http://archive.is/eQgK5
>An osteological analysis of the young man from Byrsa, or Ariche, as he has become known, determined that he was approximately 1.7 m tall and aged between 19 and 24 years, and a craniometric analysis indicated likely Mediterranean/European ancestry as opposed to African or Asian [5, 6]. A full reconstruction of the young man was undertaken and this was part of an international exhibition organized by the National Heritage Institute of Tunis and the Carthage Museum. In 2014 the skeletal remains of the young man from Byrsa and accompanying exhibition were taken to the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut where we were allowed to remove small bone samples for ancient DNA analyses to identify the origins of the young man and shed light on the genetic ancestry of the ancient Phoenicians of Carthage.
http://archive.is/6uYFx
>The study found that the Y-Chromosome of the famous “’Young Man of Byrsa,” was an extremely rare—and exclusively European marker—and that this is likely the result of extensive admixture with Europeans.
http://archive.is/62VBS
>Analysis shows that the man belonged to a rare European haplogroup – a genetic group with a common ancestor – indicating that his maternal ancestry is linked to locations on the North Mediterranean coast, probably on the Iberian Peninsula.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago612764.html
>This is the first ancient DNA to be obtained from Phoenician remains and the team’s analysis shows that the man carried a rare European haplogroup that likely links his maternal ancestry to locations somewhere on the North Mediterranean coast, most likely on the Iberian Peninsula.
>Inb4 WE WUZ
wow, just wow!!
>a single Carthaginian has European genetics
>CARTHAGE WAS WHITE GUYS
>>1256215
Some were Europeans because they mixed with the locals, for instance in Sardinia most cities began as native coastal settlements.
>Second world wide trade network (From Seville / Cádiz to the Phillipines) (After Portugal, and still it was considerably bigger
>First effective world currency )
>Several mining techniques
>Several sailing techniques
>First european professional army since the days of Rome
>First marine infantry corps
>First novelists
>Military and Naval prominence for two centuries
>Several theological movements, equivalent to modern academia
>Fastest urbanization process in history
>Iberia was the second landmass most affected by the Renaissance
>European discoverers of delicious brown pussy
At which point did their success go sour?
>>1255852
Didn't handle their south american steel trade properly, plus the War of Spanish Succession
>>1255852
A culture of laziness.
>Siesta
Give me a break. No wonder North America surpassed Europe economically, militarily, and culturely. Lazy fucks.
>>1255852
when they blew all their money infighting
Was Ivan the Terrible really 'terrible'?
>>1255628
As in striking terror?
Yes.
As in being a bad leader?
No.
>>1255628
He committed many horrible acts but was actually a great ruler. He expanded Russia by conquering several steppe khanates and transitioned Russia from a kingdom to an empire as the first tsar. He probably deserves the moniker for incidents like the Massacre of Novgorod, killing his son, and his policy of purging nobles, but he set Russia on a path for greater power.
Terrible used to mean glorious and powerfull, not bad.
What would the ancient Greeks think about the modern idea of a hero?
>>1255379
worshipping idols in 2016. Just get the fuck out of the sun.
sincerely yours, the dawg.
the word hero has gotten so abused that in my country girls who got bullied for being fat or some shit like that now are automatically hailed as heroes by the press and all the other weak-minded people that they'd probably think we deserved to be driven into the sea
>why do only your children believe in your gods?
>why do they wear such silly clothes?
>why aren't they raping everybody?
How would one craft a compelling case for caring about virginity (especially on the female side) without resorting to "morals" ?
Would you rather crack open a new soda or drink a soda that someone else stuck his penis into?
The more men a woman has fucked the likelier it is she is promiscuous and she will go fuck someone else outside your partnership, leading to you risking having too raise someone else's offspring.
I think.
>>1255416
This also means women should avoid promiscuous men. A promiscuous man is more likely to father children outside of the relationship which could drain attention and resources away from your children.
The Tsar Bomba was detonated 55 years ago, and had the power to raze entire cities with a radius of nearly 50 miles. They didn't even test the most powerful Tsar Bomba (100 megatons) but instead tested one half the strength, for fear of any ramifications of such a huge blast.
How much have our weapons of mass destruction evolved over the past 55 years, and what kind of implications does this have if World War III were to break out? Would nukes immediately be the go-to tactic instead of boots on the ground?
>>1255073
>history
>talks about the present
>>1255073
nuclear yields haven't changed since the 70's.
hell, I'm pretty sure most of our missiles are from the 70's, which is why we've started a nuclear missile replacement program.
there's also the B61 tactical nuclear bomb, also quite old by now, that baby can be dropped from F-16's, and soon the F-35.
>>1255073
Interesting topic, but /his/ is for events +25 years old. Ask for Oppenheimer on >>>/k/ or search their archives.
Muslims are the only people who practice their faith in accordance to how Christianity and Judaism is meant to be practiced. Why do chubby neo Christian keyboard crusaders hate Muslims since they stand for all of the traditional principles of Christianity?
>>1254126
If Christians bothered to follow the Bible the Western World would look like IS.
>>1254126
Because muslims tend to blow up and kill other people.
How would one craft a compelling case against wonton sexual acts (especially on the female side) and the occasional consumption of drugs without resorting to "morals" ?
Health
>>1254016
Drugs directly harm your property (your body) while making you lose money, which is also your property.
A woman that sleeps around has a low marriage value because people perceive she cannot settle into the role of motherhood. This means no children. Children are the best shot at preserving a part of your ego and someone to give your propety to when you die.
Start thinking about things egoistically and it actually starts making a lot of sense that you wouldn't destroy your life for a few cheap thrills.
>>1254016
Drugs fuck you up and getting fucked increases your risk for STDs or getting jewed by your sexual partner.
After reading some Illida I found it strange how after being killed the body of the dead soldier was so quickly looted of weapons and armor. Were people really so keen on looting the bodies of enemies quickly on site or is the Illiad not a credible source for such things.
Also looting during battle thread
Yes, basically. By the later middle ages there's specific rules in place governing when and where to loot and who gets a share.
People really have way too romantic view of warfare. Arms and armor were expensive more and more the further back in time you go. And the Trojan war was during the bronze age and bronze was expensive as hell since you had to trade to make it.
>>1253803
Looting was called "finally getting paid for all this terrible shit" for most of history.
You wake up in Manhattan in 1933. What do you do?
>>1251921
scream because i just appeared in Manhattan 83 years ago
>>1251921
walk the streets knowing I wouldn't be mugged
Invest in IBM
ITT post your favourite gay historical figure
>>1249949
Mandatory
When I was a little boy both my father and uncle raped me nearly everyday. I now need enough depression and anxiety pills to kill a horse and I want to kill myself.
So do you guys think that wars are started for religious reasons or is religion just an excused used to wage war for political reasons?
>pic related(sorta)
Also, I'll be bumping with some stale /his/ memes
What drives a man to absolute political obscurity?
>>1247582
Political ambition.
Being true to his beliefs I guess, in his case.
>>1247582
he was on the losing side but wasnt involved in a war, so nobody remembers
it's like asking the general american public who william jennings bryan was. he was all over the place in his time but nobody remembers him now
>Nationalism
Nationalism was a good and progressive idea for its time. Instead of, say, Bavarians and Prussians fighting each other or Franks and Saxons fighting each other, different Italian cities...
...these people eventually came together in a long and often painful process.
Unlike what many left-wingers and right-wingers say, "Globalism" and "internationalism" aren't really the opposite of nationalism but only its logical successors we should continue.
globalism is the failed version of imperialism
>Guys, GUYS
>Lets take all these different people who have wildly different moral systems, ancestral backgrounds, cultural upbringings, and beliefs about religion - all of this, ALL OF THIS while they literally cannot even communicate with each other and, and GET THIS GUYS - FORCE THEM ALL TO LIVE AMONG EACH OTHER AND TREAT EACH OTHER AS EQUALS
>IT WORKED FOR YUGOSLAVIA DIDN'T IT??
>>1255936
These are different things.
The kind of people who support imperialist actions (like the US destroying Iraq, Lybia, Syria...) are the same kind of people who are opposed to globalism.
>South Slavs were literally the most powerful Slavs
>alpha conquerors who went furthest and humiliated Roman armies
>taught other Slavs how to read
>built cities while Poles and Russians squatted in forests wiping their ass with their hands
WHERE DID IT ALL GO SO WRONG
REEEEEEEEEEE
>>1255570
>alpha conquerors who went furthest and humiliated Roman armies
Aside from Adrianople they always lost to the Romans.
>taught other Slavs how to read
That was the Greco-Romans.
Oh look, it's another "My culture is the best" thread
>>1255570
So it's basically the old Southern vs Northern European story?
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