/u/-Constantinos-'s posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Could beheadings done by sword or axe or other similar weapons apart from guillotines (and other similar contraptions) be done as smoothly as depicted in TV or movies? Assuming the executioner was in a clear state of mind?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Looking at the average knight of the late medieval period, how many unarmored average people opponents could they theoretically take on at once in a fight to the death?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did the ancient Roman's feel about the ancient Assyrians?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

I’ve heard that knights often jousted so the winner could take things from the loser such as their horse or arms and armour but also their ransom, what is meant by that?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did people begin to speak two or more languages?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did European hunting swords become very ornate as a way to show off wealth when they are supposed to be more utilitarian and could have simply carried another ornate sword to display wealth?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How far does BDSM go back? NSFW

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did people in antiquity ever drink non-alcoholic fruit juice like unfermented apple cider or lemonade (sweetened with something other than sugar)?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What did contemporaries think of Bavarian prince-elector Maximillian II's two-handed sawfish sword?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Today in modern times we have a multitude of design styles when it comes to interior decor such as minimalist, bohemian, etc. Would ancient Roman or just houses of antiquity in general have a choice of interior decor style?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could beheadings done by sword or axe or other similar weapons apart from guillotines (and other similar contraptions) be done as smoothly as depicted in TV or movies? Assuming the executioner was in a clear state of mind?	1
Looking at the average knight of the late medieval period, how many unarmored average people opponents could they theoretically take on at once in a fight to the death?	1
How did the ancient Roman's feel about the ancient Assyrians?	1
I’ve heard that knights often jousted so the winner could take things from the loser such as their horse or arms and armour but also their ransom, what is meant by that?	1
How did people begin to speak two or more languages?	1
Why did European hunting swords become very ornate as a way to show off wealth when they are supposed to be more utilitarian and could have simply carried another ornate sword to display wealth?	1
How far does BDSM go back? NSFW	1
Did people in antiquity ever drink non-alcoholic fruit juice like unfermented apple cider or lemonade (sweetened with something other than sugar)?	1
What did contemporaries think of Bavarian prince-elector Maximillian II's two-handed sawfish sword?	1
Today in modern times we have a multitude of design styles when it comes to interior decor such as minimalist, bohemian, etc. Would ancient Roman or just houses of antiquity in general have a choice of interior decor style?	1