Was it normal at that time and place for girls around the age of 9 to be married to men, I'm assuming they would probably have sex as well.

I'm trying to keep an open mind and not jump to conclusions about if it was ok or not what he did. 1400 years ago, were some things normal/cultural that today we would find disgusting?

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When I was taking AP World History in high school, my teacher told us that the mere cost of the bullets needed to execute all of the "undesirables" was calculated to be ruinously expensive, nearly bankrupting Germany. Moreover, thousands of soldiers, billions of Reichsmarks, and much of the SS's manpower were solely devoted to guarding, rounding up, and hunting Jews and other minorities. Is there any truth to the idea that the Final Solution and Holocaust were a significant waste of resources that harmed the German war effort in WWII?

I'm interested in the political history and social history of the wars. How did the wars force governments to adapt and how did they change society (e.g. such as emancipating the Jews, inspiring nationalism, etc.), along with everyday history (how did normal people experience this time period). Military history would also be nice as well. I'm mostly interested in the German states/states of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the video game Crusader Kings II, a bishop's claim to a kingdom could be militarily pressed so that the bishop would become a "king-bishop", as distinct from a prince-bishop, who ruled smaller realms.

Was there ever a priest or bishop who ruled a kingdom by his own right?

I know most things about his policy of fusion. I just had a few questions.

1. Were the Susa Weddings arranged marriages or did people "sign up"; "Hey, I want to get married to a Persian woman" or "Hey, you! You're getting married in a few days, get ready"

2. I'm a bit stuck with Mutiny at Opis, what exactly is this?

3. Are there any good sources online that I can access for free for quotes about the Fusion Policy? If so, can you point me in the right direction?

4. What are some cons of the Fusion Policy?

5. Do you think Alexander anticipated fully the lash back that he did get for this policy?

6. A general outline/summary of all the events surrounding the Policy of Fusion (if you can be bothered), in case I missed something important.

If you can answer one or multiple of these, that would be appreciated. Thanks! :)

Personally, I love PIE, I'm even learning to swear in it. I love that so many of us have this shared heritage that stretches back thousands of years, and that even some of the words we use today were used back then. So that's my bias (although I'm aware of the inherent dangers of reconstructing languages without any contemporaneous sources - and that it's both unverifiable and somewhat unreliable)

I keep coming across a lot of people saying that the reconstructed language is pure fantasy with zero merit, and that the indo europeans didn't migrate to the east or had zero influence there.

What are the strongest pieces of evidence for or against the influence/migration of the indo europeans, and PIE as being the root of the indoeuropean language family?

I've seen countless times where this belief of the romans/greeks was referenced, but when I looked into it I failed to find any solid information on where this belief originated or when it originated. Where did the idea of the ring finger being connected to the heart originate from, and if no source actually exists then where did the misconception come from?

Nowadays it's widely held that there's no worse loss a person can endure than the death of a child, but was that true in eras when the rate of child mortality was much higher? Were parents just in a constant state of mourning, or was the death of a child considered to be less of a blow because it was such a common occurrence? Did it affect how parents attached to their children?

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Out of all weapons man used in the past (aside from fire arms) why has the sword been so mythic? Not many people were trained in swordplay. Bows and spears were far more widespread across a population in almost any area on earth. So why did every culture that used a sword make it so mythic? Or is it just a European thing that that happened and other cultures picked other weapons to make myths and symbols of? As a side question why were swords made in almost every civilization? It isn't -that- obvious of a design is it?

Hi guys I'm a history major with a minor in Japanese at the cal state San Bernardino. I really love the subject of history I decided to be a history teacher for high school since I was in middle school but since I've been studying more I've fallen in love with history and language more and more. So I said why don't I make it a goal of mine to get my phd and be a history professor or a historians. I know history doesn't pay much but its all i really like. I just want any advice I can be given thanks.

I'm working on a study comparing American Indian foods that were adopted/created during the Indian Wars to those issued to federal soldiers. Almost identical to Civil War rations.

I'm wondering what troops did with their Flour rations, as I haven't found anything but am hoping for information about union fried bread.

If we think of how long ago a specific event occurred, for instance, the last Presidential inauguration, we can measure how far back it was down to the second.

If we think much further back, I can still find events measurable to the day (Assassination of Julius Caesar, March 15, 44 BC) close to the introduction of the Julian calendar. But then other major events close in time like the Crucifixion of Jesus are murkier.

Not too long before that, I am having more difficulty in coming up with an event measurable to the day. I can find things measured to the month, like the coronation and death of Xerxes.

Is there a specific set of calendars we can chain backwards to correlate the earliest possible event to the day? What event might that be?

I've been hearing this a lot and seeing movies like enemy at the gates where one person had a rifle and the other got a clip of ammo, so when the guy with the rifle dies the other takes his rifle. How historically accurate is this? Considering how many mosins are out there and the fact that they are so cheap. Did the Russians really have a short supply of rifles?

I'm trying to pick the topic of my history project but it's supposed to be relatively short and unique or small in scale, so I'd like to do a first hand account from a battle. Anybody know of any really compelling/intense or nail-biting ones that would set me apart from the others? I was thinking some of Xenophon's accounts at first but it may be too far back in history.

Additionally, what other subjects were becoming more popular at this time?

I am writing a research paper in light of the confederate statue controversy. I'm wanting to find what exactly the role of slavery and race was in secession and the war itself. In addition to secession documents and constitutions, I plan on using Baptist "The Half Has Never Been Told" but I'm also looking for book(s) from the southern perspective as well, but legitimate books by well respected historians. I don't want an overly biased fluff piece, but something with teeth. Any help! Thanks

I always just assumed it was a fashion thing.

Reading about the evolution of military firearms and training, and how even though rifling was invented in 1498, it didn't see widespread use until the 19th century. However, I've also read that during wars like the American Revolution, some early form of sniping was practiced, to eliminate officers and sow fear. I'm aware that firearms like the "Kentucky Long Rifle" had a much longer accurate range then the standard musket. However, despite that, was accurate fire from long range reliable? And were there any tactics or methods used to assist with accuracy while using a firearm that still had a great deal of innate inaccuracy? I've read accounts from British Regulars in the revolution that said "The Americans had riflemen that could hit a man anywhere they liked at 200 paces". Obviously this may be hyperbolic, but was accurate fire even possible at such a distance?