Portraits of War
Have we ever had even one decade on this planet without any significant conflict or war? I doubt it. Look at how aggressive people are these days with only a smartphone and an internet connection at hand, and imagine these same individuals wielding weapons ranging from bows and arrows to gunpowder and beyond.
As far as I know, my country has never been in a position of conquest. We Romanians, and before us, the Dacians, have always fought defensive battles rather than offensive ones. I guess we were content to stay put and didn't need anything from others.
However, various intruders have disrupted our peace and attempted to plunder and conquer us, to some extent succeeding, like the Romans, for example.
In today's episode for the @photographylovers community, I'm sharing some of the pictures I took on Saturday at the museum, featuring various "plastic models" dressed in costumes replicating different historical periods and war weapons.
While some items might be authentic, others are clearly replicas. Nonetheless, together they paint a colorful picture of life on these grounds throughout history, from the year 100 to the early 1900s.
Unfortunately, all my photos are taken with a smartphone, so the quality can't match that of a professional camera. However, I hope you'll still appreciate them.
I won't spend too much time on words for this post because the photos are the focal point. I can only hope you'll enjoy them, and I also want to wish you all a fantastic Monday and week ahead.
Time to hit the gym like a warrior. Enjoy!
Thanks for your attention,
Adrian
The museum is interesting, give a short and a glance about military history
No doubt about it.
Excellent work, interesting and informative photos.
Gracias.
Another interesting museum !
I found a war where Romania was the attacker; the Second Balkan War in 1913, when Romania attacked Bulgaria in support of Greece and Serbia. Got to within about 10km of Sofia, and gained a decent amount of land in the subsequent Treaty of Bucharest. I'm not sure about WW2; Romania provided auxiliary forces for Germany going into Russia, but didn't really have a lot of choice. But yeah, that's about it; everything else seems to have been defensive.
1910s was very interesting decade in that part of the world. In 1912, during First Balkan War, Greece and Bulgaria fought against Ottoman Turkey. In 1913, during Second Balkan War, Greece and Ottoman Turkey were allies against Bulgaria. From 1916 to 1918, during First World War, Ottoman Turkey and Bulgaria were allies against Greece.