I'm assuming it predates colonialism?

Does this idea go as far back as Egypt / Sumeria?

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Sorry if it's a dumb question, i asked the same thing on the WMA (western martial arts) sub, and the responses heven't been definitive. Thanks in advance for all responses!

What happened to all of the corpses after large battles in the ancient world such as the battle of Cannae in 216 BCE where up to 90000 soldiers died in one day

I know Roman Calvary provided their own horses, but was that a reasonable thing for a 19th century nation? how did grant not know this was happening? if a horse was killed in battle and the rider couldn't get a new one would he become infantry? does this difference cultivate an apparent confederate advantage in the east for the majority of the war?

After centuries of engagement with the Persians, it seems like the romans struggled against them because of their(Roman) inferiority in terms of cavalry, both skirmishers and melee.

This much must have been apparent to the roman generals, why didnt they try to reform their army into a cavalry reliant one from the heavy infantry foot soldier one?

Rommel was able to be supplied by the Italian fleet as shown by his need to take Tobruk to secure oil shipments. How were the Italians able to pass through the British fleet? Could the Italians have stood a chance in a fleet battle? Also, if the Italians would've stood a chance in a fleet battle, why did Germany not coordinate with them to attack the U.K. and save the Bismark?

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Maryland recently passed a law requiring all presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns. This has sparked some debate on news and politics subreddits about future candidates choosing to not be on Maryland's ballot becayse they don't want to disclose their returns and how much it would harm them. I'm curious about any historical context or precedent there might be.

Edit: I would like to know about candidates from major parties, regardless of whether they won or lost.

I'm getting answers that it started 6000 years ago, others say it started 5000 years ago, some say it started 8000 ago, some say 12500 ago, I'm severely confused as to what is right. Can someone help me please?

So on the 3rd of March of 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed formally ending war between Germany and Russia. The Treaty seen huge swaths of land handed over to Germany and Austria-Hungary. The figure I've read was something like 780,000km². What were Germany's plans for all of this gained territory? Wikipedia states that the land area in control of the German Empire in the years up to WW1 was 540,857km². They gained territory larger than their own empire. I feel as if this may not have been sustainable. What were there plans with this territory?

Decimalisation was talked about periodically for c.150 years before it was carried out. It would be interesting to hear about the objections raised in response to the various campaigns and plans during that time.

Would also be nice to know the exact reasons for them diluting their wine.

Also, is it true that drinking pure wine(merum) was considered to be something that only barbarians would do? Why?

In the Netflix show Tokyo trial the judges that were in charge of the war crimes tribunal had it put to them by the legal defence team that war in of itself was not an illegal act despite the Pact of Paris condemnation. In the show they further put forward that if killing in war (or as it was categorised then Crimes Against Peace) were illegal then America and all people involved with planning and execution of the nuclear attack on Japan held criminal culpability as well. Was this a concern for America at the time? And were there any legal proceedings to ask and answer if America should be held to account for that attack?

I understand that Socialism and Communism are (and were supposed to be) international movements that transcend race, and that the USSR was a union of states. However, Russia seems to have been the dominant country within the Soviet Union, and I have heard that modern Russia can be a pretty racist place.

Could anyone suggest some good books on the Ottoman Empire for a beginner, that aren't too academic and hard to read. I checked the reading list but it doesn't seem to have much on this topic.

I'm very interested in the culture, customs, architecture and style of dress around 1300-1600.

In the biographies that I have read on line it says that he was born and educated in Pisa. And that he had three children born out of wedlock. Also that he was reluctant to get married because of financial considerations and his own social standing.

Was he considered to be what we would now consider to be a poor student from a middle class or aristocratic family like in "La Boheme"?

Being educated at all was not the same then as it is today. Today, primary and extended education is subsidized by the federal, state and city governments. Then it might have been subsidized by the church. Either way it is expensive and would have had to be subsidized.

Did the University at Pisa have the same prestige then as it does now? I find it interesting that Galileo was born and educated in Pisa as travel would have been more expensive then than now due to improvements in technology.

I'm sorry that that's more than one question. I'm interested in the details of the transition from religious power to secular power in Western Europe. So other references are welcome.

During his rule, he nominally controlled as large a section of western Europe as anyone would until Napoleon. What military and administrative things did he do to make this possible?

I'm researching Simo Häyhä for a school project and I'd like to use both Soviet and Finnish reports and documents about him or his actions during the Winter War. Thing is I'm having trouble finding these (probably because they're written in Russian and Finnish, neither of which shows up first on your regular internet search). I assume historians use this kind of sources rather frequently when researching similar topics and if anyone would like to share where they find them, I'd be grateful.

How similar was this 'nation' to the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation? If you imagine that the European Union in its current form is somewhere between a confederation and a federation, then this question may become easier to answer. Can confederations also be nation-states?