Besides ending the war, Lincoln pushed the freeing of slaves so they would be sent back to Africa after the civil war, so why is this overlooked and Lincoln revered as a saint to freedom? If I'm wrong please correct me.

I've read and heard too many articles and comments referring to warfare in Africa as "tribal". Usually some kind of racist notions of animal savagery, brutality, etc. I doubt these wars managed to wipe out millions of people, like the Thirty Years' War but I could be wrong.

How was war conducted in pre-colonial Africa, particularly in densely forested areas like The Congo and the Great Lakes region? How did the Sahara, Sahel, etc. impact warfare for Africans?

Thank you.

Edit: to be more specific, let's focus on Kingdom of Aksum, the Almoravids, the Songhai Empire, the Kingdom of Kongo, and The Kingdom of Buganda.

Hi! I was reading through the Old Testament today, and I noticed that the entire chapter of Leviticus 13 talks about the procedures related to quarantining people with infectious diseases, as well as how to deal with mildew.

From what I found on Wikipedia on the Quarantine and Infection pages, this idea of diseases being infectious and isolating those affected by them didn't really come about until the Renaissance. Is there any reason why this is so?

Thanks a lot!

Ive seen many maps of the HRE and in almost every one Hungary is outside of the empire but still owned by Austria. Similarly East Prussia was not considered part of the empire (or the German Confederation apparently) even when it became connected with west prussia

As far as I can tell, the guys in the front rank were exponentially more likely to get shot than the guys in the rear. Would the commanding officers place their most experienced veterans in front? Was it seen as an honor to be in the first rank? If i were a soldier in this time period, I'd at least try to stand in a spot that had two or three rows of comrades in front of me to absorb enemy fire, as shitty as that sounds.

In a lot movies about kings, queens and Knights you sometimes hear them recite old codes of honour. For example in the movie "Dragon heart" they talk about being "Knights of the old code" and recite a pledge about being sworn to valour and protecting the week. Has anything like this ever actually existed in the real world? Or is this the fantasy version of Knights that movies have created.

When was something we would recognize as 'string' invented? What about ropes and general string-like or rope-like things? What were older versions like? What were they made out of? How common or available would they be?

I'm watching ESPNs 30 for 30 on the 1980 US Olympic "Miracle on Ice," and they say by the 1984 Olympics, many Soviet players had been drafted by NHL teams, and some didn't know it. Is this accurate; and if so, how did this draft work? Were teams just blowing picks?

From what I've read it appears that the concrete undermined the structural integrity of the forts at Liège. Also the enormous German guns were inches larger than the designer of the forts had prepared for.

So, if those German guns knocked out the Belgian forts in relatively short order, how did the fortresses at Verdun survive the battle? Were they just newer?

Any suggestions for books on the battle of Verdun would also be appreciated.

I know little about either, I was just under the impression that they worked together to secure women's suffrage. Yet, since leaving Upstate New York in High School, I haven't heard Cady Stanton's name mentioned once, while SBA is on currency. Did Anthony do more?

I've asked this before, and it got upvoted with no replies. Educate me!

Just wanted to get a historians take on it

I mean at what point did the German people begin to identify as "German" rather than "Prussian" or "Saxon" or "Bavarian".

So I know that the Romans were by and large a pretty cosmopolitan people; no matter your language, origin or ethnicity, if you fulfilled the qualifications for citizenship and became one, it was correct to refer to yourself as a "Roman"; hence Gallo-Romans, Hispano-Romans, etc.

I know ancient Greek culture was copied by outside peoples frequently (i.e. Rome), but did Greek city states at any time in history ever make an active effort to incorporate foreign peoples?

Just like the title says, I am interested in reading about the Sumerians. I didn't really find anything in the sidebar. Culture, and mythology. I figure you guys will know the most interesting books to check out?

I am currently reading Frank Freidel's The Splendid Little War and I was hoping to find a few more books ranging from the background of the Spanish-American war throughout the American war in The Philippines.

Hello!

I am a blacksmith and have been experimenting with reproducing firecage arrows and have largely been unable to locate any information on historical documentation/examples of firecage arrows. Mostly, for dimensions and weight, but also for design. There are a few instances floating around, although usually as reproductions for sale items on various websites.

Does anyone know of any finds, writings, or the like which indicate proportions of socket:cage:head, of weight, etc.? Or if they were even as common as modern cinema and literature would like to believe?

Thanks in advance!

I am trying to figure out the discipline he is because of a project that I am working on. However, there is only author accreditation for him online. The work is called The Two Great Syrian Umayyad Mosques: Jerusalem and Damascus.