what is the history of Buddhism in Egypt

Or perhaps recommend some sources? I'm very curious about this how this worked logistically and socially, and what happened to these families as time wore on.

I'd love to know about these families day to day lives, their relations to one another, Soviet citizens, families and friends back in the States, etc. What about their children and grandchildren? What happened during WWII? Were they ever granted Soviet citizenship? How were they educated and employed? &c &c

(Merry Christmas to anyone who celebrates!)

Follow up question- Did soldier's attitudes change after these events? I can imagine after months of propaganda of the opposing side that they would be demonised, so did they find after this period that they were strangely humanised? I'm assuming that this (or something to this extent) is why British command tried to disallow more truces in the future.

Hannibal was during the second punic wars cut off from carthage, and the Carthaginian supply lines, so how could he feed his "huge" army?

Did someone just walk across no man's land, all the way up to the enemy trench and say "hey want to play soccer?"

In a lot of cultures, there is a similar thematic response for when someone sneezes. When did this start? How is it so similar, even amongst vastly different cultures?

I listened to Donald Kagan's lectures on Ancient Greeks. His lectures made me interested in the themes in Greek history and how it influenced the modern world. I read a few things about V D Hanson and watched a few of his speeches. I must say that I was impressed by his view of the world. But then, I read a few answers written by u/Iphikrates and am reserving judgement on VDH's views. I am from a non-western country which has a fairly democratic government but has a long way to go. I believe that I must learn about the origins of the polity that governs my country. I wish to become a proponent of Democracy and one day write about it. Where should I start? How should I study it?

The question struck me as I walked past the local church yesterday, and saw St. Michael fighting the serpent depicted in one of its stained glass windows. The "saint" moniker is commonly applied to Michael, but I'm not aware of any other angles so called. Where does this tradition come from?

I have often hear that the conquistadors only managed to conquer the great empires of the Aztecs and Incas with the help of large numbers of native allies, who made up the majority of the forces that defeated these two large empires. If this is the case, how did the Spanish end up being in charge and not the more powerful native allied groups?

My insights into the subject of the Soviet Union is just the basics we are learnt in school. Nothing deeper.

I did read the Robert K Massie book, Peter the great. But that is not super relevant.

Also in the process of reading the colossus that is William L Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.

That book goes into alot of detail so it's super long. But nazi Germany only existed 1933-1945 so it's not so many years.

While the CCCP / USSR lasted 1922-1991.

So the time span is much greater. What I am most interested in, is before, during and after the October revolution. Also the first decade or so, how the implementation process was and how the opposition was doing.

So where does one start the study of the Soviet Union?

There's things like tiny volcanic islands and the disappearance of Lake Chad and the Aral Sea, but what other natural changes to the Earth could be spotted from say at least kilometer up?

I've considered going into anthropology when I go back to college next year because it's something I really love and as I am already working on a degree in computer sciences it'd be nice to learn about something a bit more enjoyable. I wanna get a head start on it to make up my mind on whether it's worth getting a degree in it or if it should just be a hobby. So does anyone have any great books on mythology you can recommend? I'm most interested in Greek, Roman, and Norse Mythology but I'm down for anything. Also if anyone knows of any mythology anthologies or even just good websites to read on it from hit me up!