Its been documented as being the grandest sea faring vessel of all time and to be designed by archimedes. It would seem odd for it to just stay at Alexandria until its end.

During the early Tokugawa period Japanese Christians and foreign missionaries were brutally persecuted and either killed or forced to give up the faith, but what was the fate of the lords and other nobility who had already converted by this point? By the late 16th-early 17th century, there was a not insignificant number of Christian daimyō, but by the end of 17th century there were none. Did the shogun also punish them harshly in some way or did they simply relinquish their faith and fade into history?

Am I alone in feeling absolutely appalled about how overboard people have gone in lighting up historical buildings? And the obsession with lighting up things that weren't intended to be lit up?

I was in a historical church the other day and whomever had the lighting fixtures installed felt like the pulpit had to be lit with the brightest, most blinding LED they could get their hands on.

Does anyone else feel like this takes away from the architect's original vision for the building?

Are there some workers in historical sites/ buildings here who perhaps have a different opinion?

I’m from the US and I’ve never really known anything else. It just seems strange that we circumcise most babies and it’s not as common other places. I know it is uncommon in other countries so I’m wondering why it’s like this for us. I also know there are a lot of opinions for and against it but that’s not what I’m interested in here.

In several mythic traditions such as the Classical, Egyptian and Sumerian traditions there are stories of the gods marrying amongst themselves particularly brothers and sisters. Wuestion, how did that affect those culture's views on incest?

Hello! I am a university student who is doing independent research into female education in Japan during World War II. I have looked everywhere for research, including JSTOR, Google Scholar, etc. but have found nothing specifically detailing the goals of the government in relation to female education, the opinions of the women experiencing the education, and the impact that this education had.

I had plans to go to the Tokyo National Archives, money and everything, but with the virus, that has gone out the window.

Sources in both English and Japanese are perfect!

Thank you in advance!

I would like to learn more about history, but I am kind of afraid of buying a book or reading an article maybe, because I don't want to be getting the wrong information. When I see posts about the best history books to read or something like that, I end up getting away from it because I think that it's popularity can come from some manipulation in some way. Kind of always thinking on the "winners write the history" theme, and not knowing if the winner told the history right or wrong.

How do I know which books, authors, articles, etc. are true to history? at the same time being good obviously.

Thanks in advance!

19th century British and American authors are often discussed in the same vein of "Victorian literature".

Was it common for those authors (or their publishers/syndication firms) to publish their works in the other English-speaking countries at about the same time as they did locally?

Or did this happen years later and only involve the works that became bestsellers/classics?

It's pretty well documented that the German army made use of meth and other stimulants to keep its troops going for days at a time, which played a part in the extremely rapid advancement of the early war. But I recently read that while this helped them in the short run, later in the war the German military machine was hampered by, well, systemic drug addiction.

Is this accurate? Do contemporary records or later accounts show that the military was actually significantly negatively affected by its drug use?

Assuming that projectile weapons - javelins, bows and arrows, etc. - were used somewhat commonly during gladiator matches, you would think there's a decent chance that spectators would be harmed. Do we have any sense of whether that was the case?

How Were they docked in the cities? What was the structure for that? How the passengers descended? Were there any Structure? How was the Inner-Hierarchy between the Captain and the crew?

(Please forgive my bad English)

The title says it, if a soldier showed signs of shell-shock / PTSD, how were they treated and did the army help them? I am sure that with the brutal fighting against Axis Forces on the Eastern Front, there must have been countless soldiers who suffered from shell-shock / PTSD?

The Cold War is over, according to historians Italy in this complex affair had a leading role? Was it an important nation in Europe for the balance between the two power blocs? (Atlantic pact and Warsaw pact?)

Until today this question has bothered me with not much-supporting information.

Japan and India are two very different countries and according to my understanding of history, they were approached differently by Western powers. Japan modernised with the help of Western powers, but long before then, India was being slowly swallowed up by the success of the East India company. And this has made me wonder. Could India have also been groomed into a world power if Western nations came to India as they did with Japan? or could the reverse outcome have easily happened and the coasts of Japan home western trading posts for corporations like the EIC?

I also understand that the main motivation behind Japan to modernise was because the nation saw what was already happening in China, but what could they have done to combat the West without the West's support? It almost sounds like a lose-lose situation.

Thank you for reading this!

Do most professional historians have a PhD? What are the opportunity differences between a master's degree and a PhD? (I'm American btw)

It seems odd to me that Rochester, which is so close to the lake shore, never expanded north to build a waterfront port similar to Buffalo. Instead, the Genesee River is not navigable due to waterfalls and dams. How did Rochester succeed and grow so large in the late 1800s/early 1900s without waterfront capacity, and why did it never attempt to expand north to the lake shore for shipping or shipbuilding industry?

I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice and I have some questions.

I understand that women didn'tingerit any land from their father but...

If a woman lived with her husband and her daughter and the husband died first what happened? Did the land go to her and when the wife died, then to a male relative of her husband? Or it went straight to the relative and the wife had to leave the land?

I have never read that Romans went deeper in to Africa. Did they?

Hey all!

I am wondering how much is accurate the incedents of teh first episode of Rome Hbo first season?

1- was really octavian kidnapped? 2- did really Caesar loses an eagle? 3- was really octavian a spoiled rude kid like in the series?

Thanks all