I know Pluto was the earliest reference to Atlanitis. He said his ancestor Solon went to Egypt in 600 BC. Egyptian priests told him that 9000 years ago there was an advanced city called Atlantis and they "angered the gods". The city then was flooded and "sank" to the bottom of the ocean. This puts that event at about 11,600 years ago. Also 11,600 years ago was the single most extreme water level rise from in history from melting ice. So does this help prove the existence of Atlantis?

So why do you think people view Maximilien Robespierre "evil"?

He is blamed for killing over 17,000 people, and is blamed for the execution of Louis XVI.

- throughout his life he never had a position allowed him to execute others, during this time that power was given to the Committee of General Security and not the Committee of Public Safety(12 people committee).

- he wasn't the only voted for the execution of Louis XVI, in fact their was a total of 693 deputies voted for the death of Louis XVI

- he was called "the Incorruptible" by the people

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so why do you think he is seen as "evil"?

Basically i was wondering if at any point there has been a monarch that actively prevented their own country's politics from working properly for any reason, by just not fulfilling their purpose of monarch

Sorry english isn't my first language i can try to reformulate any part, and thanks in advance for the response !

I ran into a thread elsewhere on reddit that was discussing how Romans might deal with medieval knights, and someone suggested equipping blunt weapons like maces or clubs.

So my question is how much influence did a Roman general have over the 'loadout' of their army? Could they requisition special equipment and modify the equipment of their troops, or could they fill their regiments with more or less of any particular unit type(Cavalry, Skirmishers)?

As for time period, I think post marian reforms would be most applicable, though if you want to say something about the Republic I would be more than happy to read it!

And how the recipient decrypt it?

North Africa had a presence of Romance-speakers for centuries prior to the Arab conquests of North Africa and they did not all die out during the intervening period. Did these romance speakers play a role in the conquests of Iberia? Was there any note made of them (or North African Christians for that matter)

Every fascist movement I can think of has been right wing in some way.

I’ve heard people say fascism can be used by both sides however.

But every leftist movement i could consider fascist is described as communist, and I know both of those ideologies hate each other, so I don’t think someone could simultaneously be communist and fascist.

So has there ever been a case of leftist fascism?

Is communism and fascism mutually exclusive or can someone be both at the same time?

I’ve also heard arguments that Mussolini was a leftist as he spent time in the socialist party, is that true or is that being distorted?

If this is not the right subreddit to post on I apologize

hello, probably an odd question but why do ancient geek statues have really developed glutes/butts? is it something about beauty or something about health and fertility I ask about the male status because it's really not common usually people say the female body that the butts look good but what about the male status?

does someone know why that is?

edit: I want to put a link for pictures of ancient greek statues to explain what I meant but idk if it is allowed in here...

There's this idea in media set in the 19th century especially that society looked down on women who had even a passing interest in any topic not related to the domestic sphere. But based on what I've read, during and after The Enlightenment especially, there was a growing line of thought that suggested women should be educated in a variety of subjects, if only because they were their children's first teachers.

I understand that women more often than not didn't have the same educational opportunities as men, but were educated women actually disapproved of in the past? Did it depend on their social class?

Last Saturday, I was talking to a spice merchant at the Glenbrook Markets, and he was telling me that he imported heirloom chilli from Mexico to make American meat rubs. Which got me thinking - did pre-Columbian Native Americans have trade routes for chilli or other spices?

Likewise, I live in a part of Australia where Backhousia citrodora (lemon myrtle) grows wild. But in other parts of Australia, they have other spices like Solanum centrale (bush tomato) or Tasmannia lanceolata (mountain pepper) - did Indigenous Australians trade these spices among each other?

I have read that America "opening" the country, by demonstrating their military superiority and negotiating vastly unfair treaties was the main cause of the restoration. But I also wanted to know, whether civil unrest due to mismanagement by the Shogunate and their Daimyou was a cause of the conflict. I suspect that the movement was a combination of both but I do not know whether there was enough cause for unrest even before 1853 to be significant and why it was thought to be better to reinstate the emporer and do away with the shogun during the Bakumatsu.

TL;DR: Why did they reinstate the emperor? And was there enough civil unrest before 1853 for it to be relevant to the overthrowing during the Bakumatsu?

Perhaps it would be a question better suited for r/AskAnthropology? I am especially interested in the way their isolation affected them and possible changes in their lifestyle after returning to civilisation, bu I would much rather read more personal accounts than modern studies. Thank you and allow me to express how much I enjoy this amazing sub

As far as I can understand, Soviet Russia (more than the other republics of the Union) was plagued for decades by severe shortages of all consumer goods, from foodstuffs and textiles to electronics and cars. Those that were available, were usually of such substandard quality that even imports from other Eastern Bloc states were highly sought after.

Given the wealth of resources and the high training of engineers in the Soviet Union, how can we explain the low quality of the goods? Besides, was the country really not producing enough wheat, meat, and vegetables to meet consumer demand?

I’ve heard they had a 20 year commitment so let’s say I was at month three and I couldn’t stand it anymore. What could I do?

We’re there ways to get kicked out of the Roman military? If not, was it easy to desert without getting caught? Are there any documented cases of people in this position?

Nowadays, we hear about someone trading an entire island for beads, which sounds like a ridiculous lowball offer. So were the beads as cheap back then for the English to make as they would be for us now?

Mistletoe is thought to have been a holy plant in earlier (pagan) traditions, so how did it make the transition to Christian holiday traditions? Have there been periods where Christian religious leaders tried to discourage the practice, or reframe it in a more Christ-centric light?

Assuming that I’m person who got wounded, what could I do to survive? Be it a slash from a bear during a hunt or the result of some skirmish, how would it be dealt with before medicine started to advance rapidly? From what I’ve read, I assume that it’d be better not to visit a doctor who’d probably smear me with dog fat mixed with some shady ingredients (very likely of human origin, especially dead human origin), so what would be a good alternative? Or do these books go too far in depicting medical atrocities for shock value and doctors back then actually knew something?

This appears all the more puzzling considering that England had known itself a revolution in which the King was beheaded a century earlier. Besides, the British should have rejoiced in witnessing their archenemy, an absolute, Roman Catholic monarchy, plunge into chaos.