Tag Archives: Greco/Roman armor

New First Empress Commission!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Viarra and Zahnia, by Telênia Albuquerque Hi folks! Hey, painfully sorry for the unannounced hiatus, everyone. I’ve had a lot more to deal with at work these past months that generally left me too tired and unambitious to get any posts … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged character art, commissions, digital art, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, hoplites, linothorax, period fantasy, Queen Viarra, shields, Telênia Albuquerque, warrior queens, Zahnia the Chronicler | 2 Comments

More Korra Hoplite Art!

Posted on October 16, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Hi again, folks! So, since I honestly have no idea if I’ll have time to finish the writeup I’m working on today, I decided to post another Hoplite Korra sketch that I drew earlier this week, just in case. Previous … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies/Television, Period Fantasy | Tagged Avatar Korra, bronze armor, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, my art, period fantasy, shields, spears, spearwomen, television, The Legend of Korra | Leave a comment

Avatar Korra sketch

Posted on September 11, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

So… um… no writeup again this weekend, I’m afraid. Though on Friday I did draw a sketch of Korra as a Greek hoplite. I hope that’s an okay substitute. I apologize for the image quality; my scanner doesn’t handle graphite … Continue reading →

Yet another MJ Barros Commission

Posted on July 10, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“I’ll admit you’re not at all what I was expecting, your majesty. At worst, I was expecting you to be another intelligent, powerful, ambitious ruler, like myself or Queen Sita: yet another damned rival to vie for power with. Instead you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog news, My Stories | Tagged ancient armor, blog news, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, linen cuirass, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, Queen Viarra, warrior queens | 2 Comments

Third MJ Commission

Posted on June 10, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“As much as it strains credibility, General Derron and Captain Vola have one of the strongest marriages I’ve ever seen. Derron lost his first wife around eight years before I was born. At the time Vola was a freewoman cavalry … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog news, My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged blog news, breastplate, bronze armor, Captain Vola, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, First Empress, General Derron, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, hoplites, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, officers, soldiers, swords | 2 Comments

Temporary breach in hiatus

Posted on May 13, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“I… don’t know what I did to deserve your love. I don’t know why the gods brought me to you. When I was stolen from my home and sold as a slave, I could have ended up in any of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog news, My Stories | Tagged ancient armor, blog news, dresses, Elissa, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, handmaidens, hoplite armor, linen cuirass, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, Queen Viarra, warrior queens | 2 Comments

First Empress soldier designs: Anache Pathfinders

Posted on February 13, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Anache Designs “What we’ll essentially be doing is using the hairy bastards’ guerilla tactics against them, but with military organization and training. Typically when the Gan tribes attack, they do so with scattered war bands of thirty to seventy, rather … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged Anache, ancient armor, character designs, equipment designs, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, javelins, linen cuirass, medium armor, my novel, my writing, pathfinders, Queen Viarra, rangers, scouts, shields, skirmishers, soldiers, swords | Leave a comment

First Empress soldier designs: Heavy Skirmishers

Posted on February 11, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Heavy Skirmisher Designs “Men and women with linen cuirasses and oblong shields. Once they’ve exhausted their javelins, we redeploy them to bolster the phalanx or flank enemy formations. They don’t hold the line as solidly as regular hoplites, but they … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged ancient armor, character designs, equipment designs, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, javelins, linen cuirass, medium armor, my novel, my writing, Queen Viarra, shields, skirmishers, soldiers, swords | Leave a comment

First Empress solder designs: Crossbows

Posted on February 10, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Crossbow Designs “I’m rather offended that they think we’d fall for such an obvious trap. Of course they’ve hidden archers behind that wall. They pretend to offer parlay, then shoot our delegation down before we can retreat back out of … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged ancient armor, character designs, crossbows, equipment designs, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, light armor, linen cuirass, my novel, my writing, Queen Viarra, swords | Leave a comment

First Empress soldier designs: Barbarian Mercenary Auxiliaries

Posted on February 9, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Barbarian Mercenary Designs Tall, bearded, and powerfully built, the raiders bore shields and weapons of war that morning. Spears were most common, though some carried axes, broadswords, or javelins. The younger raiders bore simple round shields, smaller than those carried … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged ancient armor, axes, bows, brigandine, character designs, equipment designs, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, leather armor, medium armor, my novel, my writing, Queen Viarra, shields, spears, swords | Leave a comment

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31