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Elden
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i think this is a temporary background until they make up something unique
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I hope so but doubt it.
Last edited by Elden on 09-11-2003 at 10:02
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Elden
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quote: 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
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Spiffor
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CPA - Evil Clone brigade
Nov 2001 time: 06:28
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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 on 23-05-2003 at 21:51
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Elden
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quote: 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.
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Nakar Gabab
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of Pedantic Nitpicking
May 2001 time: 00:28
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quote: 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. 
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quote: Originally posted by History Guy
Also, William of Orange was never King of Holland. The title would be Stadholder. |
Yes that's true, but after the napoleonic era The Netherlands became a monarchy with William 1 (Willem 1) as its king and the two kings after him were also named William.
I haven't read anywhere which William they meant.
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Are there any similar pictures of the current Civ3 and Civ3PTW leaders? I've never seen some of them in the modern era.
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