When I say Eastern Africa, I should probably confirm I am just talking about the area under Egypt to Ethiopia along the coast. After playing CK2 I realised this whole region is essentially Christian so it also makes me wonder why they didn't join the crusades at all.

[Edit] I'm aware they weren't of the same denomination or anything as Catholics or even Orthodox

His wiki page and his exploits alsmost are too incredible to be fiction. However I noticed that many cited works are popular history works, many of them based on accounts from Garbo himself and his handler in the British intel. I was wondering in what way his case is regarded by professional historians.

Were there really plans to land a million Russians soldiers north of Berlin? Was that a serious comment or was it just thrown out there?

The Empire of Trebizond was one of the three Byzantine successor states that formed after the Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople in 1204, along with Epirus and Nicaea. The names of these states are all later historiographical inventions, and just like Epirus and Nicaea, the emperors of Trebizond styled themselves as "Roman Emperors" at first, claiming the ruling title for themselves and presumable they continued to refer to their state as the "Roman Empire". After Nicaea recaptured Constantinople, Emperor John II of Trebizond changed his imperial title to "Emperor of All the East, the Iberians and Perateia". Did the name of the state he was governing also change or did they continue to refer to it as "the Roman Empire"?

The EU has always been clear with Turkey: they cannot enter the Community if they do not make peace with their past. Apart from Erdoğan’s reactionary and authoritarian government, why is it so hard for Turkish people to admit such a horrible event? Of course I do know some Turks that admit the slaughter of poor Armenian people occurred during WW1, but quite recently I’ve had an unbelievable argument with some other fiery Turks about this topic

Currently making a Gladiator styled game. Part Fantasy part reality. I am currently looking into making it a sort of Gladiator styled game where you fight for fame in the Roman World and Hellenic world. I would really apriciate anything on the Society of Ancient Rome or any books/places where I can seek out more spesific questions such as architecture and historical Events.

On most political maps, each country is generally given a specific color, e.g. England/Great Britain is red, France is blue, Germany is dark grey, pre-Soviet Russia is dark green, Spain is yellow, etc. When and how was this decided?

I'm not American and I am struggling to find answers to this question. Any help is much appreciated :)

Supplemental question: When did the calendar as we know it become (mostly) accepted by the majority of the world?

I've been on a military history kick recently, what are some good important battles, strategies, or generals that I should research?

Follow up question: did other Europeans powers have such capabilities? Was anyone able to do this against the British monarch of the time?

Furthermore, did any Crusaders believe they were after a specific item or quest, or was it viewed as purely a religious war at the time?