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The number 6,000,000 typically comes to mind when thinking about the number of Jews killed in the holocaust. But with rising conspirators and holocaust deniers, how accurate is this number? Does 6,000,000 refer to all of the Jews killed both directly and indirectly from the holocaust, or just directly. Where does this number come from? How was it calculated? Is it accurate?

PS: No I am not an advocate for holocaust deniers, I just consider myself an open-minded person and like to hear both perspectives before labeling one side as 'ridiculous' or 'outrageous'. Any answers are appreciated :)

The Qur'an (17:1) states that Allah took his servant to the al aqsa mosque over a single night. Muslims take this servant to be Mohammed.

However, to me at least, it's odd to imagine a "mosque' being at the location before Islam. My understanding is that the Temple was destroyed much earlier and attempts by people like Julian to rebuild it failed. But that's where my shallow knowledge bottoms out.

So, what was at the location at Al Aqsa and what were the Muslims referring to? Was there some sort of Jewish temple there (assuming that Muslims at the time felt enough kinship with Jews to consider it a "mosque")? Do we have any records on this? What happened to said temple ?

There seems to be an opinion in the historical fields that there is a divide, or snobbery between Academic historians (those that hold university degrees), and “amateurs” who don’t, and are just enthusiastic.

Is there any evidence of this (e.g. a written paper)? I cannot seem to locate any sources from either side of this supposed argument.

For example:

What to expect at Bannockburn? What would life for me be like? How would we fight against the known superior English army?

I am currently writing a paper on how the JFK assassination changed American culture, but I am having a hard time finding reliable sources that show either an increase of conspiracies, or how it directly affects current events. If you could leave sources or information/life experience, I'd really appreciate it!

I'm reading the chronicles by Froissart and there's this bit about a ransom that confuses me. It's not immediately clear for me whether or not the ransom was high or rather too low but politically inopportune. Because both the Prince of Wales as well as his counsel regret the decision to ransom the knight for 100,000 Francs (or rather, regret ransoming him at all - since he would raise 2000 men at arms). Also, it took Bertrand a month to raise the money from the King of France and the Duke of Anjou. Would this be a long period or were they amazed at how fast his ransom was paid?

The text is kind of ambiguous.

So, what could you buy in 14th-century France for 100,000 francs, the ransom of Betrand du Guesclin? Was it considered large for a ransom? If so, how did the French during the Hundred Years' War pay a large ransom like that?

I'm currently studying New Thinking in Soviet Foreign Policy and can't quite place the primary motivation for Glasnost?

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For extra context, I'm a fan of the Iliad and the Olympians gods and recently looked into Robert Graves' "The Greek Myths," which I understand is widely recommended. I was fascinated by his introduction in which he speaks of the native peoples before the Mycenaeans. A people he calls the Pelasgians who worshipped the "Mother Goddess." He goes into some detail about how she was a trinity, even multiple trinities. Nymph, maiden, and crone, or spring, summer, and winter. She was linked with the moon phase due to the female period having a similar time frame and that she led a matriarchal society over all early Greece.

What's more, Graves goes on to suppose that Ionians, Dorians, Acheans (I may forget the particular tribe but I believe he mentions at least three) arrived from the north in waves and slowly influenced the existing matriarchal religion with their patriarchal Olympians. Perseus and the Gorgon, Hercules vs the Amazons, Zeus vs Hera: all subtle clues to the shift in power as the cultures battled.

He's very compelling, especially in his historical fiction where he presents characters living during the culture clash (Hercules My Shipmate, 1944). Mary Renault's "The King Must Die" (1958) also had Theseus living amongst Pelasgian style religion.

I'm told there's little in the way of evidence for much of these ideas. So, long story short, where did they come from?

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As a follow-up, was there any form of resistance that lasted past the 1070s?

Hello, I'm a new member here. I was wondering if any of you could advice me about whether I should take Classics or History. I'm interested in Ancient History mainly like Ancient Greece to Rome, mythology etc., not the whole of it. Please help me out! :)