I have heard lots of times that Che was very bad with homosexuals but some LGBT supporters use his image so, was he really that bad?

This was sparked by me wondering if the Ancient Greeks thought it was odd that Aquarius the Water Carrier was an air sign, but that got me questioning if the Ancient Greeks even sorted the signs by element and mode (cardinal, fixed, ordinal).

If an Ancient Greek astrologer drew up a horoscope, would it bear any resemblance to the horoscope a modern astrologer might produce for me? Did they at least associate the same personality traits to each sign?

And if not, how did modern astrology get the way that it is? Is there an unbroken line of transmission back to Mesopotamia, or was it recreated from historical records/mostly made up? Or is the core true to ancient practices, but then a bunch of other stuff was added to it?

The various states pre 1870 would have had identities different from the Prussian, and with unification happening there would have been need to create a new identity: German. Except what kind of history would that German identity have? Was it prussian history combined with all the other german histories? Did the Prussian receive more attention?

I was thinking of an example: someone like Frederick the Great who was a Prussian king who did great things for the Prussian state. After 1870 did people conceive of Frederick as a German king who did great things for the German people and that's why we find him important? I imagine that could piss off the Prussian because that feels like someone appropriating your own history, something that belongs to you and not to them.

But then if appropriating isn't possible, does that mean every state just continued to teach their own story? Because that seems kind of counterproductive to the process of creating a nation-state.

Reposting: While reading about the Corpus Aristotelicum, I learned that the works we have today were "technical" writings or notes that were supposedly used in the Lyceum, while his exoteric works were developed for a wider public. Now, how "wide" was this public? and how were they published?

Additional question: I've also read that writings by Heraclitus or even other presocratics were only brought to athens when the authors themselves traveled. Did they carry them?

The Viking Explorer, Leif Erikson sailed to a place called Vinland around the year 1000 A.D. Vinland is now the Canadian province of Newfoundland. Did they ever encounter any of the natives living there? If they did, what did the Vikings think of them and what did the Natives think of the Vikings? What were their relationship? Were they friendly? Were they hostile? Has there ever been a confrontation between the Vikings and Natives?

Was it just slavery or were there other major differences between the two documents?

I want to be a historan when I am adult so do you have anything to tell me to be prepared?

e.g., Wikipedia says "Nor were manors held necessarily by lay lords rendering military service (or again, cash in lieu) to their superior: a substantial share (estimated by value at 17% in England in 1086) belonged directly to the king"

I'm interested in who "ran" the manor in these situations and other special cases -- some sort of steward?

Side question: in the case where the manor was (part of) a bishropic, was the bishop effectively a manor lord and would they have been considered such at the time?

Under the treaty, the German Empire would gain Ukraine, the breadbasket of Europe, along with coal and other resources. Wouldn’t this have negated the Western Allies’ blockade and allowed Germany to fight on longer?

The answer doesn't have to be catered to a specific era as I'm sure the roles of the lesser visioned before corrective lenses changed throughout the years. A general explanation though of how people that were born with bad vision functioned in everyday society, how those people were looked at by society, and what roles they took on is really what I'm wondering.

I am researching the history between Italy and Spain, primarily during their fascists years. One of my friends told me they had a family member named Arturo Maggi who was an ambassador to Spain under Mussolini. Not sure if this is true, but thought I’d dig a bit to see what I could find. Would anyone know some good references for me to look into related to Italian ambassadors? Thank you very much!

How did romans describe dates before the founding of Rome/1 AUC? I’m pretty sure negative numbers didn’t exist back then so did they have a separate system that counted backwards like we do now, or maybe they just never need to reference dates before that time because they didn’t have records of exact dates of events?

Christopher Columbus found the new world in 1492, and the first colony was founded in 1607. So why did Europe wait over 100 years to start establishing colonies?

I’m writing a historical fiction novel about a US Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter pilot who is shot down over North Vietnam and taken prisoner in the Hanoi Hilton. A big part of the novel is how he copes with PTSD and the vast changes to his family and his country when he returns to the United States. However, I have so far failed to find any detailed accounts of how the process of returning home worked. Any information would be more than welcome. Thanks in advanxe

CLARIFICATION: I am aware of Operation Homecoming, I am asking about how the prisoners would actually meet their families and such.

If so are there any stories about their interactions or of them bringing them to mainland Europe?

Up until modern times, animal intestines have served as strings for instruments. Would I need to go to a specialist to replace my strings? Or is this something most musicians knew how to do themselves?

I was reading about ancient Russian izba buildings and it said that builders usually didn’t use nails because metal was expensive. Why is that?

Apropos of nothing, really, I want to know more about the Picts, i.e., their culture, language, etc. From my understanding, we don't have a ton of knowledge about them, but after some cursory Google searches, I'm not sure what books would be good to start with for someone who is mostly unfamiliar Celtic cultures. I'd really appreciate it if anyone could point me in the right direction!