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There's lots of historical re-enactment and martial arts projects, but what about historical simulation? Are there any systems or games, whether traditional table top or video game, that are realistic simulations of historical combat, warfare, economics, or politics?
No
too much "human factors" like irrationality, insecurity, vengence, etc etc.
>>1102215
>historical combat
Red Orchestra series, Verdun, WW2 Online, etcetera.
>>1102215
The closest I would say are Paradox series, more so Victoria (economics/politics seem fairly realistic) and the warfare of Hearts of Iron.
Incidentally, I have always dreamed of re-enacting the lifestyle of a Legionary for a year in some appropriately sized unit
Worst of ancient "art"
Anything made by a honest working plebian is worth ten time as much than anything made by a thievering aristocrat
>>1102140
Hey, man, it's a just kid
>>1102444
No, wait, I mixed that up with this eastern european kid
what does /his/ think of the concept of Death Of An Author?
marxist bullshit
>>1102205
This.
It's really only useful as a justification for modern academics to apply anachronistic normative critiques to classic literary works.
>muh headcanon
>We're against authority but everything has to be according to the councils' communist dogma or else the anarchist militias will repress you.
>>1102068
Bump.
>>1102068
dont think it was that simple
>>1102068
Even with that, they managed to get functioning anarchist communities during the war.
ITT: weird looking portraits
is retirement a modern concept?
In Hinduism you have the concept of Sannyasa, or renunciation. It is basically getting a new name, living off of charity, becoming some sort of Guru i nshit
I can't remember off the top of my head all about it.
>>1101723
I suspect most people worked until they were physically unable, if they lived that long.
However there were societies were one could enter some sort of retirement if you had money
>>1101723
I'd imagine in Confucian China and Vietnam, the filial piety thing would take over and children would care for their parents when they couldn't work anymore. At least that's how I've seen it in my family and my friends families.
Alright, allow me to rephrase the whole thing for the purposes of placating this board and its accompanying moderators.
Did female Bedouin fighters/cavalrymen exist in WW1? If so, what role did they play? In what historical source and/or text are they mentioned? GENUINELY JUST WANNA KNOW AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ON THE WEB.
Female cavalry is a meme amoung the turang, but I have no idea in the seven hells where you concocted this as a possibility. Women can't even drive cars in arabia proper today
No, they didn't.
Stop trying to stir shit up, it's a mainstream game.
>>1101650
>Did female Bedouin fighters/cavalrymen exist
Maybe once or twice in all of ducking history have their been notable female Islamic warriors
What can /his/ tell me about the Knights of Columbus?
>>1101537
They offer good insurance plans.
>>1101537
Freemasonry for people who can't become Freemasons.
>>1101537
They're alright.
Are there any other historical examples of rival countries becoming best friends?
US/UK
Sweden/Denmark
France/UK
Americans always get ridiculously buttblasted and triggered over the burning of their precious White House, to the amusement of others.
They always claim Canada and Canadians can never have any claim in the matter, just because their nationalism and pride is too strong to let their far more peaceful, safe, and socially successful neighbour nation have any say. However Americans fall flat here. They claim that the entire event was done by the British, which it was, done so by the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars who were now turning their attention to smash the shit out...
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>Canadas only notable achievement apart from catching fire
>>1101514
Im canadian and no one here gives a shit about the war of 1812 lol
>>1101521
Let me guess Mr. Canadian, you're "white" too, aren't you?
Has a thing such as "European nationalism" ever existed in history?
Nietzsche.
Maybe Hitler wanted to unify Europe but we'll never know what went on inside his mind.
"europe" isn't a nation, it's barely even a clear region.
>>1101433
Yes, everyone with a brain thought and still thinks it's retarded.
So what is up with these two physically speaking? Akhenaten is represented as having wide hips, a pudgy belly, and a strangely African looking face (not quite somali, but there is some group or another that has super sharp features like he does), and his son Tutankhaten (later Tutankhamun) is later determined to have those features too? http://www.express.co.uk/news/history/525480/King-Tutankhamun-breasts-hips-club-foot-truth
Does that mean that maybe it was less of a stylistic movement (Atenist artwork) and maybe more of a pathology of the royal family? Since the Pharoah...
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He was inbred to hell so It's not surprising that he was probably defective.
His brain seemed normal though.
>>1101404
It's just weird because even in the art of him he breaks a lot of cultural norms. No other Pharoah ever is depicted with their wife and kids in terms of an *actual scene*. He's playing with his kids. No Pharoah before or since is depicted in such a human way. Side note: I'm not sure Akhenaten was the greatest statesman, based on the Amarna letters. I have a pet theory that his mother Tiye, and her parents Yuya and Tjuya were forgeiners of some kind. Makes sense why freaking everyone hated Ay, and why...
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>>1101387
Egyptians are Africans
Southern Egyptians have that sort of look, not somaili or bantu but its own thing.
he was likely inbred as fuck so that could be one reason
then again Atenism was pretty significant and a MASSIVE intellectual development which we have very little info about so its hard to say
I doubt he was a foreigner as something like that would be more obvious, its definitely more an artistic/ideological thing
his family is the family of God, making his statues look strange like...
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Which wars or events in wars were the spookiest?
I remember reading about some tower siege during WW1 in which one of the camps used chemical warfare upon the other camp who in turn came out all disfigured and looking like zombies and shit causing the other camp to run away out of fear. Don't remember the precise details so it would be cool if anons could bring in more stuff on this.
>>1101354
that one story from belgium during ww1 when a gas attacked hit the wrong spot in a small village and about 30 little kids with bleeding eyes were running towards the german lines
>>1101354
It's the siege of the fortress of Osowiec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osowiec_Fortress#Gas_attack
7000 Germans routed by a few dozen half-dead Russians, "the attack of the dead", it was called.
>Years later the Hiroshima city government requested survivors to paint or draw pictures depicting their horrific experiences and these were collected. I was greatly moved and shocked by these graphic depictions showing people with burnt and swollen hands and faces like grotesque masks. Others were shown holding their exposed intestines and bowels, trying to prevent them from falling out. Some had an eyeball hanging down from their eye socket. A mother was holding a child with a missing ear; crying,” Oh, poor baby!” The burnt skin on the arms of many...
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Looking for good books on Napoleon's empire. What was his main ambition and goal (obviously to take Europe, but why exactly)?
Any books on Napoleon's empire's features will greatly help.
Also post period uniforms. They're pretty much my absolute favourite.
>>1101147
>>1101152
>>1101167
I'm the only one that exists.
Although, it sounds stupid you can't prove it wrong. Even super advanced aliens ponder this shit.
>super advanced aliens
>exist
Evidence?
>>1101109
I know you are wrong though.
For I am the only one that exists
