I've been watching a lot of documentaries on the Roman empire and am curious about Roman religion during those times. I'm interested not in the mythology and stories (ie Jupiter is the god of the sky or whatever) but rather how the people of the time worshipped those gods, what kind of rituals, which gods did they worship, where and how was this done, etc. And I understand this likely changes many times throughout the history of the republic/empire. I hope my question makes sense.

I've learning a little Danish and noticed that it seems like most Danish vowels are pronounced much like the English vowel preceding it in the alphabet, but the constants are closeish to English, unlike, say Russian.

was this discovery made as the result of scientific discovery and astronomy by people like Pythagoras and Galileo or was it made by explorers who compared time etc... How was this discovery made? was it topic of argument? how did it become known as truth?

Egypt was the breadbasket of the roman world, and I'm presuming this would have shifted to the eastern roman world. You can correct me if I'm wrong on that.

What, if anything, happened demographically after egypt was conquered by the expanding arab empire?

Hi! Trying to get a reading list together and I'm having some trouble! Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

Background: In a history book about witchcraft prosecutions in Tudor and Stuart England, author described how an Assize works, and mentioned

examinations of the accused taken before the Justices of the Peace were read to the jury, if they were evidence for the Crown

It seems that "evidence for the Crown" was a law term used in that historical period. But I've been searching on google for a couple of hours, and only found out that "evidence for the Crown" is a synonym of king's evidence/queen's evidence/crown's evidence. However, no dictionary gives further explanation.

Any relevant information would be appreciated. Thanks!

Apologies for the rather specific question. Im writing about the Korean poem "The Turkish Bakery" for a class.

The Turkish Bakery

I go to the Turkish shop, buy a bun, An old Turk grasps me by the hand. If this story is spread abroad, you alone are to blame, little actor. I will go, yes, go to his bower: A narrow place, sultry and dark.

I go to the Samjang Temple, light the lantern, A chief priest grasps me by the hand. If this story is spread abroad, you alone are to blame, little altar boy. I will go, yes, go to his bower: A narrow place, sultry and dark.

I go to the village well, draw the water, A dragon within grasps me by the hand. If this story is spread abroad, you alone are to blame, o scooper. I will go, yes, go to his bower: A narrow place, sultry and dark.

I go to the tavern, buy the wine, An innkeeper grasps me by the hand. If this story is spread abroad, you alone are to blame, o wine jug. I will go, yes, go to his bower: A narrow place, sultry and dark.

It's mostly pretty straight forward, but for the life of me I cannot figure out what the "dragon in the well" is supposed to mean. Does it have some sort of symbolic meaning? Is it just fanciful imagery?

Any help is greatly appreciated :)

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I was looking through the book recommendations because I've realized I don't really know enough about the history of my own country (Argentina) and the other Latin American nations and I wanted to fix that. So I came to see the sub's reading list because it's been a great starting point when I've been curious about other parts of the world, but sadly, I'm unable to find much this time. Would it be too much to ask for some general histories of each Latin American country?

I am starting to educate myself on the history of religious beliefs - something I have always been interested in, but never took the time to look into faithfully.

Specifically, I have found that many religions seem to have a common thread of similarity between their gods, creation ideas, etc.

I am looking to start from the beginning, which as far as I am aware is the Sumerian culture. What are some good books, articles, videos, etc. that would start me off on a good starting point on Sumerian beliefs - and I'd especially be interested in works that put a heavy emphasis on surviving literature from those time periods.

Also, any help in general on good authors on these topics or even sites/ books that have translations of ancient scriptures and stories so I can look at it from the cultures own words would be great.

Thanks!

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I'm doing a project on the barbary slave trade, and I was wondering if there was any information on it? Books, websites, etc. would all be great. If anyone has credible sources I'd love to hear about them or if they have any information they'd like to share, that would be a great assistance to me.

While it might be a long shot, I'm also looking to interview anyone who might have any information about it, so if anyone is knowledgeable on the subject or might be able to help me contact someone who is, I would greatly appreciate that.

Thanks for any help!

As I understand it, the Greek symposiums provided a place to exchange ideas and concepts, and be generally social with fellow thinkers. All the reading I've done talks about philosophers, artists, writers, etc. as the most common guests at a symposium, but what of the average citizen?

What kept the average citizen from attending these parties and how did they view them? Was it a matter of wealth or status?

Some of my reading discussed that anyone was welcome at a symposium, so long as they are male and provide good conversation.

Thoughts?

I know that some borders in the past were created based on the religion of the people living there, hence the split between Belgium and the Netherlands. Was this the same case?

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