I'm about a quarter of the way through the book now and loving it but I'm interested in how historians view it. Any qualms or praises for it? Things I should be wary of as I continue?

Are there any known Roman writings describing knowledge of those religions? I'm referring to the western roman empire.

I am a ceramic artist, from the American south that is interested in the relation to traditional Senegalese cuisine to the food-scape of the American south. I am working to connect Senegalese cuisine: the influence it had on utilitarian ceramics in Senegal, and the influence on ceramic vessels that effected cuisine in the American south.

Currently I am looking for sources to continue research.

Why during the first world war, did the entente not try to do an amphibious invasion of northern Germany, surely it was a feasible idea and could have been carried out?

What is the exact importance of the number 12? It pops up in several places in history and religion and culture. 12 children of Jacob, 12 students of Jesus, 12 months a year, 12 hour a year...

So what is it that joins all these people together? Where does the number 12 come from?

If this isn't appropriate for this subreddit please redirect meto the appropriate one. Thanks in advance!!

I've been trying with lack of success to find out what dyes were the hardest to create and obtain historically in general. In for example the middle ages would they have had a full complement of colours to wear, and if so which would be the more commonly seen and which would be rarer?

Ok, bear with me, this is kind of a convoluted question.

So, i've been reading a lot of John Irving lately and he tends to have things take place in the mid to late-mid 20th century. However, in a lot of his books, the characters swear and exclaim vulgarities (frequently "fuck" and its derivatives) and it's happening (in the book) in the 1950's and 60's. A lot of underage sex and extra-marital sex in general happens as well.

But, according to 50's and 60's pop culture (at least before the free love movement and such) it seems that swearing and general crassness was very taboo and we, today, think of it as not being as vulgar - even wartime accounts I read rarely include swear words or anything like that, and if they do, it's usually only "bitch" or "damn". I just think of the 40's - 60's (even into the 70's and 80's) as very sheltered and even religious. Mostly, the pop culture wasn't nearly as suggestive as today's.

So, what i'm asking is: did people like this exist? Would people be nearly as colloquial as today? Would teenagers be having sex with condoms - or be getting pregnant and getting abortions? (i know condoms existed obviously). Or is the censorship of that era so great that we wouldn't know today?

Pretty much what the title says. I'm interested as to the impact of the American Civil War in European history. Thanks!

I don't know if this is true or not, thus i wanted to come here and seek your knowledge about this matter. But is Satan as in the bible, that he is the opposer of god, actually Nebuchadnezzar II? Why did he earn such a title, and why was his rule so important in regards to the bible?

He is also mentioned as morning star in some places where i tried looking for information. But i thought the fallen angel was Lucifer?

thank you to any that has any knowledge about this. Also if perhaps you know of any good/decent documentaries regarding this matter or babylon in itself please let me know.

Where and how did words like fuck, shit, asshole, etc come about?

Please excuse me if my question is not very clear, but after attending an exposition about Paul Gauguin I wanted to know if other artists (painters, sculptors, writers...) travelled to the Pacific Ocean (including Australia/New Zealand) and how did they react to it?

I really enjoyed Gauguin's portraits of women from Tahiti and I would love to learn more about the imagery and "reception" of the Pacific Islands during the 19th century. Also, I just realized that I read Melville's Typee a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Thus I'm kind of looking into stuff like this. For instance I'd love to read notes of an artist's journal who travelled to this part of the globe.

Why did nazi Germany never attempt a invasion of great Britain during ww2. If a amphibious assault was inconceivable how come paratroopers weren't possible. They had controlle of the sky's? Am I missing some major detail or did Germany not want the territory?

All I can think of is john locke "tabula rasa", "no representation without taxation" and John calvins " rebel to tyrant is obedience to god". What else can I talk about?

Herodotus refers to the Royal Scythians having a capital at a city called Gelonus. Themiscrya is the alleged city of the Amazons. In research of Scythian settlements, what evidence supports a historical Themiscrya?

Is there anything approaching a historical consensus on this aspect of the conflict?

Considering that the empire lasted a very long time, I got to thinking how much the city would have changed. Would most things be more-or-less the same apart from the big projects (aqueducts, the Coliseum, etc) or would it look like a different city?

Curious how he is looked, especially if he mentioned at all in modern times.

So many emperors or even just nobles adopted their heirs, why is that?