Did they follow their own pantheons, or had they perhaps converted to the Hellenic pantheon under Roman rule? When I say North Africa, I mean from Morocco to Egypt. Any links that go in-depth about the pantheons themselves would also be greatly appreciated.

I've been reading V for Vendetta, which, if any of you don't know, is a graphic novel that was published during the 80's. Its main character is an Anarchist and embodies the ideals that the writer, Alan Moore, believed in who is up against this fascist and controlling government (It's like 1984). What I find confusing is why would Alan Moore connect Margaret Thatcher with fascism if Thatcherism was all about conservative values and small government? I'm trying to connect the dots here. He wrote the graphic novel while it was occurring, and given that it before my birth as well as in a different country (I'm American), I can't really pinpoint the parallels that he's trying to make.

I guess a broader question is what were the criticisms for Margaret Thatcher during here time? Were there an overwhelming amount of people who just went with Thatcher, allowing her to do whatever she wanted (this is something that occurs in V for Vendetta). I'm fairly certain from the research I've done that LGBT rights didn't exist under Thatcher as well as there being controversy over immigration, and these are also two issues in V for Vendetta as well.

I guess I'm just not seeing how a Conservative could inspire fascist parallels?

I'm going to assume that contact was extremely scarce, and those Africans actually living in Korea was even more rare. I don't know under what conditions the contact would have been typically but for the "average" Africans that were in Korea at this time looking to integrate, how did society treat them? How was life ..if at all different?

For example Arrow, Robin Hood, etc. Does this have any historical context? What advantage would an archer get from being hooded?

I recently watched a documentary on Robert the Bruce and it made a statement something like, "Only clan MacDuff had the right to crown the king of Scotland and would have to do so again if there were a current king of Scotland"; or something to that effect. I've tried researching this but all the articles only say that it had to be a MacDuff which crowned the king but none of them state why.

I am hoping I am in the right place for this..

I am hopelessly lost in my Intro to Historical Thought class. The only assignment for the semester was to write a 12-15 pg "primary source based, original research paper." This is my first time doing anything like this (or any paper of this length), and I thought I was doing well, until I sat down to actually write the paper...I only had about 5 crappy pages, and when I met with my prof to show it to him he pretty much threw out a couple of my main points.

I have been staring at my material, trying to figure something out for the past several days, but am starting to get very discouraged. I have a paper due this Wednesday (12/17) and feel like I'm starting completely over.

I have about 15 pages of an annotated bibliography, ~30 books, 8-12 primary sources, and countless articles. My original topic was "Why did Ohio repeal their medical licensure laws in 1833?," (answer: bickering amongst medical sects, rise of Jacksonian Democracy, and logistical difficulties) but now I'm realizing I apparently need to broaden my topic. My primary sources are a string of laws between 1811 and 1896, some of Daniel Drakes papers, some medical school histories, and some papers from the Thomsonians and Eclectics.

Thanks for any help/motivation you can provide.

So, I'm currently writing a research paper required for earning credit in a U.S. History class and I'm running a little short on ideas for a thesis statement. Apparently, there are very few books or informative resources for the (esoteric) time period and the whole end of an age quandary that came with closing the frontier.

There's so much stuff that seems untold about what I wanna know, like, how did the influx of Chinese/Japanese immigrants influence the growth of industry? How did the growth of industry expand political interests and develop innovation in the fields of logging, transportation, and communication? I'm really interested in the history of (especially) the Pacific Northwest, and it's disappointing to find so few resources about it. I don't just want to write a paper, I legitimately want to learn about it.

I tend to think of the drums and pipes of armies in the 1700's through to Napoleonic times, as well as the songs of the American Civil War, yet somewhere between this and WWI they seem to disappear from armies, and even the creation of songs and music regarding the wars seems to move solely to the home front (although I guess this was always a major source). Perhaps it's just the rise of recorded music, but I'm interested to know any factors pertaining to the death of the marching band.

As a secondary question, if anyone would like to give a brief overview of how music was used in armies from early history to today I'm sure many including myself would be interested :)

Hi everyone! Okay, so I'm feeling a little bit nervous about posting because I've been browsing this subreddit for AGES now, but never got the courage to post a question or an answer :S

I recently had to write a 2,000 word essay answering this question (it was an independent exploration, so I found the research myself and devised the question myself), yet I would actually really like to hear an expert's take on this, since my history teacher's field is primarily Asian History.

Because this basically boiled down to a structuralist vs. intentionalist argument, I concluded that Louis XVI's use of suspensive veto (as given to him by the Constitution of 1791) only delayed the inevitable fall of the short-lived government. The Assemblies' alienation of the Church and the people (through the Civil Constitution to the Clergy, and the division between active and passive citizenship, respectively - among others) served to deprive them of the foundation they needed in order to maintain popular support.

Does anyone else care to share/expand upon this?

Thank you very much in advance!

Inspired by tiny house stuff (see r/tinyhouses) I was curious about how house sizes (and expectations about personal space) changes throughout history.

From google:

According to the National Association of Home Builders, the average home size in the United States was 2,700 square feet in 2009, up from 1,400 square feet in 1970.

What about in 1790? What about in 1000 in Europe? Or the year 1 in Rome? Is this consistent between cultures? Is it a steady increase over time? Or did it fluctuate? What can we attribute this to?

Or was it disease, or something else. And another dumb question, if a Roman or another past citizen looked at a 30 year old today, would he consider him/her an elderly person?

I've never actually seen it explained, because they definitely do have West African features, but the Olmecs were definitely Mesoamerican. Is it just stylistic choice?

My mom is fascinated by him and his connection to the "Rough Riders," Teddy Roosevelt, and WWI. I was looking into some good literature on him to get her for Christmas, but I don't know what is the best/most true narrative at this point. I know he has his writings on WWI in his own words, but I would love this subreddit to weigh in if you know anything particularly fascinating about this man I don't know much about either.

if it takes months to get there I can imagine that you might not notice