#narses

[llitchilitchi]

posca doodles of my (very historically inaccurate) OC babes

[igor-kazzc]

Belisarius and the gang

<- Procopius

Narses ->

This is also a way to practice bc somehow whenever I try to draw green bg I end up messing up, but this time I'm satisfied

For now

[anti-creator]

My Python Regius 🐍❣

[phoibos-okeanos]

In order from the left: Belisarius The Magister Militum of Rome, Saint Justinianus The Great, Narses The Eunuch; Restorer and Reconquerer of Ancient Roman Empire.

[publicmedievalist]

How Medieval are the Eunuchs in Game of Thrones? | The Public Medievalist

This is Part 14 of The Public Medievalist’s special series: Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages, by Jes Battis. You can find the rest of the series here. Castration is a spectre that looms large in Game of Thrones. Three of the principal characters in the show—Varys, Grey Worm, and Theon Greyjoy—have undergone various forms of …

[medievalart]

I will spin her such a hank that she shall not find the end of it in her lifetime

Narses’(478-573) reaction to empress Sophia’s insult

Narses was a byzantine eunuch  and general who managed to conquer Italy in the 550s. A decade later he was replaced as Dux Italiae and called back to Constantinople. Empress Sophia rubbed salt into general’s wounds by sending a message there she stated that since Narses was not a man he should go and spin wool in the apartments of women. According to Paul the Deacon Narses was a bit pissed off and invited Langobards to Italy.Of course we don’t know if such a phrase was ever uttered, but the story is good.

[anti-creator]

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[anti-creator]

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