Hello fellow historians. I try to learn all aspects of Hellenic society. Is there any good books about Hellenic economy and law? Thanks in advance.

I'm interested in writing a piece of fiction in which characters travel between what is now Saskatchewan/Manitoba and what is now Montana/North Dakota, in the early 1880s. I'm curious about the trade that would have gone on between those places-- I know people did cross over "the medicine line" often, and probably had commercial relationships, but how much of it would have been legal? Would it be legal to sell firearms across the border in those days?

Hello, I am currently wanting to start writing a sort of alternate history story, where world 2 was drug out to the 60s and 70s. The story is going to be told from a German airborne soldiers point of view. Was looking for any sort of citation on how German soldiers acted toward one another, was it formal? Or like a close brotherhood? More than likely will post more questions as I continue my writings. Thanks again

Since WWI was called "The Great War" while it was happening, did those fighting and serving during the Second World War refer to it as "World War II" at that time?

Correct me if I’m wrong but the US and many other world powers have intervened when leaders in other countries are executing, chemically attacking and killing their own people but seemingly did nothing when Joseph Stalin did the same thing, why ?

It seems like the Macedonians and Seleucids both couldn't recover after one major defeat against the Romans (Cynoscephalae and Magnesia, respectively). Why is it that these two old, wealthy, powerful kingdoms seemed so fragile in their conflicts with the Romans?

What are the roots of pre-hispanic colonization? how are languages spoken in America (before colonization) related? is Mayan related to Aztec or even to any native languages from North America? similarly like Spanish is related to French and Portuguese whose root is Latin?

It’s difficult to find a person who even knows the difference between a nondescript Greek combatant and an literal Spartan. I can’t find any images that contextualize Spartans as being different than Athenians, but being that they were at war with each other there had to be at least some differences.

So, my friend made a joke about Vietnam flashbacks and since the Vietnam War has a reputation of affecting many soldiers with traumatic memories, it got me thinking. I know that soldiers in the Great War suffered from shell shock but have there been any other recorded cases of PTSD from even earlier wars?

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I've been reading "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes and came across a mention of private and semi-private meetings between Niels Bohr and FDR as well as Bohr & Churchill. At each meeting, he implored them to open limited atomic research findings to the world, as he and some of his contemporaries had been inspired by works like H. G. Wells's "The Open Conspiracy" which promoted worldwide scientific equality unbound by borders and politics.

Are there any indications that he got through to either of them at any point, or that either took this suggestion seriously?

I'm curious had operation china show succeeded in its mission to bring supplies to East Africa, would it have made a meaningful contribution to Von Lettow-Vorbeck's war effort? And more then that could it have had any real affect on the outcome of the war?