Why aren't units depicted accurately?
I was reading some more history like the EBII user agreement instructed, and I learned that almost all of the units for Carthage, KH, Ptolemaioi, Rome, and all Celtic factions are inaccurate.
According to this well sourced site http://realhistoryww.com/world_histo...truscans_2.htm, the Phoenicians were actually black people. Hence, Carthaginian units should all have dark skin. After all, Carthage is in Africa, isn't it? Thus Hannibal would look like this:
The same source indicates that the original European peoples were black people. The Gauls, and the Arverni in particular, are identified as an "original black civilization". Celtic units in EBII should re-made with dark skin in the interest of historical accuracy.
The Romans were a mix of people, but mostly black, and most of the emperors were black. Emperor Augustus in particular is identified as a black man.
We also know that the ancient and classical Greeks were black. http://clyde.winters.tripod.com/chapter6.html and http://www.beforebc.de/all_europe/70...ean/index.html, as well as the above article discuss the fact that the Greeks were black. For a mod that prides itself on authenticity, it's really disappointing to see that the Hellenic factions are portrayed as White or Mediterranean people. All of the Hellenic units should be redone with dark skin.
I know you guys put in a lot of work making the models, but they're all going to need to be redone if you want the mod to be realistic.
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Originally Posted by The Despondent Mind
