I know there are many myths about Atlantis ranging from the plausible(slightly advanced for there time, destroyed by a tsunami, possibly part of what is now Santorini) To the absolutely absurd(they were destroyed because somehow they were way to hedonistic and techonolgically advanced) But I was wondering if there was any historical evidence that such an island existed? On the history channel I have seen reports that that Archelogists thought they found "parts of Atlantis" but I take it with a grain of salt. Do you think Atlantis was real or just an invention of Plato(another theory I heard)

I know about the vehicle and armor mechanic units that would tow/drag damaged vehicles back for repair but did they do the same for undamaged helmets, rifles, and other equipment?

Around the Civil war, the Democratic party was conservative and the Republicans were more "liberal". Nowadays it's the opposite. When did this change occur? Why did it occur?

Sorry if this has been asked before. I searched but I'm on my phone and didn't find much.

• the bulk of the deaths recorded by the Nuns were in 1944-1946. Was there a reason for this? Was there something happening in Ireland that would have made this more likely?
• how common is it to just find heaps of bones in the Irish countryside? No one seemed to be too disturbed when they turned up in 1975.
• if no one has seen that grave site since 1975, how do we know who is in there and how many of them there are?

just wondering. I hear people arguing on both sides in a church setting about wine/drinking alcohol. I'd like to hear from some historians.

Just read about this theory for the first time, and was wondering what people generally make of it.

I apologise if this is in the FAQ as i can't read it at the moment, if it is feel free to remove this post!

By which I mean transforming the British empire into a federal state with a parliament including representatives from all over the empire. Or possibly a more limited form involving just Canada and Australia.

It seems strange that such an idea was never considered as an alternative to be offered to the various parts of the empire wanting independence.

You would have thought that the British would have learned from the US "no taxation without representation" revolution.

I remember having read (as an example of the fact that use of coins, and therefore their loss, may largely postdate their emission—unfortunately, I cannot remember the source of this mention) that Roman coins were still used in North Africa at the time of French colonisation (probably as bullion). I would be interested in any sourced mention of such a late use of Antique coins—not only Roman coins in Africa, but pretty much any instance of an Antique coins being used far into medieval or modern times. Thanks!

/e the phrasing of both the title and the message imply a written source, but an archaeological example, such as the presence of a coin in a demonstrably late context, would also interest me.

The interactions between PARC and Apple were great to watch in the movie, but I figure it is a dramatized version of events. I'm wondering what was the origin of PARC and did Apple really get most of its design/technical ideas for the Macintosh from PARC? Would love to know more about this.

Was it solely Hitler's idea or was there any sort of consensus that this was a good idea?

Sorry if this has been discussed before. I looked through the FAQs and did a search but didn't see anything.

I'm really a layperson when it comes to the history of Europe, given I've only just started reading into it. It's just something I was thinking of when looking at a book that features a sequence of maps of European countries in history. After the Western Roman Empire dissolved, Germanic tribes seemed to conquer the majority of Western Europe, the Franks especially seemed to rule for some time, so why didn't german-based languages take over?

Can anyone recommend a good book on jewish theology as understood at (or about) the time of christ?

Thanks

Just as the topic, I am not that informed but my understanding is that the start of D-day was those small ships packed with soldiers being dropped close to the beaches. Why didn't the allied instead just drop armored vehicles?

Or did they die out and retired to Rome?

I often read things as that the conquering barbarians mixed with local Roman nobles, creating the noble families of the Middle Age. Of course, many family lines died, and many more were created from humble origins (condottieros, small gentry getting its way up the hierarchy) so I wondered if there are genetic studies linking surviving noble families to some Roman traits. If this definition makes any sense.

We like to read continuity in history, even through transformations, I wondered if it was time for me to change this view.