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>"Fortune has it in for me; she is a woman, and I am not that way inclined."
straightest thing ever said
>>1069694
Yes. The natural life cycle for historical figures is thus:
> birth > childhood > adolescence > young adulthood > middle age > old age > death > homosexuality > blackness
We all know who was the greatest president of USA and who was the greatest emperor of Holy Roman Empire. But who was the greatest ruler in the history of Africa ruler?
Ian Smith
Gadafi. But he's not really African is he
>>1069371
In recent history? Probably Menelik II of Ethiopia.
Fought off the Italians, began modernisation efforts, centralised a large part of the bureaucracy and tax code, tried to maintain something of a stable inheritance.
Not extremely impressive, but it's Africa after all.
What really happened there, /his/?
>>1067487
Some teenage caveboy got into trouble for fooling around with the Neanderthal girl two valleys down so his parents grounded him and sent him to the cave where he scribbled on a rock out of boredom.
What's that?
>>1067497
Evidence of man's first symbolic behavior. The beginning of History.
this for real?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Waffen_Mountain_Division_of_the_SS_Handschar_(1st_Croatian)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Legion
Hey guys, I am from /toy/, thought you might like to hear about a new line of Figures from Bossfight Studios - it's a line of Greek Warriors and Mythical beasts. (vitruvian HACKS)
Anyway, I have a few and was wondering if you could help me, I want to customise my Spartans so that they are really accurate.
Pic related, the base Figure for the Spartan.
More shots
>>1065314
You could start by exchanging those swords for a shield and spear. Hardly any real warriors in history used dual swords except I think some Indonesians or Cambodians or something
Are there any accounts by Europeans on the effectiveness of the armors used by various indigenous peoples compared to European armor?
>>1063253
The wooden branch armour sometimes used by north americans was pretty good against clubs. Ditto for the padded gear the mesoamericans used
>>1063267
But how did it hold up to, say, steel swords? Depending on thickness, I would think it might be able to withstand swords (though I am skeptical of polearms).
>>1063277
There is the Ichcahuipilli which is cotton laced and braided, layers of cotton that in a way is like the gambeson, meant to soften blows by the layers.
How effective it is? Against flint arrows it is great, it works like intended, against steel everything else (swords/lances/bullets/maces) I highly doubt they would be of any use, there is however people here that will say that they were good enough to deflect bullets or that swords cannot do a thing to these but most of the time they are the same ones that claim...
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What was the best Germanic Kingdom and why was is the Kentish Jutes?
You have all those to pick from and you pick the god damn Jutes
Anglo-Saxons, you speak the continuum of their language FFS
I am gonna go with OsthroGotic Kingdom till the ERE fucked that part of the world up.
Why has religion been so strongly against homosexuality throughout history?
>>1068804
Which one?
>>1068804
Because homosexuality is an abomination
>>1068824
Amen
Who was the most corrupted and decadent ruler in history?
>>1068279
Elagabalus
>>1068293
Degenerate ! = corrupt
>>1068279
Mansa Musa maybe?
How is Turkish history taught in Turkish schools?
Do they go all the way back to ancient Persian/Mespotamian empires? Do they cover the Roman empire? Or does there history not focus on that stuff and start with the Ottomans?
>>1067271
Pretty sure they start from the Goturks or Huns. Also not meaning to be /pol/ tier here but what's up with Turks trying to claim ethnic Persians like Rumi as their own?
>>1067317
WAZ
Who are your favorite and least favorite American presidents, and why?
fave
TR
unfave
obama bin laden
FAVORITE
Coolidge because he was like me and he believed in personal liberties
LEAST FAVORITE
FDR for failing against Great Depression and in his policies during WWII
But we could argue that Wilson's presidency was more disastrous to the world.
>>1062044
Fave Nixon because I love all the films that were made about him
Least fave Jefferson because autism and hypocrisy
ITT we justify atrocities. Post your favourite genocide, war crime, mass murder or any other thing and justify it.
>In the 13th century the Mongols conquered modern day Iraq and destroyed their irrigation system leading to great loss in productive capacity.
Iraqis had it coming and the Mongols really did them a favour, like a father disciplining a child.
The fertile cresent used to be covered in lush forests, but being irresponsible, the population destroyed the forests and desertified the land leading to a collapse, Destruction...
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> Genocide
Aboriginal Tasmanians
> Justification
Aboriginal people are vile
>>1034145
Firebombing of Dresden.
You all know why.
the actions against Hereros and Namas in Namibia 1904 were actually quite justified because the indigenous behaved like savage animals
Ask a guy whose girlfriend just sold my $1,800 leaf from a 14th century manuscript at our garage sale for $10 anything
Yes, I am dead inside, next question. No, I will never trust a woman with sorting out which antiques are okay to sell and which aren't again, next question.
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>>1067530
This is entirely your fault for not taking proper care of valuable artifacts. You are a moron and should be ashamed
Why didn't you keep it in a safe?
>>1067535
It was literally framed, with an engraving underneath the leaf stating "ILLUMINATION FROM BOOK OF HOURS, 14th CENTURY GERMANY OR ITALY"
Did medieval soldiers suffer from PTSD? If they did are there any historical accounts of it? I've only ever heard it talked about in the context of modern warfare.
>>1064007
It was probably very rare if it happened ever. Medieval warfare and before was much slower than the rapid warfare of WW1 and on. There also weren't any weapons which could cause a spontaneous change in the senses like artillery could, which is the cause of shellshock.
Shakespeare's Hotspur clearly has it, so the idea was not unknown to a 16th century audience.
You'd just get branded as a coward and get ridiculed or just die when they send you to front lines
I've recently become fascinated by the Thracians,what can /his/ tell me about them other than the fact that they were /fa/ as fuck?
>pic related, dem cloaks
>>1061606
dat shield
>:3
>>1062202
Seem like they were pretty shit warriors.
