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During the time when Imperial Titles were all the rage (France, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, India,etc) How did Italy get stuck with the boring King of Italy instead of the decidedly more grand Emperor of the Italians?
Same with the post WWI Kingdom of Yugoslavia? No Tzar of the South Slavs?
So in classic popular media, Cleopatra is described as a great beauty incomparable to any other woman of her time. But recently, I've seen some historical articles that mention that she was probably average looking at best (possibly even below average due to being inbred) and that the beauty that Egyptian/Roman texts describe was due to her intelligence, political savvy and attitude which stood out among women of the time and this is what actually attracted Caesar and Marc Antony to her.
Since we cannot see a photograph of her for ourselves, and paintings and statues can easily be misinterpreted/changed for flattery or insult, which take has the most actual historical evidence?
Why are the Russian "Sevastopol-class" battleships often called "Gangut-class" in Western literature? In Russian and Soviet literature, the class was always called after Sevastopol, the first ship to be launched - all the way to the original factory drawings. How did it became known as Gangut-class?
How/why did people start mining ore to make things like weapons? I’m assuming someone didn’t go like:
“Look at that shiny rock. I bet I could mine it and smelt it to make a sword.”
“What’s a sword?”
Hey! I'm new here, and have some questions for y'all! I am actually in the process of developing a game similar to Total War, Crusader Kings II, EU4, etc. for my friends and myself. I am trying to make it fairly realistic, and the information I am requesting is to help in making the demographic aspect of the game as historical and as accurate as possible.
(Note: All of my following questions are centered around the time period of ~1100 A.D.)
What was the population of Iberia in ~1100 A.D.?
What was population distribution like? Roughly what percentage of people lived in settlements of 5,000 or more? Actually, if you please can, would you mind making a list of settlements of more than 5,000 inhabitants, including the name and population, if that is possible? (I was thinking there would be something around ~50. I am not entirely sure, which is why I am asking in the first place! :D )
If you cannot do what I requested previously, then can you provide me with estimates of the populations of Coruna, Leon, Burgos, Pamplona, Porto, Salamanca, Valladolid, Toledo, Saragossa, Barcelona, Valencia, Murica, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, and Lisbon at ~1100 A.D.? I would appreciate it. :)
Those are my main questions, and I'll certainly be asking plenty more in the future, so don't get too comfortable ;)
Thank you so much!
-Ike
I posted a thread a little while ago asking if Lorenzo de Medici served on the Signoria Council of Florence or ever held an elected office (most online sources are rather quiet on this).
If any European/Italian historians are around, I'd love a short answer even or some pointers on books to buy on Lorenzo!
Can anyone recommend books about initial contact to sub-saharan and horn-african peoples?
Why did Adolf Hitler only serve 9 months in prison when he was sentenced to 5 years in prison?
What was the naming convention for German military vehicles in WWII? E.g. Tiger, Puma, Nashorn, Hummel, Elefant etc. - how were these specific animals selected for names, and why only some vehicles were named?
So I am keen on starting a personal file of war battles in terms of geographics, politics and other disciplines of history. Has anyone ever started such a collection? What would be a good starting point on how to examine data and stuff?
What fruits and vegetables were brought from the North Americas to Europe?
“In the 19th century, persons suffering from mental illness were thought to be alienated from their own true natures. Experts who studied them were therefore known as alienists.”
In the tv series the Alienist, this is the opening quote. Is this true? Apparently the writer extensively studied the period so he could give a historically accurate portrayal of psychology at the time, when Freud’s writing were fresh hot off the press. But this line seems to me more reminiscent of Winnicott or when modern pop psychology.
Is there a map service where I can see documented archaeological finds and their distribution?
Most importantly, I would like to look at viking locations where artifacts were found, since it is close to home. But any culture is of interest.
Any movies/documentaries based on the Castrati that would give me any insight into their role in Opera?
Which is the best edition/translation of Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy?
Hello everyone. Apologies if this isn’t the target of this thread/subreddit.
I’m looking for a comprehensive and unbiased report of the attack on US facilities in Benghazi, Libya. Ideally, this would include events leading up to the attack and some retrospective analysis of the event’s significance and how it compares/differs/is similar to historic attacks on US facilities abroad.
I know this is a politically charged topic, but I was hoping a more academic subreddit could provide some advice on literature that takes a more academic approach to these events.
Any leads are appreciated
What was foreign intelligence like for the United States in the 1920s and 1930s? I know the CIA and its forerunner the OSS had not even been created yet, so how did the US collect and report foreign intelligence? More specifically, what entities, if any, would have been responsible for reporting on social and political developments in Europe? Was there even a conception that intelligence could be used to monitor and predict major changes, like the rise of Naziism?
Were particularly ethnic groups targets for enslavement in the East African-Indian Ocean trade networks?