History is awesome

sup pancakes, Let's bring some HISTORY into this HOUSE! I'm a 23 year old Italian with a passion for history , trying to learn the world ! In the Hetalia, country balls and countryhuman fandom🕊 This is a blog to like reblog , interact, and post more recent things!! (the Bronze Ages blog is on hold for now, need to rework some stuff !!) 🌟working on a comic about Ancient Rome🌟

[sane-human]

On-Going!

░▒▓ When are asks open?

ON HOLD!! (FOR NOW)

From Monday 6:00 (6 AM)*

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Tuesday 18:00 (6PM) *

*Central European Time (CET)

A graphic:

I may delay in case it is an exam week!!

░▒▓ If you are curious on my headcanons I have postd under  #countryhumans headcanon

-(this post for the general things and guidelines)

-(A focus on family languages and how I depict them)

-(A general post guide how I depict countries illnesses based on a parallel between human systems and things such as goverments, economics ect...) -(How countryhumans are born)

░▒▓ And anything that has to do with the Bronze age will be under the tag #countryhumans bronze age

░▒▓ The tag for this specific askblog , so I can differentiate between doodle and asks, will be : #CH ASK THE_BRONZE_AGE

(For updates I'll use the tag #CH ASK THE_BRONZE_AGE_update)

(From this video-> 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed)

░▒▓ time graphics I'll edit as I go: over here

And that's all! See you later! ╰(▔∀▔)╯

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░▒▓ Other blogs:

@sane-person -> Pre-ww1 stuff , mostly silly and for learning how to make comics and background (asks open at the same time as the main blog) -> ON-GOING

@sane-individual -> for sketches , concepts , ships , requests and general questions! (asks always open)

[rainyflock]

Angry marshmallow

[tridentandtales]

Greek lead sling bullet, found in Hippos last year.

There have been multiple slingshots with Greek inscription, often featuring deity names, military unit names, names of cities, acclamations of victory, or the names of the shooter.

In this case, the inscription reads ΜΑΘΟΥ (Learn!) and was probably a sarcastic message for their enemies (Learn your lesson).

Full article: M. Eisenberg, A. Kowalewska, G. Staab, Learn! – A New Type of Inscription on a Sling Bullet from Hippos of the Decapolis

[xialite]

I have forgotten to share this. Designs revision for the UN Principal Organs, yay!

They originally have large wings, but I thought they’d look too clunky so I got rid of the wings, other than that, their designs remain relatively unchanged

[qwiddit]

[partlymadeofgold]

This map was designed by Kenyan artist Priya Shah.

You can read about it here: https://minds-africa.org/fabric-map-of-africa-the-art-of-storytelling/

and buy copies of the map here: https://www.miakora.com/fabric-map-of-africa

[awritersrejections]

saw your tags @did-sm1-say-catfish and yes, that link is broken! I looked into it, and it's because there are now multiple maps, including a map of India—

Here's a new link for purchasing purposes

[india-official]

WOW THIS IS SO COOL :O

[michaelnordeman]

White Wagtail/sädesärla, and Western Yellow Wagtail/gulärla. Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas national park, Finland (19 May 2026).

[interncontinental]

[RR4 #81/195~] Sri Lanka | Complex Countries

Altered head accessory, shoulder armour added. Otherwise the same. Removing the notes has allowed me to get through these faster, thankfully. 1-2 a day output I have going on right now is ideal but stressful, so I might be back to 1 every 2 days. Depends on what I end up doing. I haven't stopped doing the descriptions! I will next time I have a good one I can put. Every country has a personality and some gimmicks, but not always particularly unique or defined ones that I feel needs to be written on the page.

[avatarmerida]

Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

[futurakid]

[leg-stealing-bee]

[closetedguyy]

[knitordeath]

This hands down the best comment in the notes, I will not be taking criticism.

[song-of-sea-and-sky]

happy pride month 2021 I ain’t quittin’ you…

[msue0027]

[maxstarfall]

[gengaritez]

[pumpkin--rabbit]

[minyicho]

[sane-human]

A bit of a different thing from me , I've joined the countryballs stuff more seriously so expect more silly balls from me

Also happy Festa della Repubblica Italiana!

Put it here since it's modern , I'll post more modern things in this blog and stuff

[xialite]

Did some designing for the twin cantons of Basel! The two sisters with utterly different lifestyles…Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft.

I meant to make Basel-Stadt more artistic, but I ran out of ideas for clothes layering, so I compensated by adding patterns to her outfits

[interncontinental]

Full Power UN design sketches

Without restrictions, I imagine he would get some upgrades! In the story Country’s Cosmos, he is able to be fully unrestricted and have access to the power one would expect an international union for peace to have: a lot!

[arylrosie]

HEHEEHEH Took me awhile it get it done!

[sleepilyruniczealot]

☆ Chat Time 4: Why Countryhumans and Countryballs Isn't Just "Fiction"?

(Warning: This post is not written for entertainment purposes or to attack anyone. It has been written solely to bring up a very serious issue within the fandom and to encourage reflection upon it.)

●The Weight of Real Flags●

I have no intention of attacking anyone or just trying to grab attention but I still want to ask you all this: When we use real flags for Countryhumans and Countryballs, how right is it to make those kinds of ship making and similar things? How comfortable do you feel about this?

Because I don't feel comfortable about it at all. And it’s not just about seeing it and feeling uncomfortable. I can’t even do it myself anymore when I’m imagining or creating my own alternative versions. I used to be able to do it back then but I can't anymore because I know this is not such a simple matter. I can never view those characters as ordinary characters or just regular people.

I admit that in the past, when I first started this blog, I used to be a bit harsher and more radical regarding the whole shipping issue. I was new around here too and back then, I did it simply because I deeply wanted to express my opinions that way. But nowadays, I can think more balanced. Yet, even when I think more balanced, there are some things that haven’t really changed.

In fact, the issue is not just about shipping. Some ships might not be a big deal but things like sexualization are a problem or it’s totally normal to see this being used as an insult or a propaganda tool. I believe these kinds of things can’t just be covered up by dark humor anyway. Not everything can be swept under the rug with dark humor. What I specifically mean by shipping here is my disgust towards things that lean into sexualization.

Whether we accept it or not, real flags are used in these fandoms. And each of those flags has its own special and important meanings. (I am not going to make a comparison between Countryhumans and Countryballs here because this issue is completely a common problem for both.) That's why this issues is so noticeable and has a negative impact more than other ordinary fandoms. You can adapt a completely fictional character to anything but you can't view the symbol of a real nation as just some random fiction material. This is not just something to have fun with on the internet and move on; it is also a permanent digital footprint we leave behind for the future. As time goes by and our understanding of history and the world develops, these posts that seem normal today might lead to great regret or very serious misunderstandings in the future. We must accept the real-world experiences and the weight behind these symbols.

Of course, whether you accept this or not is your choice. Whether you apply it or not is your choice. I cannot force anyone. But I will speak what is right.

[the-50th-star]

Singing in the morning

Song is He Mele Lahui Hawai'i, and was written by liliuokalani.

Hawai'i and her singing to pass the time by. Oklahoma is still young and thinks her voice is just wonderful.

[the-50th-star]

1775-1815

Some notes below the cut!

her hair is a bit more "wild" in this particular design

Her cape is based on one from an old painting of Nahienaena when she was like 5 I think. (So 1820s but eh they used the same clothing)

between this and her iconic 1816 dress I draw her in all the time, (More of a holoku prototype that was popular from 1820-1900) I was thinking about giving Wai a design where it's chaos. Hawaiian folks loved mixing and matching gendered clothing from the sailors, so there is a very high chance Wai had a British navy uniform she absolutely desecrated

The lei on her head are Ohia Lehua but severely simplified.

The green lei on her neck is Maile! Very common lei here.

I sat here with a nude Wai for like ten minutes trying to figure out what lei I should put on Wai to give her some modesty and my brain went "Lol you almost are as bad as a calvinist rn" and I crode/j

Her Kapa wrap may or may not be subject to designs!!!

[the-50th-star]

Prussia circa 1770sish????? Idk I hate drawing this fuckass uniform so much LMAO. I don't know how anyone can do this.

Not my canon interpretation, mostly a funny "communal" Prussia created by a group chat on crack.

Blonde men are so hard to draw but it is made better by it being longer hair.

[hawksonganimations]

I keep forgetting how annoying pine forests are to draw…