Hi,

I am confused if Roman citizens in the 3 (4?) assemblies voted on individual laws put forward by the Magistrates post discussion by the Senate, or if the citizens merely elected the Magistrates who then themselves passed the law?

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Thanks.

In 2019, we take for granted that coastal lefty urban areas are the center of leftist, socialist politics in America and that rural red states are uber conservative.

However, at the peak of popularity for the Socialist Party in America in the early part of the last century, "rural states" like Oklahoma, Montana, Florida, Idaho, Arizona, and others turned out in higher percentage numbers for the candidate.

Why were these states, which today we often see as super conservative, so "left" then, and what made them change?

I know that the Vatican is its own city-state, but being completely encircled my Mussolini's fascist regime at the time, I assumed they would be under their control. I don't remember hearing much history about WWII that mentioned the Pope or the Vatican and what role they played, if any, during the war. I appreciate any info.

Sorry for the broadness of the question. I sort of assumed there would be a midwife tradition, but that's based on a very eurocentric view of things, but I've never actually tried to track down to see what Native American birthing traditions are like. Do we have any records of such practices? How did they interact with European colonists?

Was there a person who decided “Alright, we’ll start counting every hundred years from now.”?

I was reading about John C. Woods' life as the only executioner in the American army in France during WWII and at some point it is mentioned that John C. Woods took part in 11 failed hangings of U.S. soldiers between 1944 and 1946.

What did these soldiers do in order to receive the capital punishment by their own Army?

Also, if there was so little mixing, why do so many Filipinos have Spanish surnames despite so few people actually speaking Spanish? Did the American colonisation lead to an erosion of Spanish, or was it never a particularly prominent language among native Filipinos in the first place?

When did they develop the technology to make tight socks? Did they make socks because their feet were cold or because of blisters? Was it normal for people to always wear socks with their shoes?

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Im trying to get a sense of scale on what a “king” meant. Was the leader of a town of 50 people considered a King, or are we generally talking several thousand people?

I'm familiar with some of the European Jewish chronicles of the Crusades, but it occurred to me that I've never heard of any by Jews within the Muslim world.

I thought in other places/times of history when duels were common, it was tradition that the challenged party could choose the weapon. But in the Western novels I've read, this never seems to happen, the person starting the dispute just seems to be able to decide himself whether it is going to be settled by fists, knives, guns, etc. and the person challenged seems to have to go along with it.

This came up in a discussion I was having, and I thought this would be a great place to ask.

Jimmy Carter famously placed his family's peanut farm in the hands of trustees in 1977, to avoid the appearance of any conflicts of interest. Was this something that was done by previous presidents with significant assets? I am thinking, for example, of JFK and FDR, who were both quite well off when elected. Many of the early presidents were plantation owners with significant wealth in the form of land, slaves, etc. Did this issue come up prior to Carter, or was it just something that nobody worried about or brought up?

So I'm a huge medieval history nerd and beyond reading about it I love immersing myself in the time and that includes games. Now with the latest game I'm playing Mordhau there seems to be this notion that Europe was mostly white so including darker skin colors would be inaccurate to the period. I was hoping to get some clarification and who better than actual historians to put this to rest.

I picked up Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit after learning of it's existence via a Bertie Wooster novel and I found a reference that I didn't recognize. In short:

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Alexander, valiant in war, yet given to wine.

Tullie, eloquent in his glosses, yet vainglorious.

Solomon, wise, yet too too wanton.

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Obviously I recognize Alexander and Solomon, but who is Tullie? Is it Marcus Tullius Cicero, and if so, was it typical of the 1500s or any time to call him (to me the particularly English and diminutive) "Tullie"?

Were there any distinct nations who's people, language, and culture have been effectively wiped out (whether it be by European colonists or other Native groups) and lost? I suppose this question also extends to Central and South American Amerindians.

I hope this is okay to post here! If not, I do apologise, and I'll get it down immediately.

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Alright. Like many others here, I live and breathe History. Ever since I was nine and first learnt about Henry VIII, I was hooked. I spend most of my free time reading History books, I did National History Day in high school, I have a History minor, and I've got a bunch of papers related to social issues in the nineteenth century Madras Presidency bookmarked for future reading. But the fact remains: I don't have a History major. I graduated with a degree in Computer Science earlier this year, and that's the field I currently work in. I'd love to continue researching topics in History, and developing my paper-writing skills, in my free time –– so do you have any tips for amateur historians? Sites which you find particularly useful to research on, or resources for writing really good papers? Are there affordable online graduate degree programs I could complete in my own time?

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Thank you so much in advance!