I don’t know if I phrased this question right, but when we think of philosophers we generally think of all these ancient guys. Not necessarily just the Greeks but definitely historical philosophers in general.

I have this image of them as sort of career philosophers, known throughout their countries and who basically spend their lives asking theoretical questions.

So my question is where did that translate to in modern times? Would the authors and writers of today be equivalent to the philosophers of yesteryear? Who are the modern philosophers, and do we think historians will recognize them years from now?

Hey

Im writing a thesis that will touch alot upon gun advertisements in the 1860-1920'ish USA.

I read that gun manufacturers like Colt , Remington and Winchester mostly sold their products internatioanally, but eventually that didnt work for them anymore, so in the late 1800's these manufacturers started to heavily advertise the US, because many americans at this point werent interested in effective guns like these. This way they created a market within the US by telling the americans why these guns were nesserary to survive.

Does anyone know a good website or something, where you can find some of these advertisements? Specifically im looking for gun ads that play up the wild west mythos, fear and necessity.

I know that there were usually 2 ranks and that usually first rank was crouching. But sometimes both ranks were standing and the second rank fired between soldiers in the first rank. Did that have a specific name or did officer just say "both ranks stand"?

What was the nature of slavery in Early Imperial China? I have read it's compared to Rome a lot is that a fair comparison to make?

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The Germans and the Americans developed their half-tracked APCs(Sd Kfz 251 and M3/M5, respectively) in order to fit in with their Blitzkrieg theory of war, as in, carrying troops to the front line quickly so they can finish the job their panzers missed. I know the Soviets had a pretty similar war theory called "Deep Battle"-but if that was the case, why did they lack development in vehicles, like said half tracks, that could quickly carry troops to the front? Because as far as I know the Soviets used Lend-Lease M3, Stude 6x6s, and Willys MBs to do the jobs instead of making one of their own APCs/Troop Transport vehicles.

Hello historians and fellow history lovers! So I have a paper due soon and I’ve done a lot of reading on this subject and took notes while it was reviewed in class. I know that Mossadegh promoted nationalization of Iran’s oil so that Britain and other nations would stop exploiting them (basically) and that Britain was afraid of losing control and their influence. So Britain and the US teamed up in operation Ajax and replaced Mossadegh with the Shah who was pro-West. But, I was wondering if you could give me any more information as to how oil played a role in the coup, specifically on nationalization. If you have any resources I could use I’d also be thankful for those . Basically, if there’s anything else you can tell me about the role of oil so I can have a stronger understanding of the topic will be so useful.

In other parts of the world you hear about local gods reimagined as Christian saints, pagan festivals becoming Christian holidays, religious sites reused as Churches etc. In Egypt, did the Coptic Church preserve any elements of ancient Egyptian religion? What that religion still even practiced in a recognizable form when Egypt was Christianized?

Hi all,

I have to complete a secondary source analysis on a monograph of my choosing for a European history module I chose this semester for university. The topic is must fall under is an effect/ influence the pre war European and/or British automotive industry had on culture, manufacturing, economics, etc. I would highly appreciate any input or recommendations where to look.

I've been looking for the original source of his encounter with the Rus vikings for the last two hours and I swear it's nowhere to be found.

The first to come to mind (and a personal favorite of mine as well) is Pistachio, which I know is quite popular in current-day Iran, and seems like it has quite a history in the region.

Also, I'm less sure on this, but I believe that Strawberry was used primarily medicinally up until the cross-breeding with a New-World variety and didn't really take off until the 18th century. IF so, that'd mean that the top 3 flavors of ice cream are quite new relative to its entire history. I'm really curious what the OG top flavors were across the centuries!

As I was thinking about the different commonwealth realms sharing a monarch, I realized that except for the UK, no Commonwealth Realm has decided to name its state "Kingdom of X", this, even though they are quite clearly kingdoms. Looking more into it, I also realized that the majority of them have no long formal name at all, although those that do tend to be Commonwealths/Federations. The vast majority of sovereign states have long form names, so the fact they dont follow this global trend made me think this is also tied and possibly part of the reason none have named themselves a kingdom. So why is this the case?

Napoleon is credited for helping create nationalism, especially for groups who otherwise were very disunited, such as the Germans and Italians, and led to people feeling an ethnic kinship with others. How did this work before the Napoleonic Wars? Did a Serbian in the Austrian Empire feel any connection to a Serbian in the Ottoman Empire? Did a Pole in Prussia feel any connection to a Pole in Austria or Russia? Or did a Frenchman, an Englishman, or a Russian feel connected to others of their ethnicity/nationality within their nations outside of simply "living in the same nation?"

It feels weird to me that a group of people who were never fully conquered even until today is considered to have "fallen" when Mayan culture is very alive to this day, with millions of people using Mayan languages outside the home in everyday use. Why do we act as if the Maya disappeared in pre-columbian times when they're one of the healthiest indigenous groups in North America?