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as above: is there any place or culture that has ever existed where intolerance of same-sex acts occurred without the influence of Christianity or Islam? (or Judaism; basically, Abrahamic influence)

I've also asked this question another way twice now and no one has answered. Does anybody know the answer to this?

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I've heard so many conflicting things about hitler's views on religion. I've heard he was a baptized and devout Catholic, I've also heard that Nazism is anti-Catholic, and I've also heard him described as an Atheist. What gives?

I know this is a huge question that can't be possibly answers to a certainty but I'm curious as to how knights treated there horses, which were more likely than not, invaluable. Did they form a close relationship with them the way is today feel with our dogs? Or was it more of a master servant relationship?

Were there any survivors within the immediate vicinity of Indonesia (where Toba was located), or did they all die?

Basically the title, under US Federal law were slaves considered citizens? If they weren't citizens under the law, what was their legal status?

Also, (I am not sure if this requires another thread) could slave owners take their slaves with them when they traveled? Did ambassadors bring their slaves with them to their foreign posts?

It seems a rather important event to me, but when I started to read up on the subject of the Spanish civil war it wasn't until the second or third book that I actually came across him and the manner of his death.

Obviously definitions matter a lot here but I don't think anyone is confused as to what I'm asking.

I guess this is primarily a historiography question, but I whenever I see a reference on reddit to the US winning WWII, there's always someone around to deny that it happened. Did it become culturally important in Europe to exclude the US from its victory narrative? Is there some historical basis for this?

By this time I would have thought a lot of the more advanced European powers would have the money and technology to create a Roman-style infantry army. I'm aware of things like the rodeleros, but why did armies choose to fight with massed pikes instead? Hadn't the Roman legions proved to be more flexible than the Macedonian phalanx?

Byzantium was a continuation of the Eastern Roman empire that became more in touch with Greek culture over time, but how did the lower classes identify? I.e., would they identify as Roman, or Greek? Did it vary throughout time?

We all know Italy is shaped like a boot. But when was it first discovered? I doubt Ancient Romans or their contemporaries had accurate enough maps (or, for that matter, tall boots with heels on them).

I'm currently living in China but know almost nothing about it's history (I learned western european at school, but only till 14). I know (very) vaguely, i.e. almost nothing, about the cultural revolution, Mao, confucianism/buddhism/communism. Where would I look to gain insight into this county's history and culture? Are there any must-read books/documentaries/films/blogs etc you would recommend? Thank you in advance for any advice/tips you might have.

As I understand it, the apparent story is that there were approximately 20,000 pirates on Mediterranean at the time that Pompey was tasked with stopping them. He was granted total power of the sea and all lands up to 50 miles inland to do so with the passage of the Lex Gabinia, and with the help of his 13 legates who were each assigned to a portion of the sea, Pompey cleared the sea in just 40 days with a mixture of military (naval) force, promises of pardon for cessation of pirating, the giving of on-land work opportunities (and maybe even land?), among other things.

My professor (who is not a Roman scholar) is skeptical of the accuracy of this version of the story, and I tend to agree based on what little knowledge I have - the removal of 20,000 (supposedly? is this number accurate? can we even know?) pirates, many of which were certainly extremely good at what they did, in just 40 days seems nigh-impossible. However according to him this is a minority view among Roman scholars.

Of course in Roman history and history in general there are many cases of events being revised or exaggerated for purposes of I guess "building legend" would be a good way to put it. So to what extent do you believe this story is exaggerated or not? Is there even a good reason to believe either way conclusively or is it all ambiguous?

e: people have pointed out that I might have mistakes or misinformation which is very possible - like I said I have very little academic knowledge

I've a few books on both American and IJN points of view of the war, but there was never a single mention of Canadian forces. Not a single ship, even during the early days including the battle of the Java sea. I have not read up on the Aleutians operations, so perhaps they had a role there?

I'm currently developing a history themed board game based around the development of the North American continent. I'm attempting to make it as historically accurate as possible and I need your help! My main question is: what were the standard infantry firearms of the Mexican army and the French Army (foreign legion) during the 1860s. Did they use minie ball based weapons like in the American civil war? I'm finding a lot of conflicting information on the web. I've mostly found the india pattern "brown bess" being used earlier in mexico, and the peabody rifle, remington rolling block, and winchester m1879 hotchkiss being used later. But there seems to be a void of standard weapons used during the French Intervention. Thanks for taking the time to read this, can any historians out there help me?

I'm trying to remember a quote. I believe it was from someone involved in the Spanish Inquisition. The gist of it is saying that the inquisitor only needed a few words from a person on trial to contort them and find him guilty. It goes something like, "I can hang a man in seven words" or "hang a man in those lines." I google searched to no avail.

Are there any books or online texts on the topic of Saloons during the "Wild West"? How they operated, what the prices were, how did you pay, what was on the "menu" etc.

Thanks in advance

My grandmother and I talked about this: Why are there so many Ethiopian Jews? And does it have anything to do with The Queen of Sheba?