The Romans were no strangers to many different religions and many different cults. What was it about christianity that led to such a harsh response? What happened between the period of Nero to before the Diocletian persecution?

When did humans learn that we were a little sperm before birth?

Which would you recommend?

In other words, what is the oldest known art that we can suspect might have been sexually stimulating to the creator or recipient?

What would the income have been like? Or was there no prominence involved? Was being a "good actor" rewarded in any way?

Sorry for the question spam. Thank you in advance for taking your time!

BOOKS. Not documentaries or podcasts.

Hi. I don't know much about the romans. I know Caesar and that is about it. However, i really want to learn as much as possible about their history, from the very beginning to the end.

Are there any good books for someone with little knowledge, like an introduction? I don't want it to be dumbed down, i want as much information as possible, but i want it to understand i have no prior knowledge.

Thanks in advance, sorry if this does not fit here...but it seems better than r/suggestmeabook

EDIT: I want to know about the beginning, Ancient rome i think it's called, then republic then empire. It's ok to recommend more than one book!!

I've read about it on TIL recently and was wondering, did the Inca invent the LLC before the modern Europeans?

Hi there, I find the pervasiveness and aggressiveness of anti-semitism a bizarrely common prejudice coming from people of many different ideologies, religions and ethnicities. I would like to explore why it is such a common discrimination historically and why it has existed for such a long period of time (at least from what I understand). However I imagine that this topic attracts all kinds of apologists and extreme thinking which undermines actual facts and sensible hypothesis could someone point me in the right direction when it comes to reading?

I hope I asked that right. I mean the stereotypical "stand in giant formation, march up to the enemy, stand and fire in a line" routine that you see on tv and in history books. Did we use that in 1812 or had we adopted a more modern "take cover" approach to battle? Forgive my ignorance, I don't know much about the terminology.

From reading, I understand that he made several reforms in the way that the military operated and trained. What else did he do as an emperor though?

While Orwell was a self proclaimed socialist and even participated in the spanish civil war and wrote about the spanish socialist communities of that time, he is viewed as a mere traitor by many modern socialists.

I know that he handed a list of socialists (and gays?) to the british government. But do we know why he did that? And what exactly happened to the people on the list afterwards?

It was quite popular at the time, and many believed it would work. Chamberlain was even seen as a hero when he went to the Munich Conference in 1938. Did any events in the 1930s contribute to the failure of Appeasement?

The book Gay New York claims that many men would solicit gay men because because many female prostitutes would decline to do oral. Is this true and what factors might have contributed to prostitutes being able to be so selective?

I am interested in how paper was used in imperial China on a day-to-day basis in conjunction with social practice and custom. Ideally, I want to drift away from religious practice (ghost money) and printing/publishing culture. Also, I am interested in commoners more so than the civil service elite/literati.

Two examples (Tobie Meyer-Fong's 'What Remains') from the Qing: A butcher refusing to stamp the shop's insignia on meat-wrapping paper. This idea stemming from the belief that the blood coming from the meat was viewed as a type of pollution. Organizations (usually supported by literati) paying impoverished individuals to collect paper for recycling purposes.

I understand these ideas are connected to religious ideology as it is hard to separate the symbiotic nature of life and religion, but in my opinion, it's more loosely connected than, for example, ghost money.

I would love any sources, input, or general discussion on the matter! Even if it is connecting to publishing, or other spheres, let it fly.