I'm visiting Athens at the end of the summer... high school covered some of the basics about Plato and Aristotle. But I'd be interested to learn more about Greece's democracy. How did they really influence future civilizations?

I know Islam venerates biblical persons such as Abraham, Mother Mary, and even Jesus. Did the Church view Islam in the same light as other heresies, a false patchwork of semi-Christian beliefs?

As I understand, there were multiple. Were all of them chosen for alliances as it was, for the most part, in Christian realms? And would the alliance made with the first wife (if it's not just a Crusader Kings II creation) be more valuable than the others?

I am really interested in learning about European History but I can't find a good database or books besides wikipedia. I could use your help.

EDIT: To be more specific, I would love to learn about european history from the renaissance to this day. Specially about wars and geopolitical conflicts and stuff.

What made him come to the conclusion that the world was smaller than believed? Was it miscalculations?

During the early periods of the Soviet involvement in WW2, say between 1939 and 1941, what would a Soviet reconnaissance group have looked like? Notably, the reconnaissance element of an Infantry division.

Would the force have been mounted, or on foot? If they were mounted is it more likely they would have been on horseback or bicycle?

Would a reconnaissance team have carried a radio with them? Or would they have relied on using a runner to report back?

How far ahead would a reconnaissance team have been likely to scout? Would they be close enough to draw in larger elements of the Soviet line to assist them?

Finally, what size would a reconnaissance team most likely have been? Is this something that would have been accomplished at the section level? Platoon? Company, even?

Thanks in advance!

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Just got back from the archives and I have several thousand photographs on my computer. To minimize the amount of time that I waste incorrectly organizing this material, I was curious if anyone had any advice to share for how they came to grips with their research. At this point, I have about 50 folders on a google drive that I am sorting my sources into by type, box #, etc. Does anyone have any other ideas?

I know that I will ultimately only use a fraction of this research, so perhaps these are problems that began at the archives, but it would still be great to know how more experienced historians deal with this (what I imagine to be) common issue. Thanks!

Would they get destruction of property or murder? What if the person decided to kill their own slave? Would they get the same punishment or none at all?

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My main point of comparison is the UK, which has many ranks - (Chief) Inspector, (Chief) Superintendent, Chief Constable - which aren't used in the USA, instead being replaced with ranks of military origin like Lieutenant, Captain, Major etc. Sergeant is used in both countries.

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I'm asking because of an anecdotal story (no idea if it's true) i was once told about a crewman from a shot down British bomber that hid for hours to avoid German civilians before surrendering to the Army because he was worried he would be lynched.

So if Mussolini was removed by Emmanuel in 1943, does this mean the King was okay with everything Mussolini had been doing? Or was it an extreme case of overreach where the King wasn't supposed to do it, and said 'fuck it' and overstepped? Was Mussolini orchestrating the war on his own or did Emmanuel have true control?

Primarily what I'm asking is, how did Germany manage to create a continuous supply of ammunition (primarily to the artillery, as these I assume were most likely very expensive to make), especially with the naval blockades put in place by Britain and the fact that most of the working class men were either on the front lines, dead, or unable to work.

We hear about the People's Temple as being racially progressive, especially for its time. The Seventies were also a time of activism for women and sexual minorities. Did the People's Temple reflect those trends at all?

Can someone give a quick summary of Nazi command structure and the roles of different organizations like OKH and OKW? It seems like these organizations are overlapping and competing with each other throughout World War II and there wasn't really a rigid structure.

In Netflix's Marco Polo (which I understand is not the most historically accurate show in the world), we see Chingis Khan and Kublai Khan use flocks of flaming sparrows and [SPOILERS] a herd of flaming horses against enemy encampments, to incite terror and panic and set fire to buildings and structures.

Was this tactic ever employed?

I know that the Greeks had access to the Mediterranean, but what differentiated therm from any other coastal culture?

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