Were there any situations in the 1920s when they were not worn? E.g.

• Sleeping

• Under 'flapper' dresses

I want to know how many generations it took to go from King to unknown commoner?

Or try to have them killed out of revenge? Or keep them under surveillance from time to time?

Let's say I'm running a workshop or a large farm and I need some slave labourers. Where would I go to obtain them? Were there slave trading businesses?

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I know that Napoleon was popular, but from what I understand the people sent to capture him went to join him. How was this possible? What could he have possibly said or done?

Hey guys,

I understand these sort of eras are more for laymen than professional historians. I'm asking what the common Roman would've thought about the past.

You know how most people think of the past in terms of eras that have defining characteristics like the ancient era, classical era, etc.? How did the ancient Romans divide up the past and what characteristics did they use to do so?

Is this the legend of a heretic or do historians accept this strange way to die? What the hell kinda horrible disease would cause that to happen? From Lost to the West by Lars Brownworth. Thank you for any responses.

Bonus question: assuming that the idea of a "shady guy" predates the trench-coat stereotype, how would past generations have characterized the typical dress of suspicious characters?

I'm curious because I know that by the time the Empire started to crumble the majority of the social elite hailed from a plebeian origin, and most of the original patrician families had died out. I know the Rothschilds are an old family, but I'm wondering if there is one that is truly ancient in terms of its origins.

Hello,

A lot of people have the idea that slave owners bred their slaves for strength, mating the bigger and stronger ones to produce bigger and stronger children, and that this was a frequent occurrence in American slavery. Anyway, my question is, is there any evidence that this type of selective breeding of slaves occurred, and how widespread was the practice, if it did?

On the one hand, it makes anecdotal sense -- most of the black guys I know are more "jacked" and can put on muscle more easily than your average white guy. From what I've read about slavery, though, slaves seemed to pick who they married without the masters caring much or giving any input. I've never read about slaveowners pairing slaves up to produce a specific type of child.

One possibility could be that the weaker slaves died early anyway, either on the ships or shortly after arriving, so the black people who lived long enough to pass on their genes tended to be stronger. I don't want to speculate any more though, since I don't know. Any input from someone who does would be appreciated.

Both North Korea and Ancient Egypt's rulers are and were literally believed to be living Gods, that makes me wonder if government propaganda at the time was similar to what North Korea does today. Is there any evidence of this? Are there tales of Pharaohs who don't go to the bathroom or got 18 whole in ones at their first golf game?

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I imagine that this question may be hard to answer, but it's something I've been wondering about for a long time.

Briefly, what and/or how long would it take for a real event to become a legend or a myth? More precisely, an event that people could comprehend at the time (no natural disasters and similar things).

I imagine that if there's enough time, without written records, an important event will eventually be regarded as a legend passed on by oral tradition. But how long? Would remoteness and isolation accelerate the process? What about written records? Would they delay it significantly?

One thing I tend to imagine to hypothesize on the subject is the hundred years' war. By the end of the war, soldiers would have had been born after it started, and their fathers and grandfathers would have had fought in it too. If the war kept on going, eventually, I imagine some kind of legend would develop - like a war that never ends or that it had been raging since the beginning of times, that kind of stuff.

Alexander the Great, for example, campaigned in remote areas that kept isolated for a long time after his death. I imagine some kind of myth must have developed about him. Afghanistan would probably be a prime candidate. Are there any records of such legends? If so, do we know for how long have they been told, or when did they start?

I'm probably asking to measure the unmeasurable, but doesn't hurt to try.

Thanks.

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I am trying to find information on my grandfather who was in the Vietnamese military. He has been missing since 1975, and though most of my family has assumed he is gone, I would like to find any pictures or information on him. Thank you!

Is it purely out of respect to a fearsome yet defeated adversary?

At one point or another, wouldn't someone notice that mercury or trepanation or any other number of procedures are hurting people? Even if they didn't think that it hurt patients, at least someone noticed that it also didn't improve the situation?