I've just wondered why there was a rise of a new term to put into use when one already existed?

Shot in the dark: does anyone know where I could read Philetairos' The Huntress? I can't seem to find it anywhere, but according to Wikipedia, it does exist. I don't read/write anything other than English, so I would need an English translation, which might make it harder to find :(

James Michener's novel Alaska has a chapter narrating the events of Vitus Bering's 2nd Kamchatka expedition (1730s to 1740s).

In the story, a number of sailors fall ill with scurvy. German naturalist Georg Steller, who accompanied the expedition, finds a kind of grass that he describes as an antiscorbutic[1]. He makes a sort of tea by boiling the grass and urges the (Russian) sailors to drink it. Most refuse, saying, "No German is going to make me eat grass" (roughly -- I don't have the book with me now). And so many of them die of scurvy.

In the real world: I know that Steller did accompany this expedition. I also know that the expedition had a serious problem with scurvy. It killed a number of people, including Bering himself.

But what about the rest? Did Steller really know how to cure scurvy with boiled grass? (It is my understanding that effective scurvy preventives and treatments were not established until around 1750.) Is it likely that sick crew members refused the treatment -- and died as a result -- simply due to nationalism?

[1] Antiscorbutic means preventing or treating scurvy. Today we would say that the plant contains vitamin C.

I just finished a paper on St. Augustine's City of God. The paper was focused towards political theory so I did not read the whole book. In the sections I did read it seemed that Augustine would spend a lot of his time discussing the gods worshipped by Romans and other Empires.

It seems to me that he discusses them as they actually existed. He references his god as the one true God but I'm not sure I remember him saying the only god.

I know its a bit of a long shot but is it possible that he somehow allowed for the existence of other gods?

I'm not trying to spark a religious debate just wondering if someone who is familiar with the text can clear things up. Thank you.

Hi,

I'm currently playing a game of EU4 as Vietnam, looking to build an economic empire based on production and trade. It's got me interested in the area and I'd like to learn more about it.

Can anybody here tell me about the following areas from 1450-1800, or link me to further reading? I'm looking for information on -

• What goods were produced
• Advancements in production techniques of goodstuffs
• What kind of geopolitical ripples were caused in the area, and further out, by control, or shifts in the trade / economical network in the area.

I understand it's a pretty precise topic, but thanks for any help in advance.

I think I've heard before that in the 14th - 17th centuries people would speak Latin fluently (some books would even be written in it) but who was the last group of people to speak it fluently?

Hi all,

At the end of next year I plan to start my honors thesis in history. There's a semester of skill building, a summer of research, and then a semester of writing. I'm not confident about my topic yet, but I know it will be (early) modern intellectual history, and most likely Jewish histoy. As of right now I know English and Hebrew. I'm considering taking two semesters of accelerated German (equivalent to four semesters) before I start my thesis. I feel like, especially for modern Jewish history, German is an essential language. Besides the widespread use of German amongst many thinkers and historical figures, much of academia was written and discussed in German.

The question I'm struggling with is, is this worth it? I suppose the question is two fold:

1. Is the value I'd gain from two semesters of accelerated German greater than the 3-4 history classes I could take instead.
2. Is 2 semesters of accelerated German (or 4 semesters of regular German) enough experience to read documents and conduct historical research?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Feel free to include any general information/sources about the resistance movement as well.

EDIT: Wish I could change the title to "that is documented to begin in 1945."

Everything I read about Galicia talks about how it was the poorest place in Europe for much of the 19th century. What caused this and was it always like that?

• Was Huey Long a racist? [I have heard Socialists claim he was.]
• Was he a fascist? [I have also heard this a lot.]
• How big was his following? Did he ever stand a chance of becoming president?

What work has been done to get third party sources (Roman or Jewish or other) to make a case for the Bible's claims about Christ being a real person? Theology aside, what are the chances the Bible provides historical details?

Hey all!

I'm writing a dissertation on the economy of Northern Ireland in the 1950s, and I've come up short with useful sources; primary and secondary. This is likely due to the vastly more important events of the 1940s and 1960s overshadowing this decade. So, I need some help.

Anything you know of on the era would be great; better still if it's focusing on the economy or even the pots-war British Welfare State as a whole. I wasn't sure if this question belonged here, but the mods said I could ask it.

Thanks all!

The Nazis wanted to murder anyone who wasn't blue eyed and blond. I've always wondered why Japan thought an alliance was a the way to go. Everyone should be able to see the one massive flaw in this plan of theirs.

Getting into the study of oysters and I'm curious if this sub might know anything that could be interesting