For all the wonders of ancient time, i believe their remains have been found, or some evidence of it. But for the hanging gardens of babylon, i believe no evidence has ever been found, and people have theorized that something of that scale that requires constant maintenance is impossible to achieve at the time.

So what is the general consensus on the matter?

Bonus question, but if king nebucha... Whatever his name is built them according to the legend/evidence why are they offen attributed to Semiramis. Why are they even called hanging gardens of babylon if they were not built in babylon?

Julia, Augusta, Claudia, many second declension -us male names could be easily converted to first declension -a feminine names. But Iesus doesn't seem to join this convention. Why is this?

During the Ottoman-Egyptian war (1839-1841), the entire Ottoman navy defected to Egypt. What was the cause for this drastic action? How were the deserters treated during and after the war? Did something like this ever happen before or after?

European/British literature of the 1800s seems to depict poor or “delicate” health as a positive trait in upper class women, with consumption/TB in particular appearing to have been almost fashionable. Is this accurate, and if so, how did poor health come to be associated with gentility and/or femininity, and did any particular societal changes lead to it falling out of favour?

Many people refer to the Nazi party as the National Socialist party and say that they were socialists. Were they actually a socialist or was that just a name?

I’ve recently been intrigued with learning about traditional inns and taverns throughout East Asia. I’ve been trying to get some sort of information on these within China, but with no luck through internet research. I think they’re normally called Joy Dan or Jiuguan, but I’m not entirely sure. I would like to get some insight with regards to this. Were there also places of gathering like this during the Qing Dynasty? Thank you.

Hello, all. Does anyone have any recommendations for good books about the Indus Valley civilization and pre-Vedic Dravidians? I'm particularly interested in learning about daily life and religion. Thanks very much, historians!

Hello, I have an interest in most things medieval, and as it happens Armour in particular.

So I thought I would mix this passion with a school assignment.

I would like to write about, medieval armour. Ideally 1400-1450, but it could be 1450-1500 if there are more materials on this topic.

Im am a beginner in the sense that I have never read an actual historical book like what Im asking for, but im not afraid of a little more difficult reading.

Book that I have found is "armour of the english knight 1400-1450" by Tobias Capwell (who I know from collaboration in the youtube sphere of this topic) which I suspect would/ will be a good read.

However, I need more so are there any books, on this topic (or that contain this topic in some capacity) that you would reccomend for someone like me?

If they are avaliable as a purchase in .pdf, that would be ideal, since it would be way more convenient given my work scheadule.

Any help is very appreciated

As the title suggests I want to study thoroughly on the British era in India. Books by actual historian's would be helpful.

I'd been looking up some older books for a personal project, and I found a bunch of scanned pages with detailed printed illustrations. I also read references to a law book made for a pope that was "adorned with goat musicians and fox monks". These were the more magical ones — there were some that had some cheeky illustrations that were quite obviously not a doodle or an afterthought.

Any idea why these were customary in medieval books and why they died down (even though printed books are still very much around)?

After Cortez and his men took control of Mexico City, they put together a package of spoils to send back to the Emperor. Gold, Montezuma's cloak, slaves, stuff like that. The Spanish ship got captured by a French pirate who then turned it all (?) over to the king of France, who then bragged to the Spanish Emperor about it.

Do any of those things still exist?

Is there a difference? I have done a lot of research and I couldn’t find a good answer. Help is appreciated

TIK has made several videos arguing that the Nazis were really socialists, which is a recent trend that has popped up among right wingers. However, tik has dozens of sources which makes it appear like his argument has a strong basis to it. I haven't seen it as it is 4 hours long and I just don't have the time for it as there are many other videos I would rather watch and I don't want to waste time if most of it turns out to be complete BS.

I have a hard time finding any unbias arguments as pretty much all those I see who support this idea are usually right wingers while those who criticize it are left wingers. I am hoping to find an unbiased statement here that can help confirm or deny TIK's arguments.

I've been reading about a little controversy recently where a popular children's cartoon called Miraculous Ladybug had a brief image of what looked like the Rising Sun Flag as a visual for Japan explaining different time zones, and a lot of Koreans have voiced their displeasure at the show and its creator as a result.

It inspired me to look more into the history of the Rising Sun Flag, and I was surprised to learn that the Korean protests against the flag only started around ten years ago. Some people have actually compared it to the Nazi swastika while protesting. Is this comparison because Japan and Germany worked together during World War II?

Were there any Koreans protesting the flag and Japanese rule during and after World War II? I know Japan treated the Koreans poorly when the former were under the latter's rule, but were there ever any protests against the flag before 2011? If not, why did the protests start so recently?

I hope this question isn't too complicated. It's my first time posting on this subreddit.

I can think of another story about a Roman emperor taking into account some weather omen--I want to say it was Constantine and that it had something to do with his conversion.

I'm curious about any additional examples which people can cook up.

I'm trying to research the types of armor and weaponry that an English man-at-arms would use at Agincourt. I would mostly like to know whether there was a preference in the types of swords used.
Thank you all in advance.

I know Americans hate the government. So how did FDR persuade everyone to give up their belongings? If this happened today I'd imagine huge unrest like Capitol Riot x100.

'Spiritualism' refers to the belief that the spirits of the dead can communicate with living 'mediums'. Why did this idea become so popular at this time?