How was Marco Polo able to befriend the Kublai Khan so much?
>>281394
Well for one, Marco Polo never met Kublai Khan so he could bullshit about anything he wants to.
Nestorian Christians
There were some.
>>281396
Also this is more likely.
>>281396
>Marco Polo never met Kublai Khan
Prove it.
Why do Britbongs hate Cromwell so much? He was their one way ticket to modernization and abolishment of feudalism.
>>281293
Because Anglos are inbred desu senpai
>>281293
>Why do Britbongs hate Cromwell so much?
>He was their one way ticket to modernization and abolishment of feudalism.
You just answered your own question.
Modernism is awful.
>>281368
>being a serf sure is fun hyup hyup
>oh whip me harder massa it feels so gud!
What went wrong?
>>281092
the 1960s. colleges became places of activism instead of intellectual pursuit
>>281092
You're going to have to be more specific.
If we don't get off this rock soon I can already tell you Nationalism will replace Humanitarianism pretty quickly.
Also Humanities is retarded and got co-opted to teach insane shit.
Wherer did history start? What is the greatest historical fact iyo (in your opinion)?
>>281047
>Wherer [SIC] did history start?
SINCE HISTORY DOES NOT HAVE A SPATIAL DIMENSION, IT CANNOT BE LOCATED IN A POINT IN SPACE, THEREFORE IT COULD HAVE STARTED ANYWHERE.
>What is the greatest historical fact iyo [SIC] (in your opinion)?
WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A "GREAT HISTORICAL FACT"?
HOW CAN A FACT EVEN BE "GREAT"?
>>281047
>What is the greatest historical fact iyo
R O M A
O .L I .M
M .I .L O
A M O R
>>281070
>"... THEREFORE IT COULD HAVE STARTED ANYWHERE."
WOW.
I MEAN: "... THEREFORE IT COULD NOT HAVE STARTED ANYWHERE."
Hey guys can you give me some reading material on national socialism
>>280945
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Cancer/zgbs/books/171141
>>280945
Just get yourself an authoritarian police state layered on top of hyper-nationalism centered on race. Not much else to know really.
ESSENTIAL READING LIST:
> Mein Kampf (Stalag Edition), A.Hitler (2014)
EIGHTch.net/pdfs/res/3.html#109
>1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers, G. Schultze-Ronhof (2011) (English edition)
>The Myth of German Villainy, B.L Bradberry (2012).
EIGHTch.net/pdfs/res/3.html#386
>Hitler's War, D.Irving (2013).
http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/Hitler/2001/HW_Web_dl.pdf
>Hitler's Revolution:...
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What does /his/ think of Hark, a vagrant?
>>280849
Is that really how it happened
>>280976
yes
I like it.
Here are some words of great thinkers on Islam
“It is a great shame for any one to listen to the accusation that Islaam is a lie and that Muhammad was a fabricator and a deceiver. We saw that he remained steadfast upon his principles, with firm determination; kind and generous, compassionate, pious, virtuous, with real manhood, hardworking and sincere. Besides all these qualities, he was lenient with others, tolerant, kind, cheerful and praiseworthy and perhaps he would joke and tease his companions. He was just, truthful, smart, pure, magnanimous and present-minded;...
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>>280799
"Christianity destroyed for us the whole harvest of ancient civilization, and later it also destroyed for us the whole harvest of Mohammedan civilization. The wonderful culture of the Moors in Spain, which was fundamentally nearer to us and appealed more to our senses and tastes than that of Rome and Greece, was trampled down (—I do not say by what sort of feet—) Why? Because it had to thank noble and manly instincts for its origin—because it said yes to life, even to the rare and refined luxuriousness...
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"I respect, more than do the Mamluks, God, his prophet Muhammad and the glorious Qur'an... we are true Muslims. Are we not the one who has destroyed the Pope who preached war against Muslims? Did we not destroy the Knights of Malta, because these fanatics believed that God wanted them to make war against the Muslims?”
-Napoleon Bonaparte
>>280799
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvlzlBov9zc
Was Stalin a marxist?
So much that he persecuted genetic researchers because he thought genetics to be a "bourgeois science" that conflicted with Marxist environmentalism.
he was a stalinist desu
No he was a criminal.
>"There was literally nothing wrong with ________"
>literally
Stop using this word, this is not tumblr.
the reign of terror
rape of nanking
Since our common law friends have one, why shouldn't we?
Let's discuss theories, our national laws, recommend reads, or discuss legal history.
but civil law is boring
>>280619
Why?
>>280626
no exciting precedent setting cases
What single state (historical or not) can you name that has been independence for the longest? First one that comes to mind is the Republic of Venice that lasted for 1100 years.
>>280586
San Marino?
England?
Denmark?
Sweden?
Ethiopia?
Ethiopia or Egypt. Maybe the Papal States. Or Rome. Depends on what you count as independence.
Ethiopia seems the most promising answer off the top of my head.
Is there any way to beat a moat with resorting to starvation?
Post your favorite castles and defenses here too
Construct a floating bridge and sap the walls.
Also why didn't castles have a metal bar across their wall like this to prevent people from using ladders?
>>280568
Because that would ruin the aesthetics.
What would you deem as the 5 most important events in history are?
>The rise of the Roman Empire
>The death of Christ
>The Crusades
>The slave trade
>The invention of the internet
This moment now, because it occurring necessarily means everything before it occurring.
>invention of weapons
>agriculture
>wars
>nuclear/hydrogen weapons
>space race
>>280550
Whoops, this starts before history.
>cant delete posts from mobile
This fucking site
Yo what's the best empire
>>280457
Byzantine. /thread
My dick desu
>>280475
Elaborate.
Tell me about gypsies. I'm watching Hunchback of Notre Dame, and there seems like be some kind of mixed feelings about them. What did they do? What were they about?
nomads living in settled societies
they have scorn for outsiders and despise gypsies that integrate
high crime, birth rates and incest
>>280431
But what's wrong with incest? Was it just sinful or something? Was all of Europe ruled by religion?
>>280456
>But what's wrong with incest? Was it just sinful or something?
They have a lot of defects because of inbreeding
It's sad to see desu
I think all attempts to settle and integrate them degenerated gypsies even further