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Not sure if this is the right sub for this, but if not, please let me know where better to post.
We're taught here in Australia that Aboriginals believed in the Dreamtime / Rainbow Serpent / etc., but also that there were hundreds of different tribes around Australia with different cultures.
So my question is: Did all of these different tribes share the same origin myth, or were there major differences between them?
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Many years after the fact, historians are starting to attempt to paint a more objective view of the Galactic Empire, and one common idea I've seen was that the Empire knew about the impending Yuuzhan Vong invasion and that's why the Empire was as autocratic and militarized as it was. It's a compelling idea especially when compared to the New Republic's handling of the invasion. Is there any veracity to this?
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Am I going to be smothered by moths in my sleep for even posting this?
So we know that Pelinal Whitestrake was an immortal warrior who committed great deeds during the late Merethic Era and early First Era. There is no definitive criteria for determining whether or not a particular historical figure was a Shezarrine, making certain identification cloudy at best and more likely impossible, but we know that all the Shezarrines were supposedly immortal warriors, possibly avatars or incarnations of the deity Lorkhan.
Evidence against Whitestrake being a Shezarrine includes the fact that he was closely associated with Akatosh, a deity from a different pantheon than Lorkhan/Shor/Shezar. And when Plontinu stated his belief that Whitestrake was a Shezarrine, he was smothered to death by moths in his sleep, but is that divine punishment for blasphemy/heresy or is it just silencing someone who got too close to the truth?
Additionally, how does the theory that Whitestrake may have been some kind of automaton from the future factor in? I certainly find the evidence of his artificial nature compelling. "Pelinal" means "star-made knight", which many interpret as a reference to him being an android built by the gods. The "Whitestrake" part of his name comes from his left hand that was "made of a killing light" (some kind of laser gun hand?). At one time he had a "chest that gaped open to show no heart, only a red rage shaped diamond-fashion", which sounds like a robot heart to me, and after he was finally beheaded by the Ayleids, his disembodied head continued to converse with Morihaus. He once fought a duel and upon defeating his opponent "ate his neck-veins while screaming praise to Reman, a name that no one knew yet", which supports the "time-traveling" part.
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This supposed genocide and the war highly exaggerated to justify Republic City's existence so how can we be sure the facts are correct?
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I ask because I don't know of any institutions that disbanded because they fulfilled their objectives
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I'm an undergraduate student in the anthropology program at my school. I'm currently planning out historical portion of my thesis research, and I feel like use of my local archive would be invaluable.
Unfortunately, I've never actually used an archive before, so I wouldn't really know what I'm doing. I was hoping you guys could give me some pointers so I'm not just going in blind.
I just don't want to feel like I'm wasting anyone's time by going in there without really knowing what I'm doing.
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In particular, what's the evidence that points to their identification?
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According to The True History of the Galactic Empire, the Sith were able to restore order to an otherwise chaotic galaxy. They've also never found any proof of the "crimes against humanity" that the Sith have been accused of, and if there were casualties surrounding their takeover, weren't those justified by the order which they brought with them? Is it true that the Sith did nothing wrong?
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I was curious if any of you could recommend any authors that are of the same ilk as A.J.P. Taylor. Any and all subject matters are welcome.
I couldn't be more of a fan of his writing (and yes, I'm aware that he's controversial, to say the least).
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Previous weeks' Tuesday Trivias and the complete upcoming schedule.
Today’s trivia theme was suggested by /u/Scarbane who asked "Do 'fad diets' tend to be a modern invention? Are there accounts of people in the past who have taken up strange eating habits to cure impotence, lose/gain weight, improve resistance to poison/disease, etc?"
Next Week on Tuesday Trivia: Forgotten Fancies of the Famous!
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