Could William the Conqueror read, for instance? How did literacy compare in the previous Anglo-Saxon state (given its complex bureaucracy) to literacy among German counts or Spanish kings?

For starters, this isn't a homework question. I was trying to think of the guy's name earlier and it really bothered me that I couldn't think of it, and Google couldn't help me either.

Now, for the details I recall. There were several important Romans (senators I presume), on a stand I think. As Julius rode by them, all of them stood up as a sign of respect, except for ________. This made Julius furious.

For the next several days, whenever legislation was brought to him, he said he'd "only sign it if it was okay with _______."

Could someone please help me by telling me whose this guy's name was? It's bother the heck out of me!

I'm trying to write a fictional novel and yes, I know this question is morbid, but I need to know so I can write the scene.

This question is not very specific. But whenever I read about (later) Rome and the Early Medieval period, I'm fascinated by the huge number of Germanic tribes, which are often mentioned without much detail. The Cimbri; the Teutons; the Suebi (or Suevi); the Chatti and Tencteri (mentioned by Tacitus); the Alamanni; the Goths (Visi- and Ostro-); the Tungri; Pliny's Vandili, Burgundiones, Varini, Carini, Gutones, Ingævones, Chauci, Istævones, Hermiones, Hermunduri, Chatti, Cherusci, Peucini, Basternæ, and Daci...

It goes on and on. But I almost never see much detail about what distinguished these peoples from one another. Do we know anything? What do we know? What are our sources?

Any type of reading would be appreciated but some books for a layman would probably be most helpful.

I assumed they were primarily concerned with dealing with 'undesirables'.

Did ever soldier wear colors? In tv and movies both sides in a battle often wear similar armor and I'm often left wondering how people knew who was on their side and who wasnt once the line was broken.

Just want to know if this sub is going to go private like many others have. I personally love the content of this sub as much as anyone, but I would be willing to support this movement if it comes to it.

I was visiting an old forum I used to check out and I saw a bunch of people talking about how the United States was very close to supporting the Central Powers during WWI, and how there was a movement after WWI to prevent German cultural dominance. Some of the actions included excluding German scientists from international conferences to prevent the German language from becoming the "lingua franca" of science. is there any truth to this?

The Babylonians had a civilization that spanned several thousands of years. The Roman Empire lasted around 1,000 years (~500 years as a Republic, and around ~500 years as an Empire). The Babylonians have done SO much which shapes us today, including giving us astrology, scripts, agriculture, and religion.

So why wasn't their immediate demise not studied in great details like the Fall of the Roman Empire? Why weren't their major battles scrutinized like the way the Battle of Adrianople of 378 AD was scrutinized?

As a fan of the movies that was born in the 90s I would like to know if a DeLorean was used in the movie because it was popular or did the car become polar because of the movie?

Germans did not have quarrel with Belgium, they just needed timely defeat of France. By resisting, Belgians opened themselves to occupation with all the horrors: plunder, rape, destruction of infrastructure, food shortages...

Was it due to London Agreement? Were the military hoping to keep Germans at bay until Britain and French come to rescue? Were they afraid that by laing down weapons Great Britain would choose neutrality?

Were Byzantine and Persian armies comparable in terms of units and tactics during the Persian expansion into Egypt and the Levant?

What were Byzantine/Persian relations like after the Muslim Conquest of Persia?

Did Byzantine and Persian royalty ever intermarry, before and after the Muslim Conquest?

What do Byzantine sources have to say about the Persians generally?

When was the height of Byzantine military power?

How did the Normans get to Southern Italy to fight the Byzantines?

To what extent did slavery exist in the Byzantine Empire?

To what extent was the Western European tradition of chivalry adopted by the Byzantine military-aristocratic class?

Hi all,

I have a non-reddit friend who asked me about what other languages are like Finnish, and so I said Magyar in Hungary. However, his question made me wonder if there were other similarities between the two cultures. Thanks!

Classic Roman soldiers are portrayed marching with the sarcina, a bag on a stick, did this change for the Byzantine army or did they maintain this? I also read that each legion had 500 or so pack mules, did the Byzantines keep this system or change it?

I meant the early 1900s.

For instance, General Electric, General Dynamics, General Motors, etc.