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I’m trying to understand how Christ and Christianity was born in the Middle East and how it’s so different than present day. Upon researching it made me wonder, how did Christians react to being pushed out? Or forced to convert religions for their government? Did they leave? Did Christians around the world help support them? If something like that happened today I imagine an uproar, so just trying to compare to what actually happened then. Thanks!
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I wanted to ask if anyone could assist me with finding the original illustration or book which this illustration resides from: https://scontent-ams4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/12524393_1085482511475023_6622023725114165809_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f798df&_nc_ohc=a2QXyKQNPvQQ7kNvgHHtp_D&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ams4-1.xx&oh=00_AYBHB7njPJ3adFcoX-K-oRWR4hveTpQiYO0KtFin6AxPrQ&oe=6746FFD6
Some information surrounding the image:
- It follows the Osprey Publishing, Men at War illustration style.
- It depicts two soldiers on the right of the Regiment de Meuron, and two soldiers of the Dutch East India Company on the left supposidly between 1781-1795
- I have found the same image with ''Follow the Drum'' in the top right corner, but seeing as the right most soldier gets cut off I am inclined to look further into its origins.
If anyone could be of any assistence that would be nice :)
While researching for a paper, I found this line in the book "Mysteries of sex: women who posed as men and men who impersonated women: by C. J. S. Thompson".
"Kynaston and James Nokes were equally popular as female impersonators, and the last named is said never to have completely abandoned petticoats."
I did some research into James Nokes and found mostly dead ends, especially to the end of him wearing petticoats outside of performances. I'm looking for sources that could back up this claim, even if they're just rumors. I would also appreciate other sources about crossdressing in this era, particularly actors who crossdressed both on- and off-stage.
I'm able to provide more context and/or specifics if necessary.
It is surprising to me how few people even know of this war. Maybe due to it being so back in the past and a period not many people know about, but it shaped Europe for a bunch of centuries to come! Heck! It gave the British an opportunity to show Europe what they were capable of. It's sad how most history books I've read (I'm from Eastern Europe) barely even mention it.
Natually they will take everything valuable, as many as possible. Like every valuable goods, coins, accessories, decorations, tools?
But are there some tactics they will follow to maximize the gain?
Also who will buy those pirate loots? How do they handle the goods?
Which towns/attacks had this happen? Are there any accounts or works from the survivors or residents of affected towns?
I just finished watching Shogun so I decided to go back and watch Marco Polo.
I feel like both shows are similar in the sense that Marco Polo and Blackthorne become the "essential foreigner" to aid the warlord's cause. Now, I know Shogun is fiction but Marco Polo was based on "history" or at least loosely based on history.
However, it is noted in various real-life texts that Marco Polo was Kublai Khan's foreign ambassador for 2 decades. That's not an insignificant amount of time. In the TV show, it depicts that Marco Polo had knowledge of European "war machines" and thus aided Kublai Khan in conquering China.
How important was Marco Polo really to Kublai?
My dad is an election denier and made an offhand statement that it's weird that elections take longer than they used to. Is there any validity to this or is it just being so televised that makes it feel longer.
Some games in roblox like Blood and Iron or Guts and Blackpowder actually uses the Prussian tracks whenever selecting the Brunswick Avant-Garde, Brunswick-Leib Battalion and KGL. Which made me confused as hell. Someone help me from this
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Many people assume there are no written sources from pre-colonial sub-Saharan Africa. Of course, there are: the written tradition in Ethiopia goes back to the first few centuries AD, and by the middle ages Arab traders had introduced Arabic and Arabic-script-based writing systems to both West Africa and the Swahili Coast. In some places there seems to have been more uptake than others; for instance the Timbuktu Manuscripts (which I've asked about on here before) represent a large cache of written works from West Africa from the 13th to the early 20th centuries, whereas it seems by my lay research that there are relatively fewer documents from the Swahili Coast region. And, of course, there are documents written in European scripts introduced by slave traders and missionaries before the colonial period, such as the somewhat well known diary of Antera Duke, from Old Calabar in what is now Nigeria.
What I've said above comprises most of what I know about the topic. What I'm really looking for is a direction for further reading, or a broader overview of the pre-colonial African written sources, the languages and scripts they were written in, etc.
Thanks!
Now I am not sure if this is the right sub but I thought it have something to do with history so I will ask it here. So I know HK and Taiwan use traditional chinese instead of simplifed. But when I see Taiwan (台灣) written HK they use this tai (台) while in Taiwan they use this tai (臺) even though they both use traditional chinese. So thats why I wanted to ask this question. btw sorry if this is the wrong sub
Obviously historians are more prone to look at the specific factors that have made specific states and empires into Great Powers but are you aware of papers or studies which try to define a number of characteristics that are important for the rise of Great Powers? I've been studying Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of Great Powers but as I am majoring in Political Science I was looking more for a boring 'list' type of study with a number of key factors and definitions with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries.
In many ancient civilizations, daily life seems focused on survival—working, hunting, farming, and other necessities. But did they have any concept of "free time" or leisure? If so, how did they typically spend it?
I’m curious about any evidence of recreational activities, games, social gatherings, or other forms of entertainment across different ancient cultures. Were there any specific classes or groups that had more access to leisure time? Would love to hear insights into how free time was perceived and enjoyed in ancient societies!
There are a bunch of bullshit claims out there, but what are some well documented very old pubs/bars? I understand this is a broad question, but are there any drinking establishments that have been in operation for several centuries?
*And where are they and are their drinks reasonably priced?
Did they hold a view that they were somehow reconciled to God? Did they retain the belief they were in Valhalla or an equivalent afterlife? Did they just happily accept that their ancestors were in Hell? Or was the Christian faith adopted with little concern for such finer details?
Was there a black market for western media during the Cold War?
If so,were there some famous dealers?How was it done?
I have read this mostly in European history but it happened from time to time in the Middle East too, when did legitimate claim replace the right of conquest, and what did the nobles and royals think when someone just without legitimacy started conquering, was it important to uphold it?
I’ve been playing Assassins Creed Valhalla and throughout one part of the game in Gloucestershire, the “King of harvest” Cynon is to be put in a wicker man and burned alive just as Eladorman Simkin and those who ruled before him did too. I know Assassins Creed isn’t necessarily the go to place for historical accuracy however I have found sources suggesting that during Samhain some Celtic people did burn criminals in the wicker man to celebrate the start of winter but I couldn’t find anything suggesting that anyone of significance was involved.
I wondered if there was anything in it or any actual evidence or whether it was just a case of Ubisoft stretching the truth in order to keep the game a bit more interesting?
From my understanding, all medieval European writers seem to have seen Islam as either a Christian heresy or a form of paganism. Some could even entertain both: for example Dante has Saladin in Limbo with the heroes and philosophers of Classical Greece and Rome, while he finds Muhammad in the eighth circle of Hell with false prophets and Islam as one of the heresies attacking the early church during the pageant in Earthly Paradise. But none of them seem to have tried to understand Islam as a thing in itself on its own terms.
When did this attitude change and Christian Europeans started to try and understand Islam as a religious tradition of its own. Clearly it was happening by the 19th century I.e., Thomas Carlyle’s biography of the Prophet Muhammad celebrating him as one of the “great men” of history. But when exactly did that shift in attitude happen? Did it have anything to do with the Enlightenment?
In many of history courses online and elsewhere , the teachers mention travelogues, books and other historical sources
is there a way to access these sources without academic network access?
e.g. i cant find even one of the most important books like the travels of ibn battuta , or any of the books describing travels of early christian saints
Hi,
I'm not sure this question is valid here, but to me it should be ok since the event in question are from 1947.
President Macron said in Minister Council "Netanyahu must not forget that his country was created by a UN decision". A lot of politicians said that this was incorrect but not explaining further. I looked into it and he is talking about Resolution 181 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, which splits the area into two countries based on religion. How is that statement incorrect or over simplified ?
Hi everyone, I've always been quite interested in understanding how specific religious, moral, and/or philosophical beliefs influence and are influenced by the structure of a society/civilization, and am wondering if anyone has recommendations for history books discussing the above that are as scholarly/academically rigorous as possible (knowing that bias can't be eliminated).
I love learning about how people's existential beliefs about themselves and the world around them influence how they live as individuals and as societies. I'm fine with reading different books to get an overview of different regions/epochs in world history, and I'm also okay with investigating things I'm not familiar with (since I don't have a degree in religion, philosophy, or history). I've got a strong appetite for learning and have bits and pieces of knowledge, but want to sit down and consolidate what I know and learn a whole lot more. I'm most loathe of unbased claims and narratives drawn from sparse evidence. I like it when people propose a narrative or perspective after presenting supporting evidence, rather than asserting one and leaving occasional footnotes that leave the onus on the reader to search the references for when the author has gotten their claims/facts from.
Apologies for the long post. I thought it might help to understand what I'm looking for.