In The 50th Law, Robert Greene writes, "In most ancient societies kings and emperors were ritually put to death after only a few years so they could not accumulate too much power."

That seems untrue to me but I'm curious if there's any factual basis for it.

Hello, I'm a third year undergrad double majoring in history and international studies. I have always been very interested in foreign relations throughout history. If anyone could recommend some books for me that would be interesting.

I am looking at one book at the moment, Tang China in a Multi-Polar Asia: A History of Diplomacy and War by Wang Zhenping, if anyone has read it, would you recommend it? It's a tad pricey for a broke college student.

I'd be more interested with works discussing European or East Asian diplomatic history, however if there are works in other regions that are great, I'll be okay with that too. Thank you and I'll be looking forward to the suggestions!

How would a refugee secretly travel to Sweden from England in late 1942?

The wikipedia page on zoroastrians in Iran says that when Mongols invaded Iran, they mostly directed their attention towards muslims, because being pagans and buddhists, they hated islam. How true is this? Where does this animosity stem from? Why would Mongols differentiate between islam and other religions?

The soviet Union is known both for it's attacks on and promotions of traditional, non-socialist culture. They suppressed Religion, Ukranian folk artists, and non-realist art, while also creating autonomous republics and oblasts for ethnic minorities, promoting Russian music and dance, celebrating medieval history with films such as Alexander Nevsky and the Budenovka which was inspired by Slavic pointed helmets and attacking the "Rootless cosmopolitan".

Also, are there any links to a book or a site that's not .com that can help. The question came up the other day and I'm very curious now.

Especially in hotter areas without winter. Would they even have ice? If they did was it because of a sort of "ice trade" so to speak or did they make it themselves?

I seem to remember seeing a documentary in the 90's where a British man mentioned direct gunfire from a cruiser hitting a tank but can't find the footage.

Say there's an educated slave living in a relatively rich household in Rome. What would prevent the slave from fleeing and go to some distant smaller town to live there as a free person? Was everyone's name put on a list and/or given some sort of identification? I attempted to look around for information, but didn't succeed in doing so.

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I've always wanted to know what the historical concensus and ideas that relate to what happened to the body of Jesus after he died. I've done some studying myself and have come across several ideas:

1: It was buried in the nearby tomb, but the next night was moved to a common grave reserved for criminals (probably the valley of Hinnom) 2: It was stolen by graverobbers looking for parts useful in necromancy. 3: It wasn't buried but rather was fed to dogs and scavenging animals.

So what is the historical concensus regarding what happened to his body with a resurrection not as an option (if it even is an option in historical study)?

I mean, was he a traitor and the villain that Cicero claimed him to be, or was he the sort of heroic anti-establishment agrarian reformer?

It seems that anywhere Vikings conquered soon became the launching point for further raids and expeditions. Norse settled in Normandy then went off to conquer southern Italy, parts of the Basque region, etc. However, it seems like as soon as they settled in Dublin, they put down their swords. I get the impression that Ireland itself was the target of raids, despite many of them being former Vikings themselves. Why is this? Why weren't there any irish/irish-viking conquests or raids elsewhere?

By Americanized tacos I mean hard shell tacos with ground beef and shredded vegetables, like those sold at Taco Bell, as opposed to Mexican tacos which are generally marinated meat, onion, cilantro, and a soft corn tortilla.

I am almost done with my history degree, but I still have several more hours I can to complete before I finish school. I would much rather take some classes that would give me an introduction to some skills that could benefit me in the future. I hope to gone to grad school and I am considering minors like digital media or professional writing. Are there better options?