Curious to know if there were Eastern analogues to Polybius, Herodotus, Plutarch et al of whom we have surviving original works?

She is the one who tends to receive the harshest criticism from historians, yet her father, brother, and sister, all committed similar bloody acts during their reign.

Reading through history it seems relatively common for wars to essentially be viewed as us v. Them with little regard for whether the target was a military unit, a temple, civilian irregulars, or just townsfolk. At what point did western society decide civilians and “non-combatants” should be treated separately from military targets?

It shows in my studies that during the Bronze Age collapse between 1200 BC to 1150 BC; Egypt was one of the many societies that collapsed along with the Hittites and Mycenaeans among others. However, I have also read that in 30 BC the Roman's conquered Egypt and ended the Pharoah's permanently. Is this a tale of two Egypts? Did the ancient civilization rebuild itself or is this another civilization built upon the ruins of the old? Any help would be appreciated.

I have heard that pottery production in Britain stopped after Romans left and the shrinking cities could no longer support Roman-style ceramics production. If this is the case, what took over the roles of ceramics in food preparation, storage, etc.? Or alternatively, were there enough pre-existing pots that Brits could continue to use them without too large of a negative effect?

I did some poking around on the internet and found that slaves referred to their masters as "dominus". But what did a free man call someone high in the society (a rich person, or a member of the senate), especially if they had no direct relation between them, except the fact the one of them has high status in the society and well known public figure?

Chinese treasure ships are known for their enormous size, unlike its european counterpart like the quinquereme, but then i found out about the syracusia and nemi's ship, which made me wonder, why did the chinese build big ships, but the europeans didn't?

As I learn more about the Aztecs, and their advancements in civilisation and culture, I struggle to believe the arguably commonly-held belief that much of the foundation of the culture is based on violence.

It seems bizarre that the Aztecs would create cities so sophisticated and elaborate such as Tenochtitlan, only to then pursue comparatively barbaric practices within their advanced civilisation.

Is there any evidence that justifies the belief that Aztec religion revolved around human sacrifice, or is this belief just remnants of Spanish propaganda that have been warped and exaggerated over time, and are now believed to be true?

Before slavery, there were a number of black indentured servants who lived alongside white and Native ones. Where did they come from? Were they West Africans like the future slaves would be or were they from a different area?

You can easily find examples of how early advocates of the internet thought it would be a great democratizing/unifying force. Did people think it would also be used for misinformation/propaganda purposes? Was there ever any pushback to the creation of the internet?

Listening to the Age of Napoleon podcast on Spotify, I began to wonder if it was feasible for a infantryman, horseman, or artillery man who had been with Napoleon in 1796 during his invasion of Italy to have stayed in the French military under Napoleon all the way through the duration of the Napoleonic wars until Napoleon’s ultimate defeat at Waterloo. Not including higher ranking figures such as Berthier or Murat, is there any diaries, memoirs, letters, or other historical accounts that support a common soldier having accomplished this feat?

Growing up in the UK we're taught about the Vikings up until 1066 and then it's made out that the Vikings just disappeared and stopped raiding. While they may have stopped raiding in the British Isles surely they continued raiding elsewhere?

If so when did the Northmen stop raiding and when did being a Viking as a job die out?

I'm looking to improve my essay and article writing skills, so I'd be really grateful if you could share some examples of popular authors with accessible, engaging writing styles that could be taken as references. Thanks in advance!