This is a one-room wood frame second floor adobe first floor cabin. I have a tin roof, a sitting porch, and glass windows.

I also have all of the modern conveniences, like hot water, a coffee pot, and an indoor shower. Oh yes and an indoor commode!

Don't worry, I have had the authentic experience of the path to the bath while staying in the mountains in Colorado.

I assume that most of the Anglo women would have been drinking tea since there were English and Irish families in town.

What else would have been going on in the domestic life of a town woman? For the sake of propriety let's assume I'm widowed.

I know it's a weird and a bit specific scenario but I can't help but wonder. What things could prevent a slave from doing this and was it possible to bypass them? This is assuming the slave took a full Roman name and no one in the town knew who they were. A followup- what if the slave knew some citizens who decided to back up their claim?

Women had significant rights in ancient Egypt such as right to divorce, ownership of businesses and were equal when it came to court matters. The only other society I can think of with some similarities are maybe the Vikings (I could be wrong).

While hearing an elderly woman hum a classical piece of music on the streets today, it struck me that nowadays music is available to everyone, everywhere. What kind of music would the average Joe or Jane have been exposed to?

I've exhausted my search, I can't seem to find a physical source of The Histories. Were they kept in a library? What city were they found in? Any help is appreciated!

Japan is smaller and presumably had a smaller force and manpower than China, did they use blitzkreig tactics like germany? Or did they have better equipment?

Being American, we learned there were 2 bombs dropped and we ended the war. In university I learned there were more nuances to the end of the Pacific theater. Now after traveling through Asia I'm hearing more and more about China bringing Japan down, including keeping the majority of Japanese Imperial Army tied up in mainland China. So how much did China participate in the end of Imperial Japan?

By "like castles" I dont mean high stone ones, but say a couple of sandbags that are higher than ground level with alternating gaps. Every depiction i see has either a bunch of sandbags level to each other, or just the natural flat earth. Wouldnt having some sandbags jutting out offer more protection, especially from angles? (Most importantly) What was the rationale behind no longer using the method of olde? I suppose this also technically applies to modern warfare as well, but i guess same-same.

What factors contributed to Latvia's independence and helped make it happen?

I was thinking about the standardization of language recently, and was wondering if there was ever an attempt to found a central academy to standardize and preserve the English language? I know that such institutions exist for French and Swedish, but can only think of dictionary-compilers for English.

Hi Historians,

I did some research a while a go on the Goldhagen thesis on whether the Ordinary German people are at fault for the Holocaust.(Which i argued against)

I was wondering what the contemprorary historiography looks like on this subject? Is the Goldhagen thesis still discussed? What are some of the opinions/theories floating around now??

Thanks :)

I've seen sources that say he used an Al-Farghani's measurement of 1 degree latitude = 56 2/3 Arabian miles and accidentally used Roman miles instead, making it shorter. I've also heard that he made assumptions about the size of the continents that were favorable to his conclusion.

Can any elaborate on this?

Were they surprised?

This may fall into the category of “anecdotal” and as such- my bad. Basically, I love listening through The History of Rome and as an amateur history lover, it has allowed me to go deeper in a subject than I normally get to.

As a historian, are these types of podcasts reliable? How are they viewed by professionals? Have any other suggestions for a history geek with a commute? Thanks!