Or did they use a qualifier, like East Romans? Did they consider them as separated countrymen? Or had the earlier separation of the Empire created a distinct feeling of "us and them" towards the Byzantines even from the outset of the fall of the West? When did even this tacit linking of a shared identity end?

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As far as I understand, there are three possible reasons:

• Geopolitics: gain control over strategic areas in the Dardanelles

• Ideology: they wanted to be the guardian of all Slavic people

• National pride: they had been humiliated after being defeated by Japan

Which is the most important?

It seems that this method of boarding ships was what ultimately gave Rome a chance against Carthage. If it gave Rome such success, why hadn’t it been more commonly used before, and why did it take Carthage by such surprise?

And if so, how and why did it gain the appelation "holy"?

Specifically, what took mankind so long to enter a war that affects almost the whole world? Even stone age people knew how to form alliances with each other

Since the old French kings lived in the Paris of Versailles. Would that technically make the town of Versailles, not Paris, the capital of France back in the day?

I remember reading a children's book about St. Brendan when I was a child. It was meant for younger readers, and told the story of his life as a saint. A very accessible retelling of the Brendan myth.

One of the items I remember very distinctly from that book was that St Brendan always hated music. In fact, if he heard music, he would plug his ears with wax. And yet when I have read up on St Brendan recently, I have never found any reference to this.

Am I misremembering? Is this part of the Brendan story? Does anyone have any source that indicates his hatred of music?

Obviously they didn't have the fancy ear protection we have now, but did they do anything for earplugs? Paper? Wax?

With the rise of Trump and the associated violence that's been occurring at rallys; It got me thinking about this. I couldn't find a good answer in my initial research.

I'm interested in the role of women in warfare in the medieval times and as I came across Joanne d'Arc I wondered if there was a women who actually became a knight. Greetings from Germany Age3111

By the nineteenth century, Prussia had developed (to my non-expert eyes) a highly effective and organized military. What are the origins of this organization, and why did it develop in Prussia versus its neighbors?

It's easy for us to look back at Nixon as morally lacking in hindsight. But did people consider Nixon as being a trustworthy president before Watergate? Were people shocked by Watergate or did they kind of see it coming?

That is not heavy handed.

Bad wording i know. I mean, the modern idea of what a suit looks like. When did the suit, as we know it, come to form? What year or era did we start wearing them like the way we wear them?

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I am asking for 2-3 books in your area of study that you would recommend which you find invaluable. They can be broadly about your field or specific to certain aspects of your field, but are well written, well researched, and reward study and revisiting. I am most curious about the "desert island" aspect, i.e. these are the 2-3 books that you would put on a pedestal (and it would be great to hear the reasons for this, if you care to share).

This is my first post in this sub, so I apologize for any eye-rolling this question may induce! It was inspired by a political science professor who once told me that every professor who had been teaching long enough had 2 or 3 books that they held in higher esteem than all others.