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Xzaren — Cato the Younger and Caepio

Published: 2011-08-05 15:27:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1523; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 32
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Description Cato the Younger - really younger this time - and his half-brother Caepio. It was interesting to draw "my" Cato ([link] ) as a young man and as a child.

Plutarch tells that when young Cato was asked whom he loved must, he always answered "my brother", and he put his brother not only in the first place, but also in the second, the third, and so on. Even as a young man, Plutarch tells, Cato is did not like to do anything alone, but together with his brother.

I think this is kind of sweet, especially if you consider how Cato is normally seen: As a severe, "stoic" man who doesn't show any emotions easily.

Caepio died about the age of thirty.

I'm thinking about a comic with these two, but I've got more ideas then time. And I imagine Caepio to be of amiable and easy nature, just because opposites match.
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Comments: 15

akitku [2012-02-12 19:07:55 +0000 UTC]

This is a very nice comic. And I love the story by the way. I had no idea about this!

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Xzaren In reply to akitku [2012-02-13 18:01:17 +0000 UTC]

Reading Plutarch is very amusing! Thanks for the comment!

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akitku In reply to Xzaren [2012-02-13 18:02:13 +0000 UTC]

You read Latin? That's amazing!

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Xzaren In reply to akitku [2012-02-13 18:33:10 +0000 UTC]

I do, but Plutarch writes in Greek - I'm not that good in Greek and mostly read it in English

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akitku In reply to Xzaren [2012-02-13 18:39:20 +0000 UTC]

I could not feel more stupid now!! . But I guess making a fool of one self can have the positive effect on motivation. Thanks for correcting me!

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Xzaren In reply to akitku [2012-02-13 18:49:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you had only to think of Latin because my comics are in Latin!
Just read Plutarch and feel amused!

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artlovr59 [2011-08-05 18:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting! Nice to see characters you know from history brought to life!

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Xzaren In reply to artlovr59 [2011-08-06 07:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

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artlovr59 In reply to Xzaren [2011-08-06 18:05:34 +0000 UTC]

It's a pleasure. And I do!

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Windflug [2011-08-05 18:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Och, wie knuffig, die beiden.
Ich mag es, dass Caepio auch irgendwie wuscheliger und unordentlicher aussieht.

Irgendwann versuche ich auch mal historische Figuren zu zeichnen - naja, ich hab dann nur den Nachteil (naja, vielleicht ist es aber auch ein Vorteil, da hätte ich gleich was als Vorlage), dass von meinen Lieblingsfiguren in der Regel Bilder überliefert sind, da kann ich nicht so viel erfinden.

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Xzaren In reply to Windflug [2011-08-06 07:55:43 +0000 UTC]

Hihi, danke. Das ist ein süßer Kommentar. Aber ich habe mir das mit Caepio wirklich so gedacht.

Ich denke auch, dass es eigentlich ein Vorteil ist, wenn du Bilder deiner historischen Figuren überliefert hast. Dann können die Leute, die deine Bilder ansehen, sie wiedererkennen, und das finden sie meistens toller, als wenn sie nur irgendwen sehen, der dann eine bestimmte Person sein soll.
Ich finde es ja immer ganz ulkig, Comicversionen von Büsten oder so zu machen.

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frostywine [2011-08-05 16:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Real brotherly love, this.

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Xzaren In reply to frostywine [2011-08-05 16:43:40 +0000 UTC]

I guess so. Thanks for your comment!

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NeoHec [2011-08-05 16:17:02 +0000 UTC]

Good clean line work.

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Xzaren In reply to NeoHec [2011-08-05 16:43:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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