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Which do you like more? Knights or Samurai
Fighting styles, armor, how they acted outside of combat etc.
(politics please go)
>>46033
>that image
>Vikings on the same level as Knights and Samurai
o i'm laffin
>>46033
>samurai or Vikings
>ever being able to take on an European knight
Nope, not happening
Serious question. My girlfriend got in an argument with me, saying that the church's existence has been an overall net negative. I think that isn't quite right, but she cites that the church made people pay to go to heaven, has hindered, and still hinders the progression of science and technology, and uses its wealth to collect artwork and build fancy cathedrals. How would you argue against this?
Please be nice.
>and uses its wealth to collect artwork and build fancy cathedrals
I fucking hate this meme
We're quite lucky a bunch of silly christian monks decided to try and save all they did during the dark ages. At least someone was thinking about the future, and not just grabbing as much Roman land as possible.
>>45995
>What good has the Church done?
kept us from being Muslim.
What are some of the greatest historical alliances? Either by treaty or by circumstance.
Pic related is one of my favourites, and of course the Grand Alliance.
>>45966
Portugal:UK is very long lasting.
>>45966
Well, NATO has yet to lose any wars...
France and the Iroquois
Im writing a rpg setting based on southeastern cultures, but i coudn´t find any extensive book about them, only a few articles here and there, and im not a historian, so my researching capabilities are quite limited due to my ignorance.
Thank you.
>>45945
Oh, OP here.
I´d like to get some anthropology texts too.
Not a book, but extremely useful: http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/
It's mostly just a list of news pieces, but you can find some really useful stuff on there, like links to websites.
Sorry I can't recommend any books though.
Do you want any specific information or are you just looking for inspiration?
>>46237
I want general info on their history and culture, how they developed their civilizations? their architecture, folklore, construction methods, the budha/hindu influences, their art.
Stuff like that.
Oh, and im especially interested on their ancient/medieval history.
I want to now something about the ethos of those people.
Lets have a thread to talk about Khazarian people and culture
>>45792
They always blob like crazy in my CKII games.
They are jewish in a CK2 bookmark. That's all I know about them.
Most experts believe it was the original homeland of the jewish people, Israel was actually settled by Jews later on in the picture
General thread for Neokantians, Hegelians, etc. and related studies. Zizek discussion welcome. Remember that philosophy proper started with Kant.
Main philosophers in chronological order:
- Kant (major)
- Fichte (minor)
- Schelling (moderate)
- Hegel (major)
Questions about German Idealism? Ask here.
Basic introduction:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_idealism
http://www.iep.utm.edu/germidea/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/idealism/
>>45698
this i like
>>45698
Nobody? Self-bump, somebody's got to be interested in philosophy here.
>>45698
I'm currently writing my MA thesis in philosophy, but I'm writing about Heidegger and Husserl and only touching upon Kant in relation to Husserl..
I did write a paper about Ernst Cassirer once though.
What does /his/ think of giant skeletons? Why does the Smithsonian hide their evidence?
>>45681
Isn't basketball enough evidence of tall people?
>>45681
Hidden or just put away? They cant display everything. So if they had large skeletons on display for a hundred years, they might put them away to make room for something else.
Evidence of what, that there was a really tall Indian?
People can grow to that height, it's not like he was an AYYLien
Adlof Hitler congratulates African American Olympic Gold Medalist, Jesse Owens
>>45639
>fake photos thread
>>45639
Shooped as fuuuaaarrrrrk
>>45639
dude wtf???
What was your thesis/dissertation on /his/?
It was basically an examination of the Wallace Sword.
tl;dr it's fake
>>45736
Are we talking fake like from the same time period but not his, or fake like a complete replica?
MA dissertation title: "What was the strategic situation faced by the Eastern Roman Empire, and what means were employed by the Empire which allowed it to survive for as long as it did?"
History is full of creative and intricate weaponry, post all your favorite pieces.
Russian Civil War battletrains.
>>45608
btw why India and Africa have the craziest weapons? were they just mythical or actually used in battle?
So was there ever a more evil nation than Imperial Japan?
>>45423
Nations are not evil
>>45423
Commie China, seriously.
>>45476
This desu. Though nationalist China wasn't far behind
Official Power Rankings of Three Kingdoms Personalities:
1. Cao Cao
2. Pang Tong
3. Zhou Yu
4. Xu Chu
5. Chen Gong
6. Zhang Liao
7. Lu Meng
8. Xiahou Dun
9. Sima Yi
10. Dian Wei
Debate me.
>>45268
Sun Jian > Cao Cao > * > Liu Bei > Sima fucks
>>45268
>1. Cao Cao
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE SO PLEB
IS BEATLES YOUR FAVORITE BAND TOO
>>45621
stay salty sleepy dragon
Who is best girl in /his/ and why is it Jeanne D'Arc ?
>>45170
Girl was insane. But the good kind of insane
Very good taste OP
>tfw playing AoE 2 french campaign
>>45170
John Dark?
Could we have a clear objective ranking of the best empires the world has seen?
This is based on influence, military power, and greatness.
>>45167
I don't know if anyone tops Rome and Britain for influence. Mongolia comes close and has to win for contemporary military power, but it didn't last long until it shattered into however many khagantes.
Persia lasted an extremely long time and had tremendous influence but after Alexander never seemed to quite achieve its potential.
The Rashiduns of course changed the course of history pretty dramatically, and in the New World, the Aztecs and Inca had a huge amount going for them as imperial powers.
The USA is the most influential nation ever tBh
I'd say China has had a pretty large influence on the world, especially in East Asia.
How would you stop an army of horse archers??
spears? Phalanx? is there a way? or was it just war on easy mode?
>>44940
>How could europe stop them?
They couldn't, the Mongols went as far as Poland before Gengis died. I believe the invention of Cannons and improvement in pikemen formation eventually phased Calvary as a whole out as well. Though I am pretty sure Parthians found a way to stop the nomads from constantly raiding them
>>44940
Burn the countryside and dig in. Horse archers cannot attack fortifications on their own, and lose all of their advantages if you force them to wait for their logistical base to catch up and lay siege to a fortified position.
>>44940
forts
