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A huge part of Roman identity relies upon them not being ruled by a king, if so, how did they feel about being ruled by Theoderic?

P.S did the Romans ever feel like there were some similarities between their emperors and a standard run-of-the-mill king?

I know for most parts of the world it's because there was either no writing or only proto-writing, but for the Eastern Mediterranean, how come detailed knowledge of the historical record is basically limited to Egypt? We've deciphered Akkadian/Sumerian/Hittite cuneiform as well as linear b, so why is the historical record of this period still so rife with speculation and debate when compared to the classical period, or even the early iron age?

Hey, so I've heard different things about combat medics. I've heard one side say that they are non combatants and do not carry any weapons, and I've heard (and also seen, I saw hacksaw ridge and started to think about it.) another side say that they do carry weapons typically.

Is it different for each theatre? If they do carry weapons, what would they typically carry? If they didn't carry weapons, were they not supposed to be shot at by the enemy?

Thanks

When did these cultural trends start and how did they develop?

Interested in the medieval time period but any other time period is fine.

After unifying Macedonia and conquering Greece, Alexander the great led a legendary campaign eastwards, conquering some of the world's most formidable armies in the process. Why would he go through all the trouble of fighting the Persians when going northwards through the Balkans or westward through Italy must have seemed so much easier pickings? Was this just him being a glory hound? Did he see Persia as a greater prize because that empire already had the foundations of a strong bureaucracy? Was he trying to preempt a historic foe he feared might attack if he didn't get them first? Do we have any insight into his mindset?

I've seen a large axe weapon known as a 'greataxe' show up in numerous games and shows, but I'm wondering if there's any truth to it, and where the idea came from. From my limited (and mostly secondhand) knowledge on medieval weaponry, it seems like most axes used as weaponry were specifically quite small, with the dane axe being perhaps the largest historical example I've seen mention of. The greateaxe seems to be depicted with a large head and sometimes a short haft, as differentiated from a halberd or poleaxe, which have longer hafts and usually normal sized axe heads, if any. Thank you!

Upon reading Stephen Mitchell’s Gilgamesh: A New English Version, I was struck by how it was so much more poetic, readable and even entertaining it was in comparison to other translations of the ancient work that I’ve read. Is this translation considered to be accurate by historians of ancient Mesopotamia or its mythology?

I'm fairly familiar with the normal recurve bow's history, but I'm not sure when takedown bows, which can be spilt apart for portability, were invented.

Thanks for any information provided! :)

The wikipedia claims that the Jews may have borrowed the notion of the Deceiver (as the adversary of God) from Zoroastrians in Babylonian captivity. However, it does not provide any further explanations.

Is this notion plausible or just a wild extrapolation ?

This is not related to my History final I have tomorrow morning, but more so on personal curiosity. I've read about the Women Army Corps, and the navy's WAVES, but from what I found was that these were non-combat roles that fulfilled duties such as transportation, nurses and clerical duties. Is it safe to say this was partly due to the "traditional views" of women? Clearly they signed up by the 150,000+.. they were passionate.

What changed with the WASPs being a combat unit? Was that the only women's combat unit during World War II? And if so... What was different from having women active in combat via airplanes than on foot or by sea?

I appreciate any and all responses!

I am definitely inspired by everyone who contributed to the war efforts before and leading up to World War II, but especially that 40s decade.

I can't imagine it was possible to go all out in all that armor and with those weapons all the time, was it customary to conserve energy? To take breaks?

In Massachusetts at least, towns named for “old” England ones outnumbered new names at more than ten-to-one. I have not checked the same in other colonies yet.