The Italians are famous for their non-verbal expressiveness, while most pop-culture depictions of Romans have them be very reserved in their gestures. Which is closer to the truth?
Also if the Romans didn't gesticulate as much as Italians do, when did the change take place?
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And if anyone of you know something about the archeology in reconstructing details of the site of the massacre.
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I was watching a video of a storm attempt on the in game version of Athens and it occurred to me that the breach (besides being comically oversized compared to the ballistae projectiles, as if they were throwing gunpowder explosives) is that the breach just seems impractically large for the amount of effort it would take to achieve it. On those rare occasions that besiegers would attempt to knock down the walls, did they attempt to make breaches that wide? What means did they use to achieve these breaches? Are there any notably effective/massive breaches in ancient warfare?
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We all accept that Da Vinci was a genius. And his art does stand the test of time. But did any of his inventions make it past the blue print phase? It's my understanding that all his creations stayed in his notebooks, which were decoded years after his death. So, did any of his 'inventions' impact the course of science and history, or are they just interesting 'what ifs'.
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It may have something to do with my region (Kentucky) but there are railroads everywhere. The trains haul coal or chemicals and there is one depot in my town. When I was younger, we had 3. I hear old timers stories about taking a train all the time to town or to other counties. You cant go anywhere in my county or the surrounding counties without crossing a few tracks but none of these trains offer passenger services.
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I'm curious to hear what a man claimed to have died and later risen encountered, as others are I'm sure. I've yet to come across any actual writing regarding this, especially outside of the Bible, so any answers are welcome!
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Here's the clip I'm referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg1a5QlCdYo
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I saw this graph which shows that the population kept falling well into the 1960s. I thought that the decline was all due to the famine around 1850, so why did it take so long for the population to start growing again?
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Surely the Allies thought that China played a significant role? Or is it because the Yalta Conference was focused on Europe, and therefore had nothing to do with East Asia?
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Tim Hortons for example: Always fresh always Tim Hortons. Earliest known instance of something to that effect?
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I figure it'd be better to ask all of this in one post rather than take up space with a bunch of posts. So, here they are:
Is there any truth behind the claim that Sten clips were specifically designed so that German MP40 clips could be used with them?
How common were highly specialized vehicles like this. It seems like a vehicle like that would be unreasonably expensive with regards to manufacturing.
How would Allied infantry on the Western front deal with the armor of a Tiger or a Tiger II? Would AP rounds from a Western allied tank be able to punch through their armor?
Why was the StuG III so useful? I've read that it excelled both as an AT weapon and an assault gun. What distinguished it from a tank like the Panzer IV?
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I understand that they had knives and blades, but razors weren't invented for hundreds of years. How did men shave, and I don't mean a trim or anything, how did they get clean shaven, or did they not?
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I just finished reading The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars and I'm writing a paper about what they consider sins and what they consider "good" traits versus "bad" traits. I basically understood that they don't really care much about killing other people or fornication, and those things aren't consider sins, but things like thrusting a knife into a fire are. The book is translated, and it's kind of awkward to read, so I might have misinterpreted a few things.
Does anyone else have any knowledge on what acts they considered sinful? I tried to google this, but I mostly got recipes for steak tartar. Hahaha :P
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What was the general public consensus regarding the defects?
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