Is there a resource to learn about the Roman gods before they essentially stole the ancient Greek pantheon? I've only ever seen the description that they just decided to take over the Greek pantheon because their own wasn't nearly as comprehensive.

I am re-listening to the Death Throes of the Republic Series and am interested in what other's think of the actual history as told by Dan Carlin.

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I don't know a whole lot about the Second Great Awakening or this period of American history in general, but I grew up with a lot of Mormons and have a bit of a background on their faith. How does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka the Mormon Church) relate to other churches and religious movements formed at the same time as it (rather than the other churches that split off after Brigham Young succeeded Joseph Smith)? Are there similarities in doctrine or theology that persist today? Do churches formed in the same time and place still exist, or is the Mormon church somehow special in this regard?

I realize, I'm asking to be flamed for asking this question in a historian related sub-reddit.

But, can responses to questions try to include a TL;DR?

That is, I'm very interested in history, but often times you see multi-page length responses (which are awesome btw, and the detail is necessary and wanted). However, sometimes would be nice to have a highlight summary to help you decide if you want to read more for more detail.

I realize that this also opens up a partial-history problem, that is, if lots of people only read the TL;DR it could lead to a slanted view of a subject. But I don't think that would truly be a problem, as the real source of the data is below.

Would anyone on here know of someone my seventh grader could contact via email only for an email interview session over Benedict Arnold? Ten questions in relevance to the subject. Thanks in advance.

"Hey those Roman guys are gone. Let's take back our home."

And what word is used in the Greek manuscripts or by the apostles of Jesus? Isn't its usage rather anachronistic?

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For a while now. I've been trying to search if the Ottoman Empire was the stabilizing factor of the middle east, was there order?. I've only came across reading that there were revolts but all empires have revolts. I just wanted to know know if the Ottoman empire.

1. Provided peace in the middle east, the same way the Persian empire, under Cyrus the Great did it.

2. Was the Ottoman Empire aware of the boundaries of certain groups? (Armenians - Kurdish - Egyptian - Syrians - Jewish, etc.).

Thanks for your time. Just been really curious on the Ottoman Empire and its impact. If there is a link, please show it, I dont mind. Sorry if this has been posted already.

Other than France and perhaps Poland, another area that was quite fond of Napoleon was the Rhineland (Germans made up around 30% of Le Grande Armee, I think?). Beethoven's symphony no.3 was originally dedicated to Napoleon. Could someone please contextualize the relationship between Rhinelanders and Napoleon?

Does the draft horse offer significant advantages over oxen when it comes to farming?

I know there is some archaeological evidence of the cannibalization of a 14 year, but is there written evidence? George Percy and some other sources have written about a man cannibalizing his wife, but I've read that these sources had reason for exaggeration. Namely, Percy's reputation and other political motives.

I read that the invention of the pottery wheel developed in ancient Egypt. How did this development come about? What evidence do we have?

Is it as simple as Madison understanding the need of a Constitution, but then being scared of it's unintended consequences (growing government power, etc.)? Did Madison later regret his Federalist stance? Thanks for any comments.

Is it to do with the maternal image of care and love or something of the sort? Or did Mary actually do something to deserve her deification?