It seems to me that either the Jewish people invented a clearly unique worldview completely on their own with fiercely monotheistic scriptures. Unless there was some concept in ancient Mesopotamia before them, or at least some variation of it?

I know the German name for their country is Deutschland meaning essentially Land of the People. And presumably the english word is derived from the Roman province. But other parts of Europe now uses some variant derived from the name of a single Germanic tribe (ie. French is Allemagne, Spanish is Allemania).

How and Why did English retain the Roman name while other more Romanic languages changed? When was the name first used for a specific area approximately corresponding to modern Germany?

Not what historians believe to be the cause/s in retrospect, but who or what did the average person place the blame on while it was happening?

Was there a degree of prejudice against former gladiators? Were they well-honored?

I'm intrigued by the fact that at the same time period historians believe Islam was founded and replaced Byzantium in the Middle East (7th century AD), Jews were engaged in a military struggle against that same empire. In addition both the Arabs and Jews were Semitic peoples and worshiped the same deity. Is it possible any of that is more than coincidence?

I'm planning on writing a story where the Mongols are used as inspiration for the antagonists of the story. This is mainly because the Mongols were one of the few that interested me in my study of AP World History, but that's besides the points. I'm mainly looking for books and films, but if you happen to know of any articles online that give a clear and accurate portrayal of them that would be very much appreciated.

Preferably information on the living quarters for the eighth air force in world war two. If it matters, I'd like information about bomber crews.

I am an actor in Hamilton, Ontario and I am participating in a "reenactment" of a vote held in what would have been Canada West to join the confederation. As fate would have it, I was given the role of defending the 'NO' side of the debate (I have to play an actual character, fictional or otherwise, who was around at that time). I am having lots of trouble finding resources that speak to the problems a working class local in Canada West would have had with the proposed union. Can anybody speak to this and provide a few reasons for a local in Canada West to be opposed to confederation?

Thanks.

If there's anyone with music-history-related scholarship or access to special articles and so on then I would greatly appreciate the help, because I certainly can't find the following on my own,

During the Renaissance, there's Josquin Des Prez, who has written a Myssa based on a piece of an almost unknown composer named "Eneas Dupre", that piece survived and was for a while thought to have been written by Josquin Des Prez himself, only to later be accepted as work of said Eneas Dupre.

I can't find a single thing about that composer, as the search engines just show the sidelined tips of information. I've been told there was an article or a PhD of some sort written about this very issue but I can't seem to find anything. Help greatly appreciated!

This period of history has always been fascinating, from the rise and fall of Caesar, the Roman Civil War, and the ultimate demise of Republican Rome. But while the Romans may have played the leading roles, it's pretty clear Cleopatra was pretty heavily involved (being Caesar's lover and all) in every stage of the process.

So, what I'm asking is whether Egypt was independent, and Cleopatra was simply acting in a sort of Government-to-Government level, or was it more of a Roman vassal, or client state, with Cleopatra simply attempting to preserve the last remnants of Egyptian sovereignty?

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I have heard different people give their opinions of the historicity of the Bible and I don't know who to believe. Some people say that every historical event in the Bible happened and some say the Bible is completely unreliable. I'd like to know who to believe. Also, if you need go separate the Old and New Testament and handle them separately that might help.

He added Texas, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico to the United States. Isn't that very important for American history and worth remembering?

I am not LDS myself, but have been doing amateur genealogy research for a few years and have a few generations in the 1800s-early 1900s on one side of my family that practiced Mormon polygamy/multiple marriage. I have noticed that my family tree is entirely made up of first wives, no matter how many wives the husband actually had (usually 2-5, although 3 is most common). I can speculate that there's some social power dynamics going on, since the first wives usually got the legal acknowledgement on censuses, shared gravestones, etc, but has this power dynamic ever been studied or quantified? That is, is there evidence the son of a first wife would be perceived as a better marriage prospect than the son of a third wife? Or am I simply seeing a pattern from the relatively small sample size of my family that's just not there on a larger scale?

As a vaguely related question, several of the women, especially second wives and later, had multiple husbands as well, although sequentially, not simultaneously. Their divorces or separations don't seem to be well-recorded, especially since their marriages were usually recorded outside the legal structure. What were the rights of women to divorce in early Mormon communities?

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Sorry for such a vague area. There's no shortage of primary sources from various church fathers, but I am looking for more of an organized collection of information.

The lions are everywhere - emblems, flags, stories, sayings,...Why? Lions do not live and never lived in Europe, as far as I know. It always seemed strange to me, but I never researched it. If I had to guess, I would say it is a leftover from the Roman Empire (or the antiquity in general) as it reached Africa. Does someone here have an answer?

This "fact" appeared on TIL today, and directed me to a wikipedia page, so I was wondering if it was at all a reliable statement!