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I'm currently studying Tomiki Aikido under Dr. Yoji Kondo, although I started in Yoshinkan aikido under Helton-Sensei. I'm also studying Taiji under D. Gilmer at StillwaterTaichi I'm informally studying jo and bokken.


Jun
12
comment How did the Roman state verify citizenship?
I'm not sure why; if you're penalizing me for an answer with lousy sources, then I plead guilty. I looked for sources, but I think I fell short of my own goal.
Jun
12
revised How did the Roman state verify citizenship?
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Jun
12
revised How did the Roman state verify citizenship?
edited title
Jun
12
comment How did the Roman state verify citizenship?
Are you asking how Romans identified fellow citizens (why would they want to?) or how Rome identified its citizens (in which case @kubanczyk's answer is probably best).
Jun
12
answered How did the Roman state verify citizenship?
Jun
12
awarded  Altruist
Jun
11
reviewed Close Why didn't World-Community take no step to remove Mubutu or Robert Mugabe from office?
Jun
10
reviewed No Action Needed Why did Britain and France not declare war against the Soviet Union when it invaded Poland in WW2?
Jun
10
revised Why didn't World-Community take no step to remove Mubutu or Robert Mugabe from office?
slight grammatical correction. I also removed information that wasn't related to the question. (It was about US, not about "world powers" whatever they are.)
Jun
10
comment Why didn't World-Community take no step to remove Mubutu or Robert Mugabe from office?
While I know nothing of the two individuals in question, I would be willing to be that the alternatives/opposition were less credible and/or less desireable.
Jun
10
comment Why didn't World-Community take no step to remove Mubutu or Robert Mugabe from office?
Is this question a better fit for history or for politics?
Jun
10
reviewed Leave Closed On the interpretation of the Carolingian Empire in terms of a “translatio imperii”
Jun
10
comment On the interpretation of the Carolingian Empire in terms of a “translatio imperii”
If the question had enough sources to permit research, I might vote to re-open. Unfortunately, I don't understand the question, and I don't have a way to figure out who the classical historians are, what they're really claiming, what Freuculph really said, etc. If I were paid to work on H:SE, I would do the work to figure it out; since I'm not being paid, I'm unwilling to do the work to engage with the question. I think the question is a bad fit for H:SE
Jun
10
revised Were railroads indispensable to American economic development?
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Jun
7
reviewed Reviewed What is the origin of the “wheat and chessboard” legend?
Jun
7
revised What is the origin of the “wheat and chessboard” legend?
One spelling correction that (IMHO) affected readability.
Jun
7
revised On the interpretation of the Carolingian Empire in terms of a “translatio imperii”
Sources, please. I want to learn!
Jun
7
comment Homo Sapiens Sapiens: Are genetic studies to be trusted?
@Carlo_R. - Your first question is excellent, and I'll have to think about the paleo tag. My answer to your second question history largely begins with the invention of narrative. I am dubious of historian's perspective on technical details of genetic studies.
Jun
7
comment Homo Sapiens Sapiens: Are genetic studies to be trusted?
Why would historians have an opinion on genetic studies? Pretty much by definition all the events in question took place prior to any meaningful definition of history.
Jun
6
comment Comparison of naval fleet strengths during the Napoleonic wars
It would be interesting to compare those numbers to those before Aboukir bay.