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this is a cover illustration i did for a history magazine. I tried to stay as true as possible to historic evidences. It is a Spartan taxiarchos leading the attack

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:iconrobincanada:
very good illustration.

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:iconangelhalfie:
Hahaha...well, the shield's not Spartan...but anyway. Reminds me of 300 which I loved so whee. Great job!

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Amazing. I love it! :D

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:iconfrancoslavic-banter:
A history magazine? Well isn't that swanky.

Very good job, though! What with all the "300" hype as of late, you'd think it would be inspired by that. At least somewhat.

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NOW THIS IS WHAT REAL SPARTAN HOPS LOOK LIKE!! AMAZING!!

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Actually, that shield -is- Spartan... they didn't start using the famous lamvtha on their shields until long, long after the Battle of Thermopylae and the Persian wars. The leopard on this image is a symbol of the Pylos morae.

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I love this picture, saw it on RaT forums. :) It's so refreshing to see accurate Spartans, especially when they're drawn so well!

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awsome work mate, excellent rendering, the highlight on his shield gives it an excellent feeling of realism! bravo!

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I wish I would have a real tragic love affair and get so bummed out that I'd just quit my job and become a bum for a few years, because I was thinking about doing that anyway.

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