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>long eighteenth century
>long nineteenth century
>short twentieth century
When will this meme die?
I have no idea what you're talking about, you cuck.
>let's confine historical process in exactly one hundred years, that will do it
I blame Marxism and the "Anal" school.
What are some effects that Roman colonization had on Britain?
The cities ending with Chester were created by Romans
Also king Arthur
>>522182
The food got better.
https://youtu.be/xFv7q6SbwhQ
>>522222
>The food got better.
And went back downhill? also quints.
Which civilization was the edgiest? I'd say Spartans
>>522165
Mayans
Carthage
>worshipped Baal
>sacrified kids
>took zoo animals to war
>always did things the most difficult way
>chose to build their civilization in africa to be ironic
>>522172
Aztecs were way more bloodthirsty.
Any Vietnameseanon here? Post and discuss anything about Vietnamese history.
>>522020
I'm pretty good on vietnamese proletarian, party and revolutionary history from the 1930s through the mid 1970s
>>522029
Who hasn't heard about the revolutions about the 30's? Know anything about Vietnam during the medieval period, preferably without commie leanings or bias.
>>522040
>preferably without commie leanings or bias.
I'm a fucking commie. I think you mean without VWP bias. Apart from the "migration" southwards of Viet speakers, not really.
Why was 20th century so extreme? Can we expect the same from the 21st?
>>521958
Calm your tits man
>>521954
The formation of nationstates requiring bloody wars against the old empires. Look at a map before and after WW1.
Advancements in technology and science created a strong sense of linear progress, absoluteness and finiteness in history and politics, hence totalitarian regimes. You can do some crazy shit when you think you're on the right side of history.
What books do I read to have a general pleb's understanding of history?
I'm almost totally clueless about all periods except ancient Greece, so I'd appreciate some good narratives.
>>521952
Paradox games
>>521952
>What books do I read to have a general pleb's understanding of history?
Cartoon History of the Universe 1-3
Cartoon History of the Modern World 1-2
Cartoon History of the United States
>>521956
This desu senpai. Paradox games are extend my knowledge of history and i'm happy with it.
Why isn't the World's Fair a thing anymore?
>>521848
Europe still has plenty of annual expos.
>>521848
>t. Friend
>>521848
....it still fucking is?
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_2015
Its nothing novel anymore because we have instant mass media now to advertise shit as opposed to gathering in one place in the world every year to expose new commercial ideas.
If immortality had been attained during the start of human civilization, how exactly would this have affected humany history? Would we be fucked since no one ever dies
>>521644
>Would we be fucked since no one ever dies
That's the thing, no one should be allowed to fuck.
>>521644
>If immortality had been attained during the start of human civilization
Have you got a mechanism for that with even a pretense of being plausible?
>>523207
Every 20-30 years humans get the urge to "sleep" where they enter a hibernation rock state for double their awake times.
Advances in medicine prolong the awake state but are unable to reduce the doubled sleep time instinct.
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Found about about the Vinča culture from /his/.
5700–4500BC
They had proto-writing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C4%8Da_symbols
And the earlist known copper metallurgy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plo%C4%8Dnik_(archaeological_site)
>The Nebra sky disk features the oldest concrete depiction of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebra_sky_diskcosmos worldwide
>>521529
Nuraghe of Barumini, UNESCO site (1400 bc)
What symptoms in the Roman Empire forecasted it's downfall? Where were the internal factors of the Empire that most contributed to the fall?
(also, is it true as they say, that the rampant homosexuality in Rome was one of the symptoms of it's downfalls, or nah?)
The old Roman gods had become substituted by the Christian god, and since the religion itself taught a better life in the next world, it made the present world not worth fighting for.
Christianity effectively broke the spirit of the Romans, who by the 5th century had become but a shadow of their former selves.
Luxuria atque avaritia
threads like these made rome fall
Band of Brothers shows the Brecourt Manor assault happening in 10 minutes. Obviously this is due to time constraints. In reality though apparently the fight lasted for 6 hours. Overall the whole thing sounds insane. It's bullshit that Winters never got the Medal of Honor for it. 23 Americans attacking a fortified position of around 60 Germans dug in with machine guns, yet only taking 6 causalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A9court_Manor_Assault
Damn. My Great Grandfather jumped on that operation with the 517th PRCT. Great and tough men they were.
>>520869
And young! Winters was 26 in 1944 and was a major leading all those men. As I progress through my twenties it blows my mind what previous generations were doing at that age.
>>520861
How did the Germans lose with those odds from a defensive position? This was Easy Company's first combat experience and they were matched against Fallschrimjagers who I assume were battle hardened. The Americans only lost 6 men... unbelievable.
Why would anyone be a totalitarian/monarchist in this day and age? Men are fallible creatures and anyone with power is likely to abuse it.
>>520824
>in this day and age
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THE [[[[[[[[[[>>>>{CURRENT YEAR}<<<<]]]]]]]]]] AND SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL MONARCHISTS
>>520831
I was expecting a reply like this.
>>520836
Maybe you should consider the fact that if one man is fallible, then the rule of many people is just many fallibilities in one government.
what's the most fuckhuge weapon to ever have actually been used?
how heavy would the percussion weapons get?
>>520726
>what's the most fuckhuge weapon to ever have actually been used?
I'm going to go ahead and say that honor belongs to a Nimitz-class supercarrier.
>>520733
Yeah, that seems about right.
But more in line with the spirit of OP's question I'd have to say the Kanabō might take the cake; IIRC the largest one is something like 5'6" and weighs ~35lb.
Discuss
>>520690
>reform unjust and corrupt political system
>by installing unjust and corrupt political system
Wow
>>520697
But that was Octavian not Julius
How is Julius demonised?
Caligula or Nero?
>>520598
Claudius
Caesar, duh.
and anakin is bizarro Brute
Hes not even remotly close to either.
Google wasnt around then so the writer couldnt look up "evil people to allegory"
