What if ancient people just enjoyed drawing and sculpting penises and boobs like we do today?
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There is quite a clear wealth difference between the two. Once the same nation, it seems DR has done much better on it's own. Why is that?
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The Madonna with Saint Giovannino is a painting that is reputed to have been painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio, although I have only seen that claim made on wiki sites.
It depicts the Virgin Mary looking down at a child that is being held by a cherub. In the upper right corner of the painting, there is a dark object in the air, and below that object there is a human figure that seems to be looking up at it.
This painting has been seized upon by UFO theorists as evidence that there were UFO sightings hundreds of years ago that fit the modern template. I'm not convinced; this seems like a case of modern people imprinting their beliefs onto the past.
That being said, I am curious what art historians have to say about this painting. Is there some theory about what that part of the painting is meant to represent?
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Did the Romans conquer Greece by land or by sea?
Was Greece a disconnected group of city states or still a Diadochi kingdom? For what reasons did the legion prevail over the phalanx?
Were Greek citizens enslaved en masse?
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I've done a little research but couldn't find the reason of why was she called "maid".
Wasn't she considered a heroine by the French (altough I believe the Frenchman referred to her as "la pucelle of Orléans, like "the virgin of Orléans") ? Was "maid" a derogatory word at the time, hence used by the English to belittle her?
EDIT: Thanks for all the answers and sorry for the bad question.
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Im talking about a saxophone. I think it would be an extremely abstract idea for one, and two, all the keys, all the rods, ALL THE BUTTONS AND SPRINGS.
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What other reasons may account for this rise in wealth (or was there any at all) and has there been a good analysis written of the economic impacts of WWII in the US?
Thanks!
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It seems that Roman and American slaves would have been "paid" this way, too.
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Obviously we're toeing the 20-year limit here, but in light of the last six months' news, I'm interested in the book's effect on public perception of VHFs and epidemics in the early '90s.
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Aside from the KKK and other paramilitary organizations, of course (although if they acted as crime syndicates I would be very curious!).
I saw this map from 1967, and I was struck by how the crime syndicates are pretty much all centered in California, the Great Lakes, and the northeast. What about in other places, particularly the southeast? Were there regional crime syndicates, or more broadly, was there organized crime operating in a similar way as in the northeast, Great Lakes, and California (say, out of Atlanta or New Orleans)?
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I know it's a complex question, but I imagine there's some degree of historical consensus when looked at from a macro level. Could it largely be considered the legacy of colonialism, for example? I'm open to any perspective on this here.
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Did they still live in Versailles and attempt to desperately win the king's favor as before? Or was life less about the king after the revolution?
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Me and my dad are really interested in this as we've always loved Beowulf and old heroes, but I've never read about old German warrior heroes, are there any I can read about?
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Today we have things like Duolingo, Babbel, Skype (For language exchange) and so many other stuff that can help you in order to learn a second language. But, how was the language learning one hundred years ago? How did people learn languages during those times?
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Its clearly obvious and even stated by Stan Lee that Iron Man/Tony Stark was basically Howard Hughes. Did Howard ever acknowledge this or have any comment on the matter?
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Totally not a homework question, I swear. After hearing his public works being honored and blamed for decades now in all manner of books, articles, and documentaries, I think it's an important answer to get about some very proximate history that also has implications on the historic change of urban neighborhoods and how we deal with city planning.
One of the older recriminations is that the visual blight of the expressways lowered property value encouraging middle-class whites in New York City to leave for Long Island or other parts of the Tri-State suburban area. Home resale value and the real estate market does not seem to have been as prominent an issue for homeowners in the 1950's, especially for many who were first-time homeowners in the midst of mortgage repayments. On the other hand, blaming white flight on increasing inner city crime is an explanation I somewhat doubt as the "crime epidemic" didn't really hit record numbers until the mid 1970's and early 1980's well after white flight was documented.
Do we have any primary sources which attest to Robert Moses' two expressways being the direct cause for people wanting to move out of New York City?
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