French troops of the 12th century AD
The Battle of Arsuf, the Third Crusade, 1191 AD
Christian Spanish forces during the Conquest of Mallorca, ~1230 AD
Battle of Azukizaka, Japan, 1564 AD (G. Rava)

I've been thinking all week about the work that @kandid published last week. The spiral is particularly fetching.

I want it to see it rotating and tried animating it, but it turns out that the barber-pole illusion makes it very difficult.

(https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2121451#:~:text=When%20the%20cylinder%20rotates%20about%20its%20axis%2C,a%20rectangular%20modulator%2C%20so%20that%20the%20motion)

This is just a test. Again, the original picture is by @kandid. Kudos to Thomas for his wonderful work.

https://elk.zone/chaos.social/@kandid/116268302802168347

#cavalry #animation #experiment

Battle of Vienna, 1683 AD
"The Ancestor", French cuirassiers visit the army museum (Jules Monge, 1921)
"The Ancestor", French cuirassiers visit the army museum (Jules Monge, 1921)