For example, I know the Bible talks about the Assyrians and Babylonians - but those were the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, thousands of years after the height of the Sumerians and Akkadians. Was any memory of the earliest Mesopotamian cultures preserved, particularly after cuneiform text ceased to be used? (I've heard c. 100 CE for that?) Or were they a completely new re-discovery in modern times?

The history of the "fictional POTUS" has always fascinated me. It's a character who recurs frequently in modern art, from the succession of Presidents on 24 to Jed Bartlett on The West Wing to the endless string of Presidents weathering various apocalypses in disaster movies. There have also been plenty of real Presidents who have appeared as characters in various works -- whether incidentally, as with something like Jon Voight's portrayal of FDR in Pearl Harbor, or as a direct focus, as with Daniel Day-Lewis' performance in the title role in Lincoln.

How did all of this begin, though? What are the earliest examples in each case?

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Why was Canada not considered a fourteenth colony? Or when we say thirteen colonies, do we just mean the thirteen colonies that eventually rebelled and Canada decided not to?

I was reading about some of the Scotch Brigades/Units/Regiments that were fighting in the conquest of India priior to returning to Europe and fighting against Napolean, and I was wondering how did regiments get such numbers? Why woud the 74th be called the 74th? For that matter, how has that affected modern naming/labeling? WHich leads me to why was the 101st Airborne called the 101st?

I am studying World War One and our textbook says that there were certain "starred" occupations that were very important for the war effort and could excuse you from service, but does not really go into detail. I would be interested to know what these occupations were. Our book also only really goes into detail about the situation in Britain and so I would also be very interested to know if there was a German equivalent of this and whether or not it was more or less successful than in Britain.

Trying to understand from any angle including ..

• Materials, why doesn't the paper or materials decay dramatically ?
• Did any historic discovery alter longevity in the historical art ?
• How were paintings preserved in those days ? ie Framing
• Are there specific historical figures that were pivotal in preserving art. What was their motivation ?

I have to make a bust of Alexander the Great for my history class. My teacher said that since most of us probably aren't very artistic, that you should try to focus on certain aspects.

Was he known for having a small nose or large ears or something along those lines? Something that made him stand out or distinguish him from others around him?

Whereas many historical (and arguably contemporary) societies are deemed patriarchal, it would be interesting to know whether throughout history there is evidence of a society in which women took a preeminent role within politics/leadership/social structures.

I'm very aware of the fascination of Hitler and the rest of the regime with the "pure" German composers, such as Orff, Wagner, Beethoven, etc. I'm also familiar with the attempts at German jazz/dance music. What I'm most curious about is the German equivalent to American popular songs like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Were there popular songs penned that had to do with the war, like there were in America? I just can dredge up nothing on popular songs in Germany during this time- part of the issue is my weak grip on the German language.

In the novel The Master and the Margarita, the author describes a meeting between Pontius Pilate and Jesus, referred to as "Yeshua Ha-Notsri" or "Ha-Nozri".

"Yeshua" is obvious, but is there historical justification for the surname, and does it mean anything?

Rulers of the know world and we don't remember one of the central languages they spoke and wrote in. I know Greek was also somewhat common and there were others. Do we know how the spoken version was forgotten?

You see it all the time in movies and games.

Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, etc

Alright, I hope the question is okay grammaticaly. I'm Hungarian, and here we learn that our first king, St. Stephen I applied for a crown around 1000 AD, and the pope sent him one, and then all Hungarian kings used it until Charles IV, the last one.

So what I'm asking is: how did this process worked exactly? Which nations of Europe have a crown donated by the pope? Do we know about who exactly made the crowns? How did the pope decide who got crowns and who didn't?

Pretty much what the question says, I am curious to know if anybody pre-1900 was tanning and, if not, why did it become such a boom in the 20th century?

I'm just wondering if some precursor to Modern Italian was used in what is Italy today, during the reign of the Roman Empire, while Latin was still the dominant language?

I haven't found something similar in this subreddit. Sorry if this is a repost. You see the advancements and achievements of Vikings, Greeks, Romans, the British Monarchy and the Asian emperors, what has been debated as to why those cultures evolved so much faster compared to native americans, african tribes, mayans and aztecs.

I would love to know about the historic origin of the Home clan, and of course anything else worth noting.

I keep coming up with something called border - reivers... what does that mean? Who are they?

Thank you so much for your time. This is a great subreddit!