In Dutch, the Dutch language becomes "Nederlands", and the Dutch people become "Nederlanders". However, in German, the German language becomes "Deutsch" and the German people are "Deutschen". Why we don't call the Dutch "Netherlanders" and the German "Dutch"?

This applies to the rank and file, the military elite, and the King himself.

Was homosexuality common among the men who made up the rank and file of the military (the phalanx battalions, shield bearers, companion cav), or was it limited to the royal pages of the Macedonian elite?

And in regards to Alexander, it is widely acknowledged he had a sexual relationship with the eunuch Bagoas, but his relationship with Hephaestion isn't as obvious. What is the most likely consensus regarding Alexander's sexual partners during his lifetime?

I've read that during the Empire's respective high points, the Praetorian guard was the military elite of the Roman army, especially during the reigns of the aforementioned Emperors? For example, they would frequently take the field during their campaigns. How well trained were they, and how much did they differ from other legionaries?

How did they fare in battle, and why did those Emperors try to deploy them as shock troops/reserve troops?

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We're costs local or fixed? What about different currencies?

Please forgive me if this isn't exactly the right forum, but I couldn't think of a better subreddit to ask.

I think it would be possible to use such a replica as a really immersive sort of museum.

I read a book about this but it was a very long time ago and I can't find the book anymore... I only remember that it has a WW2 pilot said something like, "When the Musashi/Yamato fired, the shockwave was strong enough to make my whole plane rattle and I can feel that my wings are ready to fold at any moment."

Was the 18" blast shockwaves that powerful or does it have the same shockwave as 16" guns on the Iowa classes?

As far as I know, Russia was a French ally after the War of the Fourth Coalition, and even fought Sweden for a French cause in the Finnish War in 1808-9. What changed from then to 1812 that soured relations to the point that Napoleon wanted to invade?

The historical development of economies seems like a very complicated area, so I was wondering what historians think about this.

It seems obvious that Europe absorbing the natural resources of so much of the world would have some economic impact, but I'm not sure how much of that translates into the modern world, especially since the concentration of wealth in modern Europe does not seem to focus primarily on the countries which had the largest colonial empires.

I've just been bingeing on nuclear test footage, and I've wondered this before but it just occurred to me again. How did they come up with the names for these tests? Operation Wigwam, Buster Jangle, Plumbbob, Niblick, etc. They don't seem to follow any code or military phonetics like Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc. They're just random names and I find them fascinating.

The apostle Paul was a Roman citizen, and this allowed him to travel freely around the Empire to spread the gospel. But how would he prove this to the authorities as he passed through Roman territory? In his homeland, people knew him, but what if he went to Rome or Gaul? There we no ID cards back then.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could explain to me the main Political powers in the Arabian peninsula 1900, I understand that the British empire had the colony of Aden and dominated the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait but I'm more interested on the tribes in Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Who was the major tribes and powers in each country and how much territory did each own etc,