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=61406
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Originally posted by History Guy
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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.
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
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