Yannis Rizos

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If you are a programmer and a history buff, you might want to take a look at history questions on Programmers.

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6h	comment	Why did people in classicism use wigs? @FelixGoldberg Found it, the suggestion that they shaved their heads to protect themselves from lice comes for Hans Zinsser's Rats, Lice and History (but, from what I gather it's more of a theory than fact).
6h	comment	Why did people in classicism use wigs? @FelixGoldberg Yes, that's exactly what I mean. I'm looking for references, and if I find any I'll post an answer. Wikipedia mentions it, but... [citation-needed] ;)
6h	comment	Why did people in classicism use wigs? Fashion and lice (the wigs didn't do much to protect against lice, but shaving your head did). Also, the practice started in the 16th century, at least in Europe.
6h	comment	What was the reason for the near-mutiny on the Georgios Averof in 1911? (perhaps) interesting sidenote: The Averof was assigned to patrol duties in the Indian Ocean on August 1941, and thus became the first Greek warship to sail the Indian Ocean since Nearchos' campaign in 326 BC.
9h	comment	Was lighter or darker skin pigment valued higher in ancient Greek civilization? @FelixGoldberg The quote is from the pseudo Aristotelian Physiognomonica. Kyriakus I'm afraid I'll have to downvote this, this is a very minor work, of an unknown author, and doesn't really reflect the prevalent opinion of the era.
1d	comment	Did the U.S. and Soviet Union have a submarine battle in 1968? @jwenting The Soviets couldn't have made a big fuss about K-129 even if they had evidence a US ship was involved, as K-129 sunk in a part of the Pacific that she had absolutely no reason to be. There would be no way for them to (publicly) accuse the US without raising a lot of questions about K-129's mission and presence in the area.
1d	comment	What does “Brown-Bread Eater” mean when used as an insult? Ah, so I wasn't completely wrong for feeling slightly insulted when someone recently called me an American on Politics.SE.
Jun 15	comment	Why did the Native American city of Cahokia die out? I'm a bit skeptical whether warfare had anything to do with Cahokia's degradation. Some (very weak & unreferenced) sources I read claim the defensive structures were mostly ritualistic, and that there's no other sign of warfare.
Jun 12	comment	Battles won by much weaker side @Voitcus We can't change that text, unfortunately. Don't worry about it, "not a real question" was picked here because the question is overly broad, all the other reasons (ambiguous, vague, incomplete, rhetorical) don't apply.
Jun 12	comment	Battles won by much weaker side @FelixGoldberg Been to Malta three times, it's my absolute favourite place in the world (from the little of the world I've seen). Couldn't resist posting the answer ;)
Jun 11	comment	The Rosenberg diary and the functionalist-intentionalist debate Rosenberg's diaries aren't available in the Nuremberg Trials Project, the only documents attributed to Rosenberg are either letters or extracts from interrogations. Of course that might just mean the trial documents that related to the diaries just haven't been digitized (yet?), but there goes our best chance of reading them for ourselves.
Jun 10	comment	Why didn't World-Community take no step to remove Mubutu or Robert Mugabe from office? Because the US didn't have much to gain in the area?
Jun 7	comment	How did the Romans build straight roads that stretched very long distance? @RISwampYankee (and everyone else): This would be best discussed on Meta. While the general policy is that link only answers are not preferable, there's no reason why we can't establish our own policy on History (although, chances are we'll end up with more or less the same policy).
Jun 7	comment	Homo Sapiens Sapiens: Are genetic studies to be trusted? That the "seven daughters" belonged to a "founding population" and the implication that they lived in the same generation is a misinterpretation on the part of the asker. Sykes does not suggest that the women lived concurrently, in fact it's the opposite: he claims that some of the "daughters" may descend from other "daughters" (separated by a few thousand years), although not maternally.
Jun 6	comment	How did the Romans build straight roads that stretched very long distance? No idea on the how, but at some point they realized that their obsession with straight roads was counterproductive. Going straight up and down a hill, or building a bridge over every little river or pond you may find in your way isn't either the smartest thing to do, nor the more cost effective.
Jun 5	comment	Did America ignore British patents during Industrialization Hi puk, do you think it would be possible to remember the book you read? The opinion you ascribe to Chomsky isn't consistent with what he said in a recent(ish) interview: "If that patent regime had existed in the 18th and 19th centuries and even through the early 20th century, the United States and England would not be rich, developed countries. They developed substantially by what we now call piracy."
Jun 4	comment	How historically accurate is Les Miserables? It's been over a decade since I read the novel, so I won't attempt an answer, but I think it's worth mentioning that Hugo lived through the (historical) events he describes. I think Les Miserables is quite accurate for a novel.
Jun 3	comment	Where can I find American circus or carnival grounds plans? Off topic: You might be interested in checking out our sister site, Writers Stack Exchange.
Jun 1	comment	Were women banned from entering the castle of Trakai? @Anvar Ah, then we're talking about the Trakai Island Castle (the old one is not on a lake).
Jun 1	comment	Was there a connection between Vietnam war violence and the climate of violence in the United States during 1968? @FelixGoldberg I never said he doesn't have a point. I asked for clarifications exactly because I was hoping we could somehow discover a good question behind all this. When my question was met with an (imho) insulting response, I gave up and went with a literal answer (which, I'll admit, is not entirely sarcasm free). Also Samuel won't be notified of your comment. `@username` comments only generate notifications for people who've posted at least one comment under the post or have edited it. If you want to notify him of your comment, you should post a comment on his answer.