I myself have basque ancestry and i'm getting interested on knowing more of them. I would really appreciate it.

Is there any record of the first guy who tought I'm going to get these plant into powder and bake it?

I would think it could not be that often as it would quickly diminish the pool of available gladiators

I am not sure if this is the place for this. If it isn't, sorry.

I am very insterested in Roman history, but unfortunately it wasn't taught in my school, as I live in Brazil. I currently know mostly about the army and military tactics, and the early republic.

What are some books that are good for someone who knows almost nothing of the Roman Empire?

Pretty much as the title says. I'm happy to clarify the question. I expect that it is not now (if it ever was) a popular idea by any means, which is why I qualify it with "early", but any discussion would be of interest to me.

Is it possible that there was a great flood in the ancient world that inspired all the flood myths? Or is it likely that no such flood ever happened?

Asia, America, Africa, Australia, Europa(?)

Rephrased from a previous post, this time serious answers only.

What drove Argentina to claim a set of disputed (even back then) islands that held little to no strategic nor economic value?

It has often been stated that The Islands would have been seeded to Argentina before the Falklands War, and that Margret Thatcher had genuine plans to negotiate the "return" of the Islands, Did Argentina know this and if so why did they still invade?

Also, is there any recommended reading for Germanic/Celtic/Slavic, etc. migrations prior to the fall of the Roman Empire? Or also including during and after the fall of the Roman Empire, if there are no books that cover specifically before the fall.

I haven't really dug much into ancient egyptian history because i've had the impression of it as a relatively isolated culture that didn't leave the world much of a heritage (besides the obvious...) Now that's just my untaught impression; could someone point something out for me?

What were the major factors? Some suggestions could be the prevalence of horse transport in the German infantry, the lack of winter clothing, the rain in the Fall 1941, soviet reinforcements taken from other fronts, a larger number of Soviet troops than Germany expected, the delaying battles by doomed Soviet forces in other cities. Any other factors? What factors were less important? How has the relatively recent opening of the Soviet archives changed historian's perception of this battle?

Could Hitler have taken Moscow if he had 'focused' his forces on that objective, rather than attacking everywhere in Russia at once? How could the German Army have protected the flanks of the attack if they chose to focus on Moscow?

I understand that Hitler believed the 'Soviet system' would crumble and the country would fall before the winter (hence the lack of winter clothes boots and the like for the infantry). What was the basis for such a prediction? Why was Hitler wrong?

Is this the wrong forum for this question? Too many questions? Has this discussion already happened in the sub before? Thanks! (BTW, I am no 'Nazi apologist', just interested in the area).

Upon reading about them, I see no clear distinction between them aside from the fact that Hippocrates made one and Galen made the other. So, how are they related and what sperates them from one another?

Thanks

I am curious as to the evidence for how many people might have died causing a japanese surrender?

I was reading a book earlier on Shiseido cosmetics and learned that the founder installed an ice cream soda fountain in the original Shiseido pharmacy. He was inspired by the drug stores that he saw in America.
Reading up on this, I read that soda fountains and ice cream were popularized around the turn of the century and pharmacies were one of the more common places to install them. And sure enough, I can still remember the local drug store selling ice cream in my childhood in the early 80s.

But...why? I can understand a little parlour, candy shop, department stores, or train stations but...it seems odd to go to the local drug store to get your novelty ice cream soda. Was there some special relationship between the two industries?

I looked all over (mass googling, and read many wiki pages), but couldn't find a single thing out.

I my self am African Canadian, and am related to these people directly. I just want to trace my roots.

I've heard this story a few places, but never sourced. Is it a true story, or just a myth made to show the 'magic' of cinema?

And what was the reason behind that word being chosen and not another?

The pike men phalanx was used quite a bit in the antiquity / middle ages and my question is did anyone try to counter them with "tank" like "vehicles"? Perhaps some sort of wooden cart in front of two oxen, with some sort of armored box to protect the oxen and the "driver". Something like a mini siege tower maybe.