The Trigan Empire

Roman society has long been considered to have had a large impact on western culture. Illustrations of The Trigan Empire uses historical depictions of Roman architecture such as Pantheon-like buildings and aquaducts. While not directly related to war or violence, it illustrates a familiar context when seen together with other war related aspects of Roman society. Clothing and armour of the citizens of Trigan are immediately recognizable as Roman. Fig 1. Depits the Emperor of the Trigan Empire: Trigo adorned with a breastplate with raised shoulder plates characteristic of a high ranking Roman soldier such as a centurion. Trigo is also illustrated with a traditionally roman sword, a gladius, sheathed on his hip as well as Roman tessets and cape. Similar Roman attire can be seen in another
Like the magazine itself that the comic is apart of, historical and modern depictions of war and technology are more of a compilation of elements containing imagery and settings of historical events that construct the greater whole. The articles within the magazine are analogous to the thematic depiction within the comic. Look and Learn presents itself as an educational tool to its readership. Publications of Look and Learn present a multitude of articles that range from historical depictions from throughout western history along with modern and futuristic scientific advancements. This may be the reason as to why The Trigan Empire comic strip was so important to the readership of Look and Learn. The comic is always found on page 36-37 or page 18-19 in earlier publications and ran in this magazine for most of the magazines history when Ranger was integrated into Look and Learn in