What went wrong?
>>525220
Being red russia
>>525220
capitalism
Being best Russia is still shit compared to being a mediocre Britain.
My uni doesn't offer any actual philosophy courses, what should I read to educate myself?
start with the greeks
Seems like a question for /lit/.
Since we're at it, and given your pic, do historians take historical materialism seriously?
>>524922
good times
This is your one and only chance to claim your hystoryfu.
Be fast and be wise.
>pic related is mine. FOREVER
Teresa DE’Avila desu
>>524836
claimed
Teach me about the differences between Gothic and Milanese plate harness of the 15th century.
Use your eyes
>where milanese elbow cops are open, gothic ones are joined
>where milanese plate was generally sparingly fluted, gothic plate at its peak was almost entirely fluted
>where milanese plate is oversized around the torso and arms, gothic plate is still rounded but much slimmer
>gothic gauntlets are usually well articulated and form-fitting, while milanese gauntlets are more reminiscent of hourglass gauntlets
>bevors not prominently worn with milanese plate, unlike gothic plate
>liberal application of rivets on gothic plate, seen sparingly on milanese, especially with one-three piece milanese pauldrons, while gothic pauldrons are partially reminiscent of spaulders
>>524832
Gothic armor was designed to protect the user from him or herself, particulary the arms and wrists.
What was the most dangerous and notorious mafia/organised crime syndicate in history?
My opinion is it was the Thuggee of India.
https://en..wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee
>>524784
British bourgeoisie
>>524814
sorry modern civilization and liberal democracy wasn't good enough, we'll try harder next time
>>524814
*tips mitre*
If you could go back in time and be an advisor to a political ruler, who would you pick and what would you do?
No deposing or coup, but some deception is allowed.
Also, remember the 25 year rule.
Pic unrelated
>>524752
>Battle of Tolouse 721
Advise Al-Samh on how to use heavy armour.
Easy Mode: I advise Napoleon not to invade Russia.
I'd advise Pope Urban the second. But i'd advise his crusade not for the holy land,but for Spain and help in the Reconquista. Then go for Jerusalem,it would've been interesting to see what the Iberian's could've done if released earlier historically.
Why do Germanic and Celtic languages sound so different from Romance, Balto-Slavic, and Indo-Iranian ones? The latter category sounds much faster and rapid-fire than the first.
>>524458
Because all these languages developed differently from PIE?
>>524458
>slavic rapid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuDz0Tv_wo
>>524477
>and german
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjwDV1Is34U
What did the Byzantines think of the Sassanids once they were gone?
What I mean by this, is that the downfall of Persia came so suddenly it must have certainly had some sort of impact on Greek thinking.
Were there any major discussions on the legacy of the Sassanids from Greek scholars or politicians?
>>524399
Considering that many Eastern Romans thought their own falling under the control of the Arabs was an act of divine punishment, they probably saw the fall of the Sassanids at the hands of the Arabs as the infidels getting just what they deserved.
>>524399
That said: whatever happened to the Sassanid Emperor and his Dynasty when the Ayyrabs invaded??
What is the most well-documented event in history?
>>524362
the star wars
World war 2.
>>524362
>event
Is a shitty shitty concept to use in historical work.
Why did Liu Bei spike the baby /his/?
>>524244
Because babies can't fight wars. Considering what happened when he grew up, was saving the child even worth it?
>>525447
There is a non-zero chance that throwing the baby on the ground contributed to Liu Shan's mental problems.
He was being benevolent and trying to save the shu-han from [more] bad leadership.
Why did such a pointless war as WW1 occur.
I sometimes get on the verge of tears when thinking about the good men who gave up their lives only to die in a shitty trench due to chemical weapons, inhumane conditions or doing the lemming run to towards enemy machine guns lined diagonally (no chance they would survive this.)
>>523824
Then man up fag
Europeans were so based that the only thing that could destroy them was themselves
Most soldiers probably enjoyed the war. It must have been freaking epic, too bad our generation now is a bunch of fucking pussies.
>>523824
It needs to happen again desu
Von Moltke the Elder was right
Can somone recomend some good historical books in the likes of conn iggulden, i have allready read conn iggulden ,simon cornwell and simon scarrow books and i wonder if there is any auther in the likes you can recomend
>>523693
Try Bernard Cornwell. He's written books on vikings, 100 year war and napoleonic war.
Just finished a good book, "Looking Forward to the Spring" by Caty Hammock.
>>523704
lol i wrote the sam guy twice, Bernard Cornwell was meant to be in there to, i have read the viking and 100 year war but i have to look up the napolenic war ty for the tip
ITT: DINDU NUFFINs thread
>>523448
He did the world a favor
His cause was just, he can't be helped the rest of the ruling elite was idiots.
Why do semites write backwards?
Why do Westerners write backwards?
>>522713
Assuming that most people are right handed, writing left to right makes sense, it's the natural and easier motion for a guy holding a pen.
back in the day there was no standard direction to write, it was common for people to write both ways, even on the same paper, alternating on each line. The west eventually settled on left to right, while the east did the opposite.
Hey /his/ I was wondering
Exactly how bloody was the muslim conquest?
My housemate is a history buff and she told me that muslims just came to places and declared it to be under muslim ocntrol and only ever fought when they were opposed by an army
Futhermore she claims people had many freedoms like freedom of religion and people who were a part of the muslim caliphate experienced a golden age
Is this true?
It seems hard to believe that a conquest would be peaceful
>>522052
They weren't any more bloody than Roman, Byzantine, or Persian campaigns, they were just more rapid because of the lack of opposition. Plus the Arabs didn't raze cities and towns to the ground like the Mongols would.
>freedom of religion
In the early caliphate, Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians were allowed to practice their religion but they weren't permitted to build new religious buildings without consent, display religious symbols on buildings, or ring church bells.
>>522052
>only ever fought when they were opposed by an army
That's accurate, but that's generally what invading armies do unless they're deliberately trying to raid or plunder.
The conquest of Egypt was achieved with a small force of around 4000 that was bolstered by defections and Bedouin tribes to around 12000 by the time Alexandria surrendered.
>muslims just came to places and declared it to be under muslim ocntrol
Again, pretty much. In the Rashidun period Islam was very much a Arab-centric religion so conversion was dissuaded. They'd turn up, leave a garrison, and move on.
>people had many freedoms like freedom of religion and people who were a part of the muslim caliphate experienced a golden age
The "golden age" is a bit of a meme, for the most part life just continued as normal. Arabic wouldn't replace Coptic and Greek as Egypt's first language until almost 500 years after the conquest
>>522052
It was relatively peaceful given the amount of land conquered in a short amount of time. This may have been helped by the fact that the Eastern Romans and Persians had simply exhausted themselves through the last war, and the populace of the respective empires had grown disillusioned and likely to capitulate. As a result, there wasn't much opposition to the Arabs- therefore the Arabs didn't have to resort to much violence in subduing the population.
The early Muslims were quite fair in respecting local religions if they paid a Jizya tax( keep in mind that Muslims paid a Zakat tax). The "spread by the sword"meme propagated by conservative historians is a bit dishonest considering that most conquered areas didnt even become majority Muslim for centuries. Persia for example was Zoroastrian well into the Abbasid era and Christianity was long very prevalent in Egypt and the levant.
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