>>65677
Douglas MacArthur. My dad always mentioned how he would praise how beautiful the country was and came to see it himself. [spoiler]Then I was born as a result of yellow fever.[/spoiler]
Pretty much all of my family had something to do with the military, including the women.
Great great great grandpa or something was the hunting buddy of keiser Wilhelm II
>>65868
By the country I'm referring to the Philippines. I am not wide awake right now.
Why were Arabs able to gain such traction from a small tribe to being able to conquered so much land ? was it the inability of other armies to resist ?
because
>unified religion
>luck
Byzantine and Sassanid Empire were near collapse thanks to plagues, ruinous wars and civil strife. Arab rule was actually an stability factor.
>>65632
stability factor ? how so ?
Post historical inaccuracies that non-assburgers (i.e. normalfags) continue to believe. I'll start out with the basic ones:
>the Medieval period was a dark age of superstition and fanaticism where Europe fledged in every aspect until the 'Renaissance'
>The Renaissance was a period of learning, artistic and technological innovation, peace, and prosperity for all of Europe
>The Eastern Roman Empire was a weak and pathetic shadow of the Roman Empire that should not be considered a legitimate continuation
>The Spaniards brutally killed and enslaved the peaceful Amerindians on their own and then proceeded to exterminate them all
>the American Civil War was fought because Southern states wanted to keep slaves and the North just wanted to free them
Yes, I've actually heard normalfags/non-assburgers state these as fact.
>>65444
>>the American Civil War was fought because Southern states wanted to keep slaves and the North just wanted to free them
I mean...
It sort of was?
Slavery was the biggest and most pressing issue for the south, it was the basis for a large part of their economy, and they felt abolitionism was threatening their way of life.
I mean it's literally in their various declarations of secession.
>>65504
The issue was more one of states rights and voting issues (the 3/4s rule) than the North being so humanitarian to start a war just to free the dindus.
>>65444
>The British Empire was a centralized single empire, and not a company ran trade network that paid some money to the british royalty.
>The Dutch, the Portuguese and the Spanish empires werent as big nor as relevant.
>The Ottomans were never as strong as the western European states and they only beat the states in eastern Europe because people there are weak.
>Russia is some old country with great traditions and not USA tier in terms of history.
>Syria, the Levant and Anatolia are traditionally muslim land.
>Forgetting the role France played in American independence/French military vic-I mean defeats LOL
>Germans means the same as Germanics, French means the same as Franks, English means the same as Britons, Russian means the same as Slav, etc.
That last one comes up very often, and yet it always surprises me. For fucks sake, today's french was only spoken in a single district around Paris for the longest time. The "french people" are a recent invention, as are the "german people". When a source says that the germanics did this or that it doesnt mean the germans did it. There were no germans. Germans were invented by Prussia so they can grab land fast.
What does /his/ think of the History channel?
needs more ancient aliens and hitler
Nazi Aliens in pawn shops, all you need to know.
>>64936
Are we talking old History, new History, or "History"?
Specifically, what claims do both of them have, theologically and historically, to being the true heirs to apostolic succession? I know they are in imperfect communion with each other these days, but which one is "righter"?
Roman Catholic here, btw.
The split between the two occurred when the Byzantium Ruler placed himself at the head of the church in the East while the Pope remained head of the church in the Western Roman Empire.
The Byzantine church is what we now know as Orthodox: they separated the Son from the Trinity stating that the Holy Spirit only comes from the Father, this is what we know as the Filioque Clause. They also believed that the use of idols led one into temptation (obviously they now have idols similar to the Roman Catholic church now, but for a couple of centuries they had none)
The churches were completely separate by 1054.
the only one that has "claims" to the apostolic succession is the Roman Catholic, the orthodox had the ruler of the Byzantium empire. Honestly I have no idea how it works today as I'm not religious but there's some of the historical background for ya.
>>65401
basically today the Orthodox church functions as effectively independent bishoprics united by a common creed, and Patriarchs acting as sort of "mini-popes" but really without any of the same authority
English speakers of /his/
Can you please tell me why, in your history books do you call our country in medieval times, "Wallachia" ?
>>64834
could you point out where on that map it says wallachia?
>>64914
nevermind, found it... uh, yeah, i never even heard of that name before.
Arborea strong
They did not fight for state rights and were not noble but traitors. They fought for racial supremacy.
ITT yankee faggottry
>>64772
They kind of fought for state rights though, specifically the right for future states to own slaves.
>>64852
Still butthurt I see.
This is the perfect replication of the Roman Legion at work.
I see what you're trying to do
>>64803
Yes, depict Roma as it was.
>>64756
Seems a bit short of manpower.
What do you think and know about native americans before evil ghost face came?
>>64677
The aztecs wouldve conquered them eventually
>>64693
this is what i think too, eventually all the tribes would have been killed or absorbed into the larger tribes till there were like one maybe three left.
I think Jared Diamond has it right: they were really fucked by having no beasts of burden, and the potential for that doesn't look good.
Last thread: >>>45698
Relevant areas such as political/critical theory, marxism, phenomenology, ethics, ontology, German Idealism, psycho-analysis, art theory, etc. are welcomed.
If you'd like to discuss things such as modal logic and mathematics, that sort of thing is more welcome on >>>/sci/, unless it's grounded in some discussion more relevant to the topic of this thread.
More poetic/literary/linguistic philosophers may be more relevant at >>>/lit/, though their discussion on a more theoretical level is welcome.
Some grounding experience in the subjects outlined is expected, though novices are welcome.
Feel free to ask if you're unsure on some area and you'd like someone to help, or need advice on resources etc.
>>64603
Self-bump, I know the thread subject is broad, but it's necessary to facilitate discussion. If enough of a user-base gathers to split away into different threads in the future that would be helpful, but this board is a pretty chaotic right now.
>>64603
What is ontology
>>64917
A socially constructed analytical category for carefully dodging important questions.
Was the Seven Years War the true WWI ?
>>64594
No. The Mongol invasion was World War I.
>>64746
only half the world got involved in that
>>64746
But that was not a war fought by massive alliances, it was just a series of conquests
Christianity is a dirty foreign religion with no roots in Europe and that is why it loses its power each day.
The secualrs try to replace it with atheism or feminism or other modern isims but still people are lost.
The right thing to do would be for a person to return to their ancestors pagan roots.
>Replace it with feminist
That makes no sense, feminism isn't a religion, it's a political ideology. That would be like trying to replace democracy with paganism, one thing has nothing to do with the other.
>>64557
>or other modern isims
In your case it is autism, I take it?
Obvious bait thread, but Christianity was hugely influenced by Hellenistic culture.
So what does /his/ think of history as a school subject?
I just talked with my friend from my old high school, and there was no subject he hated more than history. He said that learning about the world's past rather than future and present is an idiotic way to educate. Even though I pointed out his ignorance, I didn't really have much of a comeback in terms of proof, it's really difficult to explain when you yourself is a very 'historic' person. So what do you think, /his/? What should I have said, and what is your response to his viewpoint?
You can't look at the future to learn about the present. You can't learn about the future, at all. History, of course, repeats, and it affects every person every day of their lives. It is important to know what shapes people, their societies, thoughts, culture and paradigm.
>>64546
Stupid fag would know that history can give you a decent guess of how the world will turn, since history tends to repeat itself very heavily.
Also, how do you fucking teach the future? And if you want to know about the present, read a motherfucking book and keep up with the news.
What are your favorite /his/ related Youtube channels?
What are the best ones, and what are some noob traps that people fall into?
Lets try to get a good list of agreed upon resources, since narrated videos are often the easiest and most casual friendly way to get introduced into history.
https://www.youtube.com/user/dancarlinpodcaster
seems like an obvious starting point
>>64322
scholagladiatoria is goat for HEMA stuff. Matt's a really dedicated historian and actually puts a lot of effort into his research
>>64350
>dancarlinpodcaster
Most of his stuff isnt on this channel, though.
Ok /his/ as it was asked in another thread here it comes.
Why do people have such a hate against the ottoman empire. I understand that everyone suffered during its decline but during its first 400 or so years of existance it was a rich, powerful and for those times pretty tolerant empire which included all its minorities into the rule of the state.
>>64296
>for those times pretty tolerant empire which included all its minorities into the rule of the state.
Who were forced into servitude if they weren't Muslims and otherwise forbidden from government positions...
Bro.
No.
Ottomans a shit.
>>64318
Ok well they had to become muslim but it did give a lot of piss poor village boys the chance to become wealthy and powerful people.
>>64359
Or have their balls cut off to become eunuchs?
