THIS SHREK COOKBOOK TOLD THIS PERSON’S KIDS TO MAKE PANCAKES WITH TWO AND A HALF CUPS OF SUGAR
I’m stunned by this realism. Holy shit though.
oh my goodness the guy that unbuckled his belt tho
oh my god, this is adorable.
ブレブレ4一冊目サンプル by: Q子
TL note: What he meant when he said he didn’t break the law… I think you can figure it out.
＊Permission to upload and translate granted.
Thanks to Rayne for helping me out with the translating!I really love Qko’s work so I was really desperate to finish translating this… Part 2 will be up tomorrow!
Spanning one-ninth of the earth’s circumference across three continents, the Roman Empire ruled a quarter of humanity through complex networks of political power, military domination and economic exchange. These extensive connections were sustained by premodern transportation and communication technologies that relied on energy generated by human and animal bodies, winds, and currents.
Conventional maps that represent this world as it appears from space signally fail to capture the severe environmental constraints that governed the flows of people, goods and information. Cost, rather than distance, is the principal determinant of connectivity.
For the first time, ORBIS allows us to express Roman communication costs in terms of both time and expense. By simulating movement along the principal routes of the Roman road network, the main navigable rivers, and hundreds of sea routes in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and coastal Atlantic, this interactive model reconstructs the duration and financial cost of travel in antiquity.
Taking account of seasonal variation and accommodating a wide range of modes and means of transport, ORBIS reveals the true shape of the Roman world and provides a unique resource for our understanding of premodern history.
Not gonna lie, this is kind of amazing.
Basically, you can plan a trip from Rome to Alexandria, and get an estimate of journey time, expense of trip, the supplies you’ll need….let’s just say it’s better than Oregon Trail:
This looks SO COOL!
IT REALLY IS!
Imagine the possibilities for this as a world-building tool, for example. Like, if I can travel 2686 km in 15 days? On a donkey and a boat and a carriage? Like, for fantasy or historical fiction writers? ZOMG!!!
Incidentally this sort of explodes a lot of myths about the realities of travel in the ancient world. It’s really interesting to consider the possibilities for travel as a mobility-disabled person during this time, too.
this is an incredibly cool resource. I wish i’d had this when I was sitting there with a map of north africa and a calculator
I put a lot of effort and attention to detail into our costumes this year. I knitted her sweater and got her vintage Nikes. People in the neighborhood didn’t get it and just thought I was a lazy parent.
