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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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Jun 21 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jun 13 |
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Looking for a book about Haile Selassie's rise to power The only book I know is The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat by Ryszard Kapuscinski and while it concentrates on the later years, it does have a little about his rise to power. Hence why this is a comment instead of an answer. |
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Jun 7 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on What was the natural population growth of Scotland between 1600 and 1900? |
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Jun 1 |
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When people use spears to fight cavalry do infantry stab the horse or the rider? You could add Caesar before the battle at Pharsalus instructing his legionaries to use spears against the riders' face as yet another example. |
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May 28 |
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Was there ever any organization of thieves or pickpockets? You should consider accepting an answer if you think one of the ones below is good enough. |
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May 28 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 22 |
answered | Advice for a novice Historian |
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May 1 |
answered | History of scientific regression |
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May 1 |
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History of scientific regression All the mathematical works of Hypatia of Alexandria. |
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Apr 30 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on If modern human existed for hundreds of thousands years why was writing invented only some 7000-9000 years ago? |
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Apr 27 |
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At what point was the Byzantine Empire's decline irreversible? How about: "The Byzantines tried to get help from the western parts of Europe against the Turks. This was a contributing factor to the start of the Crusades which ultimately backfired badly for Byzantium -- see the fourth crusade. But it still took [...]". |
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Apr 27 |
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At what point was the Byzantine Empire's decline irreversible? Okay, I see what you mean now... You are right that the situation with Byzantium and the Turks did help start the first Crusade. As to whether it was the sole cause (which I read from your post whether or not it was there ^_~) is debatable and certainly it was not a direct cause for the crusades that followed. Right, edit your post a little and I'll redress that -1... |
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Apr 27 |
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At what point was the Byzantine Empire's decline irreversible? -1 Do you have any evidence that the "Crusades started out as desperate attempt by the Byzantines to get some help kicking the Turks out of Anatolia".? I have never heard of this in any of my books on Crusades or Byzantium. The forth crusade did not backfire on Byzantium: they had no control over it whatsoever. The Doge of Venice manipulated the crusade to attack Byzantium instead of its intended target as a repayment for the fleet Venice provided to the crusaders. See my answer... |
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Apr 24 |
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What was the scale of eroticism in Byzantine theater? Procopius, if memory serves well, was a staunch adversary of Empress Theodora and used all his guile to make her appear as a harlot to discredit her. John Julius Norwich's history should have something on that -- I don't have the book handy to check. Nonetheless a great question! |
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Apr 23 |
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At the end of WWII, were nazis working on any other super weapon besides V-2? The Nazi were working on an atomic bomb. That would have changed the course of the war if they could have made enough of them. |
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Apr 17 |
accepted | Historically accurate WW2 simulation |
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Apr 4 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How was Munich Captured in WWII? |
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Mar 29 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on In Battle of Zama, how did Hannibal's use of war elephants lead to a Roman Victory? |
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Mar 28 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on crime tag wiki excerpt |
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Mar 28 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on Was there ever any organization of thieves or pickpockets? |
