this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2025
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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world

Photos of ruins should go to !historyruins@lemmy.world

Photos of the past should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dave, if you're so keen on shooting this fucking lion, why didn't you do it from further away before it killed Jimmy?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Dave's a touch nearsighted

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] Iceman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I wish i had half the swagger of the spear guy on the left.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Bruce Cockburn: ...and I'm wonderin where the lions are...

Dude on the bottom: Found it!

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

born too late to fight a lion as a gladiator.

born too early to fight a lion as a gladiator in a holodeck.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Born just in time to declaw my housecat