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I understand that modern government and institutions have made efforts to deliberately conceal or confuse sections of history that if the people became aware of in truth, would act against the interests of the international party. For example, in Ireland, the language of Gaeilge is highly...

Azatlan, origin of the Aztecs...The Island in the Lake...with the "sun caves", caves of Cuba show paleolithic human habitat...then, they crossed the "lake" (Gulf of Mexico), and started digging out the soft earth they encountered at Mexico City. Is there any better hypothesis?

I've been asking me when Europens started to build castles etc. I've tried to find out online, but most sites didn't seem very trustable. A site also claimed, that Europeans structures like castles and buildings didn’t appear in Europe until Africans arrived, and shared their building knowledge...

Hi all. Some time ago I made a video about the Origin of Regiments as a type of unit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzL2tG1Ez5w&t=4s It is very "compact" and aimed to the genera public, but you might still enjoy it. Please feel free to leave some comments on YouTube, I am sure that you can...

The idea to love a person from afar was the basic idea of the medieval courtly love poetry (or Minne poetry) which was created in the 12th century by French knights. Their theme was the poetic expression of love and loyalty to a socially superior woman (e.g. the feudal lord's wife), which -...

Was this a phenomenon that began with the advent of filmmaking, or would, say, theater stars or athletes in ancient times have been used to promote goods?

I see this one in middle eastern swords what is its supreme origin ? Among Ottoman sultans Mehmet II's sword for instance has this kind of pommel: But the later sultans' pommels were like the one I shared on top. So from where did they adapt this type of pommel ? This image I found is very...

That´s true, of course, however the state of evidence for the prehistoric periods is quite disputed among historical scholars, so that prehistoric religion is a matter that ought to be dealt with separately - what is done with this thread. First a quote from a still not completed study of mine...

Robin Hood was said to have had 143 merry men with him, and they were all dressed in Lincoln green. Even if Robin himself was based on a real person, what about the small army of outlaws at his command? Here's an idea. Though it's not 100% certain, there's good evidence that earliest stories...

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This is turban helmet. I think it was first used by Seljuk Turks(not sure maybe Turkic beyligs after them) and its offshots. Also early Ottomans. I wonder where this bulbous shape originate from(which helmet). My guess is the Kipchak Turks as they were pretty influential in the area. From what...

The first in the series of monotheistic prophets is Zarathustra, the founder of Iranian Zoroastrianism/Mazdaism. This figure is most likely historical, though only vaguely datable, presumably around 600 BCE. Zarathustra is the first to refer to a "revelation". One has to know that in the Vedic...

such as Domitia (gens), Aelia (gens) vs

what do you know about Thuringian people?

When is the time that China was called as a country's name? As far as I know, during China's Imperial era, the name of the country is the name of the dynasty that presently rules it (Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming or Qing) The question here is who invented the word China and later it becomes...

Lucius Junius Brutus is founder of roman republic.

1) Buddhist Arch 1st CE Gothis arch 2) Ashokan pillar imitation minarrets/ four minarets? blue mosque 3) Squinch support, afghanistan

When did the caste system in india became rigid?? According to genetics the date is given to be around the time guptas were at peak Caste system has left imprints on genes: study - The Hindu while many historians believe that even by 14th century the caste system was somewhat fluid...

Chank usually found in tropical zones and tropical zones of india shown in map so Vaishnavism evolved in Southern India

Some people of kashmir origin claim that we are descendants of Ancient Persian Aryans who migrated to kashmir to spread Islam in the valley. While scholars claim that majority of kashmiris in fact are of Dardic Stock with considerable ammount of Persian and Afghan mixture. As a kashmiri living...