Washington was not a member of any political party, but his ideas generally aligned with the Federalists, so Washington is often grouped with them.

How was he perceived by Democratic-Republicans? Did they try to restrain themselves from criticizing the Federalists for fear of being seen as attacking Washington? Is it true he stepped down so the Democratic-Republicans wouldn't put forward an opposition candidate in 1796?

What are the strengths of the various horses used by mongols and what advantages or disadvantages do they have over their European equivalents?

Which are faster? Which have better endurance? Which last better in cold climate or hot climate?

Also, are there any horses in either Arabia, China or India or Africa that have significant qualities from a military perspective?

I am curious if there is any survey style book that focuses on how societies organized their administrations. Although, if you know specific books about specific groups, that is fine too.

It seems that compared to their small population, Baltic Germans held a disproportionate amount important positions. For example plenty of explorers like Wrangel and Toll and military men like Rennenkampf and Buxhoeveden. What is the reason for this?

I guess my question is what did they think of the Pharaohs that were buried in them, and what did they think of them in general? Also what did the Romans at the time think of them?

With the recent election there's been a lot of complaining about strategic voting and our two party system. So how did the old parties (the whigs, federalists and Democratic-Republican) fall apart?

I looked up some articles that stated that the Romans treated their slaves "better" But I was more curious as to what extent that meant if it was true at all.

I am reading a book, an autobiography of an American hobo in the thirties, and she talks often of her lovers, having been raised by free love anarchists. She does not give the more visceral details of her escapades, but I can't help but wonder - what was the etiquette then, presumably before the widespread use of condoms? Did men simply come in a woman and eventually she got pregnant? Did they pull out? And what of very far back, say, five hundred years ago? Or even before the dawn of civilization? I am fascinated.

From what I understand, prisoners in concentration camps often were tasked with producing supplies for the German military during the war. Were they an essential asset for Germany's production during the war, or were they more of a minor bonus?

This is to some extant based of the premise that the US intervened in Iran due to British Oil interests.

One would assume that if that behavior was consistent that the US would also have intervened in Saudi Arabia when Aramco was nationalized.

Is the premise incorrect? Or were there other deciding factors?

From my limited understanding, it seems a recently new term even though I know it has been used in asymmetrical wars... What are some examples of successful counterinsurgencies prior to 1900s?

In fact, nomadic lifestyle still exists today. I understand that not all places are arable, but why didn't the nomadic people move to a more hospitable areas? I believe that agricultural lifestyle is easier and more community-oriented.

I'm listening to an audiobook called The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer and when discussing the ancient Egyptians she often references Herodotus. She usually has a disclaimer that the information might not be perfect, but I know he is one of our major sources on this information. Sometimes though he is talking about people that lived thousands of years before him. Was this information generally accurate or more of a legend that got handed down to his day?

This might not be the right place to ask this question but I figured it was as good as any. I was raised by a Jewish father and Presbyterian mother, and as such we celebrated both Christian and Jewish holidays. I attended church school but was also Bar Mitzvahed and as such have been relatively well educated in each religion, enough to know that holidays like Passover and the events which it celebrates are recognized in Christianity. So if Christians recognize the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and all of the related events as miracles, and if Jesus himself celebrated this holiday, why isn't Passover or any other Jewish holiday recognized by Christianity not celebrated by Christians?

Did LBJ's views change after JFK's assassination? For instance, was he content to be VP before his assumption of power but then becoming president led to him running for the Oval Office in the next election? Or did he always harbour political ambitions of a higher role?

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I realize there is a pretty large span of time that it existed, so let's say for example at it's prime when it was the most powerful. How free would the average person living in the republic be compared to someone in say France for example.

I always found it odd that in the play, Caesar has none of his bodyguards around when he's killed. Sure, he was in the middle of the Roman Empire and was only surrounded by senators who most guards would have no reason to be suspicious of. But still, there wasn't a single guard just walking close to Caesar when it happens in the play.

Did the guards really just go on their coffee break? Are there more things that didn't happen the way Shakespeare portrayed them?