So, I know the bible says a surprising little about Hell and the fire and brimstone incarnation that we see in pop culture and evangelical Christianity. I was wondering what exactly the nature of Hell is strictly according to the bible. I was also wondering what helped to create this misconception? I know Dante's Divine comedy had a part to play, much like Homer helped to redefine the Greek Gods. But, why did this version of Hell seem to stick? And were there any major figures that helped to reinforce this belief?

Curious if there are any books/articles/resources that go into depth about the mechanics of ancient civilization trade. I'm less trying to figure out how trade changed ancient civilizations or who traded with who, but more of how it worked mechanically to be implemented into a game.

For example, did trade treaties exist and if so how did they function?

If an Indian pepper trader went from India to Alexandria in 600AD, is there any reason the Byzantines traders couldn't just buy all of the pepper, then sell it back to their neighbors at a higher price? Could Sassanid traders just go to India, buy all the pepper, then sell it to the Byzantines at a very high price? Would there be a bidding war between Sassanid and Byzantine traders over who would buy the pepper? (Just using pepper as an example since that seems to be important from my little bit of research).

If there are books/articles that you could suggest or If you wanted to answer these questions that would be very helpful!

I enjoy history and historical fiction and would like to read more books related to the civil war, but literally everything I've picked up or started watching (in the case of movies) is positively soaked in Lost Cause Mythology, for which I have a very low tolerance, any suggestions on civil war media that completely awash in Lost Cause Mythology?

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Bret Stephens, deputy editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, tweeted "Trump's answer on accepting the outcome of the vote is the most disgraceful statement by a presidential candidate in 160 years."

I've done a bit of research, but I'm not turning up notable quotes from that race. What quote did he have in mind? And how did the American public respond?

I've been wondering about this for a while, but can't ever find any reason. All I find are the account of the assassination and the aftermath, but never any reason. Was he just shot by some crazy guy?

Could somebody explain and elaborate of the different factors and reason for their early military defeat?

Thanks!

They had been around for centuries then they just disappeared.

Bonus: when hemlines started getting shorter (flashing the ankle ;)) were older women still wearing their Victorian dresses or were they following the times?

I asked this question once before and it recieved around 60 upvotes but no answer.

Why did Monnet and Schuman spefically go for the coal and steel industry as the industry that would shape post-war European relations? What is the significance of coal and steel? Is it just the most obvious choice, perhaps because almost all of Hitler's wartime economy was about coal and steel?

"Every war is the result of differences of opinion. Maybe the biggest questions can only be answered by the greatest conflicts".

I'm realizing now that the question or opinion might be, "who deserves to have have wealth and power". In that sense, are all wars ideological?

These explorers went to these new lands and established trade networks. How did they do that with such a huge language barrier? Would they just make hand gestures or something?

I'd imagine after a year or two there would be interpreters but initial traders didn't have this luxury... or did they?

I'm fascinated with archeological findings, with this one in particular. I can imagine the joy of its finders!

From the Assyrians, to the Achaemenids, Alexander's Empire, Parthians, Sassanids, the Arab Empire, Ummayads, Abbasids, and various before, between, and since, the middle east has seemed to have been constantly dominated by various large empires until recent history? Is this pattern pure coincidence or are there factors and reasons which allow this to happen?