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Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum. Quid enim est aetas hominis, nisi ea memoria rerum veterum cum superiorum aetate contexitur? -- Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106-43BC)
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Jan 23 |
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How many empires did the Roman empire defeat? -1. Those were conquered by the Roman Republic and not either Roman Empires. The Empire (Imperium Romanum) earliest start is 44BC (Caesar dictatorship) or as late as 27BC (Augustus gets his title). The end is generally considered to be in 476AD for the Western Empire and 1453AD for the Eastern one. |
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Jan 22 |
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Did the Celts really go into battle naked? Welcome to the site. This is an interesting question but could you add some references as to a Roman source claiming that some Celts went into battle naked? |
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Jan 15 |
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Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? @kubanczyk: kinetic energy allows for range and contribute to damage but has nothing to do with accuracy which are more influenced by rifling and round shapes. Round shapes and material determine what percentage of the kinetic energy of the round is dumped into whatever gets hit by said round. |
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Jan 15 |
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Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? <Hopeless cause> Could downvoters leave a comment as to why they downvoted? This is so, I can improve the answer if possible. <\Hopeless cause> |
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Jan 15 |
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Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? @FelixGoldberg: Done. Edited the answer as well. |
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Jan 15 |
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Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? Change after comment and a little research. |
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Jan 15 |
answered | Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? |
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Jan 10 |
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Typical fortifications around major cities in the 18th century I do not know about correlation or causation. I am not that familiar with that period of architectural history. However, Vauban's principles are sound when faced with gunpowder thus could easily be a case of parallel discovery. |
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Jan 10 |
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Typical fortifications around major cities in the 18th century The style of fortifications on the Vienna map is almost identical to Vauban's designs. As far as I know, he was the first to come up with that design but of course, was copied numerous times. |
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Jan 10 |
answered | Typical fortifications around major cities in the 18th century |
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Jan 8 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jan 8 |
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When were swords last used in European warfare? Edit after old comment. |
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Jan 7 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jan 7 |
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When were swords last used in European warfare? Added after comment. |
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Dec 24 |
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Why was Stalin so opposed to genetics? It helps. References is Russian would be fine too, even if I cannot speak Russian -- Google translate would give the general gist of it. If anyone else had references, that would make a great answer. |
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Dec 24 |
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Why was Stalin so opposed to genetics? As it stands, this is a poor question. Could you expend it with references? |
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Dec 19 |
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Is there any good book or documentary about the Japan Shogun era? Try Google/Amazon? ... |
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Dec 10 |
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Changing troops in first line during battle You seem to ask a question, then answer it, then ask for more sources... What is it that you really want to know? |
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Dec 10 |
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Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? Removed flame bait. |
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Dec 10 |
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In the US Civil War, what factors contributed to the Union having such a numerical advantage over the Confederacy? @RISwampYankee: Any generalisation about the US Civil War are wrong. ^_~ |
