Beyond the experience of the participants, I imagine ancient warfare could be hell on the landscape itself, with plenty of detritus afterwards. You'd have bodies-turned-bones of men, horses, or other animals; you'd have damaged and discarded armor or other equipment; you'd have abandoned fortifications. It seems like, given a large enough battle in a remote enough location, it could be many, many years before the landscape is returned to something like a "natural" state, to the point where it would be unrecognizable to passers-by as a one-time battlefield.

Would it have been common for travelers in the ancient world to recognize and take note of old battlefields of which they had no prior knowledge? Do we have any records of ancient authors visiting such sites and seeing traces of the fight (I'm particularly interested in the Roman and Hellenic worlds, but would be interested to hear from other places/times as well)? Or would all the "stuff" on battlefields in remote or settled areas be swallowed quickly, by nature or by human endeavor?

I didn't see any old threads on this but I'm sure someone has asked this before. Sorry if this is too broad.

Want to understand if the tensions between Shia/Sunni/Alawites etc. have always been a component of Syrian history or whether these are more recent developments.

Hi! I live in Norway, and there's an incredibly big amount of very common names starting with Jo: Johan, Johannes, Johanne, Johanna, Jo, Jon, Joakim, Jonatan, Johar, Joseph, Joshua-

Furthermore, there are even more names common in other countries: Joe, Johnny ,Josh ,etc...

But why? Why is there such a huge amount of names starting with "Jo" specifically? And why is it so common to be named one of these names in Norway?

Did they believe them to be made of "stuff"? It seems that sometimes they use the word "wind" to refer to spirits. In some Greek narratives, they behave like vapor. Did they believe them to be made of "stuff" which is unseen but physical?

Did people just call it "The World War", was it called "World War I" because they were expecting another one, or was it referred to as something else?

Did the provinces play an important part in the success of the empire?

What I'm saying is how does a country as powerful as germany lose it all within a year? It seems like they spiraled out of control very quickly.

In the western world today mint has a near monopoly on flavouring for things like mouthwash and toothpaste, whereas for example in Asia you can easily find lemon or other flavours, and I've heard that lavender and rose were popular in Europe up until around ww2.

Does anyone have any insight as to when and how the shift to mint happened?

Hey guys !

Was joking with a british guy today and remembered something I heard on the french radio a long time ago: that we were so jealous of their wool quality, due to the destruction of the Wolf in England, that our king (Louis the XIVth or close) decided to try to reintroduce wolves in England by sending them by ship. I don't recall if it was said as a mere project or as something actually done.

Now when I tried to find any proof or source, I couldn't, neither in French nor in English. So... is it bullshit ?

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My history course has made me curious on the status of Jews.

• How were Jews treated before WW1.

• How were they treated during WW1.

• When did the these negative feelings toward Jews manifest? Any prime examples prior to Hitler's actions (deathcamps, 'Final Solution', eugenics, etc)?

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Looking for any and all history podcasts so please throw them all at me!

Aspiring historian here. I'm in the middle of enrolling in my last semester of classes for my AAT (education, 8-12) and wanted to pick some brains. Right this minute, my plan is to finish this degree, take enough time to pay off my car, and then go to get my BA in history. I have a lot more questions than answers right now though, and my school doesn't have a history/general social sciences advisor.

So what kinds of things should I expect going in to finish my BA? How specialized am I likely to get? (Pre-modern English history is where I want to end up eventually. 19th-20th century East Asia is a close second, but I'll work out those details along the way.) How much research is involved? What does undergrad history research even look like?

I'm dead set on what I want to do with my degree straight out the gate - I absolutely want to teach, and I absolutely want to continue my own studies for as long as I can. I just don't know if the timing is right. What do you guys think?

"Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a Republic."

I'm trying to find this quote for an essay on "Democracy in America" and my professor gave us 5 quotes but I can't find this one anywhere in the text for the life of me. All my searching attributes this quote to him, but doesn't give a source. Some Googling hasn't turned up this quote actually appearing in "Democracy in America"

I'm confused. Can anyone here help?

What's the deal?

I know this is a weird question but I started thinking, how can a word be held as offensive? What made it offensive and where did it come from? I know the question is a bit inappropriate but im still curious. Are these words just passed down and given their meaning?

I was sitting in art class today and we were looking over the portrait of Louis the 14th. He was all dressed up but this weird thing is he had on what looked like red high heels, a classmate of mine said that Louis was a dancer. Is this true? Was Louis the 14th known to cut the rug and dance if he wanted to?

Say I am a King, and I happen to be attracted to my wife? If I wanted some private time with her during the day, would the church consider me sinful? What about the general public?