I know there were some famous eunuch in history, like the son of Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos, Theophylact who became a patriarch, and famous general Narses, but does it really make sense to give them such significant buffs, especially when it comes to military stats?
Tai culture in the game has the equal martial customs. Does this have any basis in actual history?
Khazar, Kirghiz, and Khitan cultures also get equal martial customs. How accurate is this?
While I know there were some queens of steppe khanates, I heard that women in Mongolian society were often treated essentially as property.
People could easily found the influence of nomadic culture in the famous Chinese story of Hua mulan, she called the emperor as khagan.
I want to travel the whole continent and establish a new Meritocracy kingdom, what should I do ?
I haven't played this game in almost two years, and forget everything about adventurer.
And I want to start as prince of Breton if i could.
I feel Paradox didn't pay much attention to cultural innovation progress.
10 High Medieval Innovations: Han, French, and Occitan. This makes sense.
9 Innovations: Greek, Andalusian, Persian, and Tajik. Okay, fine. But Kurdish and Baloch cultures also have 9 innovations. Historically, the Kurds were an isolated mountain culture squeezed between massive empires, and Balochistan has always been a impoverished region for very long time. Why are they on par with Persia and Greek?
8 Innovations: All four Italian cultures and Egpyt have 8 innovations. But so do the Bedouins. How are nomadic desert tribes on the exact same tech level as Italy?
7 Innovations: Swabian, Franconian, Saxon and Baranis and Oghuz? Why do desert nomads like the Baranis and Oghuz have the same tech progress as those German cultures?
6 Innovations: Castilian, Portuguese, English, Scottish (Bramish/Biter), and Hungarian.
Mashriqi culture only has 6 innovations. How does Mashriqi, which developed for centuries in Levant and Iraq, being technologically inferior to the nomadic Bedouins?
5 Innovations: Norse, Irish, Polish, and Czech.
And, I want to point out that Uyghurs even haven't even reached the High Medieval era. Historically, the Uyghurs developed their own unique script, produced countless literate scholars, and held highly influential positions in the Mongol Empire, Muslim scholar dislike them very much.
I don’t know very much about history of technology, please correct me if I misunderstand something. Those setups feel incredibly unbalanced and historically inaccurate.
most war happened in frontier, caliph al-Mu'tasim even sacked the city of Amorium, but why not attacked Constantinople.
I noticed that when reading Plato's work, the original Greek title is Πολιτεία, but the English translation is The Republic. Obviously, "Republic" comes from the Latin res publica ("public affairs"), whereas Politeia originates from polis, which is closely related to policy, politics, and the general business of the city-state.
In the Classical Age, Cicero famously translated Politeia into Res publica. However, I’ve heard that in their original contexts, Greek Politeia and Latin Res publica were actually different concepts.
Later, the medieval Romans named their country the Ῥωμαίων Πολιτεία (Romaion Politeia), and Res publica Romana that found in the Latin texts of the Justinian era.
Meanwhile, in Western Europe under Frankish rule and the Church, documents began mentioning the concept of the Res publica Christiana (the Christian Commonwealth).
PS: People always say Ancient Greece was deeply patriarchal, but it seems Plato believed that women could join the army and become soldiers.
I noticed that when reading Plato's work, the original Greek title is Πολιτεία, but the English translation is The Republic. Obviously, "Republic" comes from the Latin res publica ("public affairs"), whereas Politeia originates from polis, which is closely related to policy, politics, and the general business of the city-state.
In the Classical Age, Cicero famously translated Politeia into Res publica. However, I’ve heard that in their original contexts, Greek Politeia and Latin Res publica were actually different concepts.
Later, the medieval Romans named their country the Ῥωμαίων Πολιτεία (Romaion Politeia), and Res publica Romana that found in the Latin texts of the Justinian era.
Meanwhile, in Western Europe under Frankish rule and the Church, documents began mentioning the concept of the Res publica Christiana (the Christian Commonwealth).
PS: People always say Ancient Greece was deeply patriarchal, but it seems Plato believed that women could join the army and become soldiers.
There were so many mountain, valley and hill in this vast land, but I only know the Thermopylae, Shipka Pass and the Cilician Gates.
Are there other vital mountain passes and choke points that have strategic value? I guess there may be some in the South Italy, mountains of Balkans and Caucasus.
I have heard a place was called gate of Syria and Amanian Gates, beside the Iron gate valley, were those important place in history of ERE?
I have always thought it would be interesting if Paradox could add some key and unbypassable fortresses that could stop a whole army, making leading an army or other military actions more fun.
What are the historical choke points you think deserve to be added as unique and meaningful building in CK3? I think it's good modding idea.
The Perekop Isthmus that locks down the Crimean Peninsula, and the Shipka Pass that connects the Danubian Plain to Thrace—both of them were key battlefields in the Russo-Turkish Wars. And Thermopylae in Greece and the Cilician Gates in Cappadocia.
In the Alps, we have the Montgenèvre Pass, the St. Gotthard Pass, the Great and Little St. Bernard Passes, and the Mont Cenis Pass. The Spanish Road crossed those places, and Napoleon, Constantine the Great, and Barbarossa all marched armies through those passes. (It really feels like entering Italy from north to south was much easier than the other way around.)
By comparison, China has legendary fortresses like Tongguan, built right on the bend of the Yellow River beneath the mountains, guarding the way to Chang'an, and Datong and Taiyuan blocked many northern nomadic invaders from the steppe.
Are there other vital mountain passes and choke points that have strategic value? I guess there may be some in the Carpathians, Western Balkans, or Caucasus.
I’m curious about the personal and political consequences for both rulers.
How did the siege influence their prestige, legitimacy, and authority in their own capitals? any deeper impact in the contemporarily political situation?
After so long, so much more new experience and feelings, I finally start to realized this game from a new perspective. Following a dream that is both ecstatic and painful, my heart was filled with boundless panic and regret, I shall call this the "apricot chewing gum moment" hereafter.
DAMAGED LEDGER-Your hand shakes, holdingthe card. "Every morning when I step out and you're asleep behind me," it says. "I find a little piece of sadness in me. I carry it inmy chest down Voyager Road..."
"Every step I take, it grows. By the time I reach the fuel station it has filled me entirely. I step on the lightrail and look back, sparks fall from the bow collector. I know it will be likethis until late afternoon, when I get off the 42 - and walk back toyou..."
YOU- Keep reading.
DAMAGED LEDGER-"You, you...Every stepI take will get lighter. It almost makes me run! Sometimes I do. I can'tbelieve I met you. I can't believe the happiness I feel with you. You have avast, vast soul and I will always, always, always come back to it."
YOU - Keep reading.
DAMAGED LEDGER-"Kisses, kisses, kisses."You feel the air sucked out of your lungs and the blood sucked out of your head.Everything around you gets dark. Small white dots appear...
I have read interesting things but not sure it's reliable.
Did the Emperors ever personally give lectures in University of Constantinople, or perhaps at other educational institutions?
Beside, I’ve heard that daughters of the aristocracy from other provinces could have opportunities enter the university of Constantinople too(or other education institution maybe), is that true? If so, what content would they learn? Literature, Theology or Plato ?
In Chinese historiography, during the Song Dynasty, over-development and heavy grazing that caused by nomadic population in the upper reaches of the Yellow River led to severe soil erosion and catastrophic flooding, which crippled the economy of the lower provinces and weakened the state. These environmental shifts eventually caused the southward shift of China’s political and economic center and the disappearance of certain hunting traditions.
There were similar patterns in the Islamic world: the "Cotton Boom" in Central Asia during the Warm Period influenced Abbasid strategy, while in the later time, environmental pressures drove Bedouin expansion, the decline of Iraq’s irrigation systems, and the friction between agricultural and nomadic life in the Maghreb and Mashriq.
What role did environmental factors play in the Eastern Roman Empire from the 7th century onwards? What climate change happened in East Mediterranean ?
I personally feel that Islamic faiths are distinguished by Theological Schools is a unique and flavorful feature of CK 3.
Is this because the Madhhabs were already well-established by the 867 , while theological schools were not yet ?
In Chinese historiography, during the Song Dynasty, over-development and heavy grazing that caused by nomadic population in the upper reaches of the Yellow River led to severe soil erosion and catastrophic flooding, which crippled the economy of the lower provinces and weakened the state. These environmental shifts (start from Han dynasty) eventually caused the southward shift of China’s political and economic center and the disappearance of certain hunting traditions.
There were similar patterns in the Islamic world: the "Cotton Boom" in Central Asia during the Warm Period influenced Abbasid strategy, while in the later time, environmental pressures drove Bedouin expansion, the decline of Iraq’s irrigation systems, and the friction between agricultural and nomadic life in the Maghreb and Mashriq.
What role did environmental factors play in the Eastern Roman Empire from the 11th century onwards? How about Anatolia and Balkan ?
