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  1. V

    How do yow imagine shopping in Trajan's mall? 150 shops

    Was there advertising or something? Perhaps in latin and greek? https://www.realmofhistory.com/2017/01/03/trajans-market-oldest-shopping-center/ :cool:
  2. N

    Remains of around 150,000 Roman era refugees found the Netherlands

    It has recently been confirmed, that the site in southern Netherlands, in which lots of human bones and items have been coming out of the ground for the last years, is where the battle against asylum seekers / refugees belonging to two barbarian peoples - the Tencteri and the Usipetes - took...
  3. P

    MyReadingMapped now has a new format with downloadble maps of history and science.

    Back by popular demand is the not-for-profit educational website MyReadingMapped. MyReadingMapped now has a new format that focuses on strictly being a library of downloadable Google Earth KML files of historic and scientific events that are editable by you to adapt to your teaching style and...
  4. P

    Download 150 MyReadingMapped maps of history and science on Google Earth Blog

    I recently discovered that many of the followers of MyReadingMapped since its demise have placed KLM files of my maps on ikimaps. To show my appreciation, I have allowed Google Earth Blog to make all 150 of the KML files available on their site for download by users. Since many Historum members...
  5. KayPe

    What is the most one-sided war victory of the last 150 years?

    The Russo-Japan war of 1904? Also, when considering the sheer vastness of the USSR military, could you argue their defeat against Finland during the Winter War counts, too?
  6. Salah

    The Battle of Cold Harbor - 150 years ago

    Though the actions collectively known as "The Battle of Cold Harbor" spanned several days, the most intense fighting raged on June 3rd, 1864. Cold Harbor was the climactic battle of Ulysses S Grant's Overland Campaign. It was also the most controversial moment of his military career...
  7. Underlankers

    150 years ago today:

    The bloodiest battle of the Western Civil War, fought between William Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland and Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee, began. This battle over two days would see 18,000 Confederate slain for 16,000 Union soldiers slain, the Union army routed from the field bar Thomas's...
  8. Salah

    150 year ago today - Pickett's Charge

    July 3rd, 1863 was an oppressively hot day, adding to the misery of the two American armies locked in a bitter struggle outside the southern Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. It was almost 2pm when, after an intense artillery duel, ten brigades of Confederate infantry advanced across half a...
  9. BoilerL1

    150 Years Ago Today--2nd Mine Sprung under 3rd Louisiana Redan

    The explosion was not followed by an assault. Things were looking very bad for the rebels in Vicksburg by this date as several Federal approaches were literally at the counterscarps of the rebel works, "crowning the covered way" as they used to say. Below is the rebel view from the Square Fort...
  10. HISTORYbuff427

    Battle of Gettysburg Turns 150 Today

    Didn't notice until earlier today that on this day 150 years ago, the first actual fighting at Gettysburg took place. History channel even had a ceremony going on yesterday at the sight of the battlefield, but I didn't get to watch it. I know discussion of Gettysburg has been done to death, but...
  11. Baldtastic

    150 years of the London Undeground

    The worlds first electric trains and underground network is celebrating is birthday today, as someone who uses it every day i have mixed feelings about it, but thought it deserved a thread:) London Underground's 150th anniversary | Transport for London London Underground - Wikipedia, the free...
  12. Tuthmosis III

    Sept 17, 1862: 150 years ago today...

    A creek named Antietam, a town called Sharpsburg... A cornfield... A small, white-painted church... A sunken lane... A stone bridge... Stirking events or stories from America's bloodiest day, anyone?
  13. DeliciousTomatoesYay

    Chinese Warfare 150 BCE - 300 CE help~

    Can somebody feed me lots of info on how the Chinese fought during 150 BCE - 300 CE? ~Can be any dynasty at that time period but please do tell me which! ALSO I would be very glad if someone gave me info on warfare at Nanyue, and also Minyue, thankssssss!
  14. rehabnonono

    Technological Turning Points of War (Over the Last 150 years)

    Technological Turning Points of War (Over the Last 150 years) Just as the battleship was made obsolete by Fleet Air Wings in the 1940s; will the carrier group eventually become obsolete due to its high cost and lack of efficacy? What does history suggest to us about the effects of modern...
  15. Mosin

    Fort Sumter: 150 years ago

    150 years ago today the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Confederates bombarded the fort for 36 hours before union troops surrendered. Even with several thousand rounds being fired during the engagment there was no loss of life. Mosin
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