Idk but I find it hard ti believed that a civilization that doubted EVERYTHING and basically gave birth to philosophy. Believed in all the crazy stuff that the greek mythology preach. Or is it that that mythology and the philosophy era didn’t meet?

I'll expand, as the question is a bit basic. I have looked at a lot of combat, fought occasionally in full plate, watched some of the full contact fighting that is now happening and someone in full armour seems to be pretty much untouchable beyond being battered to the floor and then presumably 'shived' in the gaps till they die. Especially with swords, regardless of how sharp they may be, they seem particularly redundant against plate.

Are there any historical sources that refer to actual combats and techniques and how their use defeated their opponents? I don't mean training manuals as they are showing techniques but obviously are not real accounts of combat.

I'd hate to think William Marshall just rode around bludgeoning everyone he fought into a coma then knifed them up.

^(Edit: William is a poor example as he is from the wrong period... so replace him with some other knight of quality from the right period and you're good to go.)

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Hi, i'm doing my thesis about historical reasoning skills in a classroom of kids age 13-14.

I'll be teaching about Rome and would use the tv show 'Rome' (2005).

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I know this isn't a regular question in this sub but i'm trying to fetch some idea's from people.

The outcome of my thesis would be a project where the kids are learning to historical think over the time period of 1 class (50minutes). I'll have to get them to be active and experiment themselves during this time.

Any tips are welcome, thank you.

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I was curious if there were any documented cases of Heavy Cavalry charging into other Heavy Cavalry. When I do some research, it seems this topic has been covered well when it comes to horses charging into men, but not horses on horses. The only depiction I can find is of the US Civil War Cavalry engagement at Gettysburg, and from the details, it sounds like a lose/lose situation. You end up slamming into each other and dying immediately from the impact.

Because of this, were cavalry on cavalry charges not common because of the cost? However, that makes me wonder about jousting. Was jousting just a sport, or did it have real wartime practice where riding at an opponent on horseback and lancing them was seen as a crucial skill for battle?

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Hi, with the release of Imperator: Rome april 25 I want to get into Rome history, so could you recommend me some really good books to buy and read so I can understand all the happening events when playing?

Thank you in advice.

How did Peronistas (and would-be Peronistas) feel about Nazism before and after World War II? Was Perón and/or his following anti-semitic? How did Argentinian Jews feel about Perón and his supporters? [Rapid edit to add a bonus question:] Were there organized Jewish Socialists/Bundists in Argentina, and if so, what was their relationship with Peronism?

[Further edit: Also, this should say "were," not "are"!]

I'm writing a series of novels set in ancient Rome, from 95-130 AD. I'm looking for information about Saturninus' revolt, IN 89.... AND, some information on Trajan's early career, before ascending to to the Emperorship. Also, would really like somebody to point me in the direction of information on the Dacian wars, from 100 -107. i keep going around in circles, and it's really frustrating,

I guess the Model T was a big part of it but when did the trend become 50/50, when did horses mostly fade out? Were laws eventually put in place banning horses and carriages?

I was watching some documentaries about drugs and I began to wonder if and when American foreign policy has pressured other countries into adopting anti-drug policies themselves. I know for a fact a lot of drugs were legal in Mexico at the beginning of last century, so I was wondering what changed and if the USA has had any say in how the countries of this region enacted their own laws on the matter.

I am planning on starting a podcast covering witchcraft in different cultures and times in history and I want to cover something from Central/South America as they have quite a particular type of magic that's important in creating the Bruja culture and is just interesting and fundamental in it's own right. However, I'm having a horribly hard time finding enough info to actually make a podcast episode on it.

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Does anyone have any information and/or suggestions on where to get information?

I wouldn’t normally do this but here’s a little context. I’ve been sick with pneumonia and haven’t been in class for almost two weeks and there’s a test this Wednesday. I’m supposed to know about Johannes Kepler, Nicolas Copernicus, William Harvey, Marie Antoinette, Voltaire, Maximillian Robespierre, Versailles, Simon Bolivar. I’m having trouble finding them in my text and there’s not a table of contents to help me out. What articles do you recommend I read to learn about these people? I really appreciate any time you could take out of your day to help.

At dinner I realized almost every sushi or hibachi restaurant I've been to had the exact same miso soup bowls, spoons, and little soy sauce bowls. There seem to be a lot of cuisines with a standard Americanized menu and decor (listed with the "standardized" name): Chinese, Indian, Greek, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Thai, to some extent Korean...

Presumably the standardization happened in major immigration centers before spreading, but people immigrate from different areas of a country/region to different areas of the US. And that's ignoring that immigration often spans generations. So why are there not differences between say, the east coast, west coast, and midwest? I'm thinking about things like the sushi menu and bowls, hibachi chef's all having the same routine, Indian buffets, Chinese restaurants with essentially the same menu in the same font, Greek restaurants with the same paper cups, the combo options at Mexican restaurants with the same rice and beans and plates, etc.

This may be a really broad question, so if someone knows how or when this happened for one cuisine, that would be really interesting. The fact that I thought of more examples while writing this makes me even more curious.

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I've been looking into mythology from around the world lately, and when I got to Africa I've found that there doesn't seem to be a lot of characters in it (like the aforementioned Heracles, or Sosondowah from Iroquois legends). There are spirits and various creatures, but not too many distinct individuals.

Was I just not looking in the right place, or do African myths tend not to have figures like that? If not, why might that be?

I seem to recall reading a text on pre-Tokugawa Japanese warfare where they quoted specific numbers, but I haven't been able to find it in years (to the point I now wonder if I just imagined it).

I'd be particularly interested in any numbers on causes of death both in the field, and in a siege.

If anyone has numbers on arrows fired versus casualties caused, that would be interesting too.