i THINK this is short, anyways - how did the Romans express mathematical concepts like division, etc? what symbols did they use? in other words, what would a “roman math problem” look like? i can find info on how they’d SOLVE the problems, but not so much expressing them

As any child king ever had a tantrum that caused harm to his kingdom? Or any tantrum story is welcome!

Should I stop listening to Dan Carlin? I like the stories but the amount of rigorous critique I’ve read about him here make me feel bad about it.

What's the origin of the stereotypical "french maid"?

Was it actually common for the rich to hire attractive French women to clean their mansions?

The Byzantines retained much of the Hellenistic technology: for example, we know that a hydraulic pipe organ was donated by the Byzantine emperor to Pepin the Short, and then to Charlemagne. Liutprand of Cremona in his diplomatic mission described with wonder an automata-throne, probably water-powered as well. But did they lose other Roman technology, for example concrete? If so, why?

Do general military historians agree that war is an extension of politics?

Did the romans have hibachi

On the western front of WW1, how common it was for troops of different Western Allied nations to be intermingled/share same trenches?

What was the reason for military dog tags to change their shape from a circle to a rectangle? Was it to be cheaper to produce or some other factor?

I'm wondering about military (and paramilitary) uniforms. When did they start being universally camouflage (rather than simple khaki or green etc), even people who work at desks, officers, everybody? And why?

If this falls short of the 20-year rule, please excuse me, but my memory suggests it was already true in Desert Storm.

When was the world map completed? At what point could one say with certainty that there were no longer any hidden islands lurking in some hitherto undiscovered corner of the oceans?

I know about Leonardo da Vinci. Were there other artist-engineers of the Renaissance? If so, did any rival the genius of da Vinci, and what did they engineer?

How many British prime ministers since Chamberlain were members of the party that received the most votes?

In regards to Nero arresting Christians in Rome what did Tacitus mean when they were convicted for 'hatred against mankind?'

What are the effects of American bases on the culture of subic and Clarke air base in the Philippines

I'm trying to figure out concrete identifying features in this picture of my grandmother, most likely during WWII. Features such as the type of outfit she's wearing (bars on her hat?), the uniform of the man in the background (his pants resemble Soviet WWII pants), what kind of bike she has, etc. It would help me figure out the location and year it was taken, and thus help identify her occupation/happenings before leaving Poland. My reverse image search on the architecture/clothing/bike has failed. Could this picture be in eastern Poland/Słonim under Soviet rule (before June 26 1941, aged 16), or under the Third Reich (June 26–July 10 1944, aged 16–19), or be somewhere/somewhen else entirely?

A little context: Born 1925 in Wilno, eastern Poland (modern Lithuania). Left Słonim, eastern Poland (modern Belarus) around May 1944 (aged 19). Her life between 1939-1945 is a mystery to my family, and this picture might help clarify it.

[Military music question]

Does there exist a list of German military marches written after 1956 (the establishment of the Bundeswehr)?

I actually know some of these marches like Stratosphären-Marsch or Starfightermarsch but I would be happy to see the full list of the other marches written especially for Bundeswehr, Bundesluftwaffe and Bundermarine.

Hi guys am planning to learn history by myself can anyone suggest good sources such as an open course or curriculum to learn history. Btw am interested in world history.

In Ptolemy’s world map, “taprabone” or the island of Sri Lanka is oversized. Is this due to the perception of a large kingdom or simply because of invalid information? Are there any documents on the relationship between ancient Sri Lanka and Greek states around that time?

Did romans get athletes foot from the public bathhouses? Did they link the two together?

What is the history of the straw hat? Is it likely the Greeks ever wore such a thing, as in Rembrandt's famous painting of Aristotle?

How much was a standard Florentine Florin worth in ~1500? I have one source saying a loan made in 1487 to Siegmond Archduke of Tyrol was 23,627 florins. Thanks

What type of fuel was used in WWII Nagato-class battleships? I am reading a book where they say it was "crude oil" which sounds a bit strange to me.

Did marcus garvey ever go to africa?

Aside from Herodotus, have there been any adventurer-historians whose adventures have been integral to their work as historians?

One occasionally runs across "real life Indiana Jones" figures in the earlier days of paleontology (e.g., Roy Chapman Andrews) and archaeology (Belzoni), but historians who run around having adventures seem a rarer bunch.

Trying to find what the (original) endonym for the island of Madagascar.

When I google it people just quote the transliteration.

For example:

https://theculturetrip.com/africa/madagascar/articles/how-madagascar-got-its-beautiful-name/

Which shows that it's an exonym even if it has been embraced by the locals. So my question is what did it used to be called, if you went there in 1880s before the French arrived what did the local Malagasy people call it? What did they call their language?

I read that Malagasy is derived also from Madagascar.

Had the Nahuas heard of Europeans (e.g., Columbus) before the Spaniards first came to Mexico in 1518?

Is it true that historians are overwhelmingly left-leaning in their political beliefs, when compared to other academic fields? I'm curious to hear more abuot this; anyone have any data?

What are some unorthodox animals humans used to ride?

So, I have been in a bit of a rabbit hole reading about how Canada, Australia and New Zealand slowly became more and more independent from the UK. My question is about the statute of Westminster. In section 4 it said that the UK parliament could still legislate on Canadian, Australian an New Zealand matters, but only if the country involved asked them to, if I understand it correctly (which I may not). Was this ever put into practice? I understand that the UK parliament also still legislated about constitutional matters in Canada, but other than that did any of those countries asked the UK parliament to be involved in local matters?

How should I plan for a history degree?

I really love studying and investigating the Bible, that time period, the cultures, and I'm so confused on a college path for that. I'd be starting fresh in college. Would it just be a Bachelor of Arts in History? Or some kind of Bachelors in Religion? I've called a few colleges and they haven't sounded very sure in their responses. I just want to be sure I start on the right path.

A hopefully quick question in the Art History category.

The internet famous illusion/art piece that was done by Sandro Del-Prete and titled Love Poem of the Dolphins in English, Liebesbotschaft der Delphine in German, link to the actual artists site (possibly NSFW depending on art things and mental purity).
Was it originally published in his 1981 book Illusorismen (Amazon Link) or not? Or when was it published/displayed?

I'm not entirely sure whether or not this is a 'recent' (20 years) question because there's only three books that I can find through internet sleuthing, and the next book of published artwork is from 2007.

I want to read about medieval heraldry. Any good book recommendations?

Was Edward III bearded or clean shaven? One effigy depicts him one way, another depicts him the other.

When the Mongolians expanded in the 1100s AD, did they spread Turkic languages or Mongolic languages? It seems that modern day Central Asia and Eastern Siberia speaks a Turkic language, but not a Mongolic language. Why is this the case?

Is there any significance to the number 4.5 in regards to the US national anthem or US history?

Im planning on buying rank insignias to cosplay, But im thinking do the US Airborne even Use rank insignias? since they feel like some kind of elite regiments that they might not even need insignias, and since they are behind enemy lines incase of capture they dont want their rank revealed?

I have a transcript of a WW2 Medical Field Service school broadcast from 1/15/1944 that my grandfather read on the air describing the allies invasion of Sicily. Is there some repository that I can send a copy of this too? Not sure if it’s historical value or if copies of these are held somewhere already

I have been told that there was an author during the WW2 time period that was investigated by the FBI for how realistic his fiction books were in regards to military operations and such. I was also told that he told the agents doing his investigation that he knew they were building something in New Mexico (the atomic bomb) because a large number of scientists had changed their addresses to the middle if the desert. Is this true, and if it is what is the authors name?

How many denarii was an entry level Roman soldier paid per day?

What relationship, if any, did homosexuality have to the fall of the roman empire?

what was the greek battle where the general mirrored his phalanx so the most experienced troops were on the wrong side

Was there a poem written about hangings after the pilgrimage of grace 1537, that was the inspiration to Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"? If so what was it's title?

Did the Kongo kingdom ever build ships/ had a navy?

Can anyone recommend me a good site (I don't mind paying) for history courses? I recently have been looking for good courses on medieval Europe, but found none that I consider particularly qualitative (even the Yale one on youtube), and I really, really don't trust people YouTubers advertising me stuff (looking at you, great courses plus).

To what extent is the film Doctor Zhivago a historically accurate portrayal of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union? Is it considered by historians to be Western propaganda?

Are there any good documentaries on pre sengoku era japan? Even just a good YouTube video

Prior to small, non-pendulum clocks being invented why did ships travelling West or East not use hour-glasses on springs to measure the time that had passed and thus would have an ability to measure the time locally (via the sun) against the time back home?

This is about a gun that was popular during the american revolutionary war. What if when you lit the fuse for the musket and it burned out before you pulled the trigger. Like you forgot to pull the trigger, not the fuse burned out early. What would have happened

When I try to post a question i get a Please fix the above requirements message, what sgoing on

What was it that caused the Spartan/Greek Phalanx formation to 'die'?

Who is the longest-serving democratically elected head of state with actual power ( not the head of a microstate, head of the armed forces, etc.. )

What language(s) did the people of Gaul and Iberia speak before Romance language became dominant?

I know about horse-drawn plows and horse-drawn sleighs and snow-rollers, but what did pedestrians do when it snowed in olden times? All the answers I'm turning up are only about streets, nothing about the sidewalks.

Would it be possible for an English Knight in the Fourteenth Century to have a Squire born in Ireland? If so, how would that have come about?

Can we get an 'answered' flair for posts? Sometimes the number of comments is misleading as they may all be deleted. I'm just here to read after all.