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This project has been supported by the Madrid Government (Comunidad de Madrid - Spain) under the Multiannual Agreement with UC3M (BADDO-CM-UC3M) PI: @nereavsk.bsky.social and Patricia Callejo Pinardo https://baddo-cm.uc3m.es/

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BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · Feb 20

Our project, inspired by the Visigothic queen Baddo, will generate a context-based LLM with secondary sources produced by historians who research one of the excision of Christianism: Arianism. This includes data from both Spanish and abroad historians from the twentieth century to the present.

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BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 3d

Follow us to learn more about the wonderful world of the Visigoths, late antiquity, historiography and, of course, AI. #baddo #visigoths #artificialintelligence #baddoproyecto

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BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 3d

That's why, in addition to inviting you to read the Storybook generated by Gemini, we encourage you to comment on what you think, what errors you see, or if you think some things should be clarified a bit.

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 3d

But as we have already mentioned in other publications, these types of tools still need to be refined in order to generate more accurate feedback that is consistent with what is requested. Just like we are doing with the Baddo project.

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 3d

We have asked Gemini to create one about the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigoth king Reccared. We invite you to read it below.

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 3d

The Creed of Toledo: Reccared and the
Unification of Hispania

Dear history and Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts, today we bring you a challenge.

As many of you know, Google's AI, Gemini, is capable of creating a storybook on any topic you request.

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 11d

Follow us to learn more about the wonderful world of the Visigoths, late antiquity, historiography and, of course, AI. #baddo #visigoths #artificialintelligence #baddoproyecto

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 11d

Degrain demonstrated a profound historical knowledge in his work and great attention to detail, choosing to depict Baddo in a piece from the same century in which the conversion took place. Baddo thus became once again equated with another of the great female figures in history.

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 11d

Baddo, emulating Theodora, wears a clámide fastened with a fibula, a tiara of pearls and precious stones, and strands of pearls in her hair. Flanking her face, pearl catatheistae extend down to her chest, adorned with a double necklace and a pearl pectoral (Rueda Bermejo, 2017).

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 11d

To represent Queen Baddo, Degrain decided to use as a reference the 6th-century mosaic of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (527–548) in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, transferring the majestic elements of the mosaic to his painting (Rueda Bermejo, 2017).

BADDO @baddoproject.bsky.social · 11d

Baddo and Theodora:

In previous publications, we discussed Queen Baddo's signature on the minutes of the Third Council of Toledo. We used Degrain's painting "Conversión de Recaredo" (1888) to illustrate this. Today, we will examine how this relates to Empress Theodora.