/u/FallenFamilyTree's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

The show "Blood of Zeus" shows a war between Zeus and Hera, where the bastard sons of Zeus form an alliance with their father against Hera. Was the kinship between illegitimate children common in Greek mythology?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Mike Duncan's narrative of the History of Rome subtly portrays Antoninus Pius as an Emperor so successfully conservative he set the stage for future crisis after crisis, and eventually, the fall of Rome. What does the historiography say of this depiction?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In The Great Wall (2016) the Song dynasty has a military force whose armour is brightly coloured in accordance with their role e.g. the archers wear red armour. Was this a practice at any point during the Song dynasty?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In Zhang Yimou's film Shadow (2018), the homes of the wealthy in fuedal China are vast open plan halls separated by many moveable and translucent dividers. Is this historically accurate? How did this work in practice?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In my old school history book Sulla's Civil War is described the "catalyst" that "signed the death certificate" of the Roman Republic. What do more in-depth histories have to say about this and the role Sulla played in the Republic's demise?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Historians like Prof Andrew Lambert & authors like Adrian Tchaikovsky have focused on the transformative nature of bronze & then iron during pre-history. How dramatic a change did these metals bring to Europe?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why was suicide so common in final decades of the Roman Republic & how was it regarded in Roman culture?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was Liberator's "the plan for the Roman Republic" after they had assassinated Ceaser?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

As the Italian Peninsula has an enormous coastline, why did Peter Strothard say the following about the wars following the Idea of March; "to prevent an invasion of Italy by sea required control of only two ports, Brundisium & Tarentum"?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

The British House of Commons is a raucous environment with enough interrupting and jeering to require a moderator for debates. How does this compare to the Senate of the Roman Republic?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The show "Blood of Zeus" shows a war between Zeus and Hera, where the bastard sons of Zeus form an alliance with their father against Hera. Was the kinship between illegitimate children common in Greek mythology?	9	AskHistorians
Mike Duncan's narrative of the History of Rome subtly portrays Antoninus Pius as an Emperor so successfully conservative he set the stage for future crisis after crisis, and eventually, the fall of Rome. What does the historiography say of this depiction?	8	AskHistorians
In The Great Wall (2016) the Song dynasty has a military force whose armour is brightly coloured in accordance with their role e.g. the archers wear red armour. Was this a practice at any point during the Song dynasty?	8	AskHistorians
In Zhang Yimou's film Shadow (2018), the homes of the wealthy in fuedal China are vast open plan halls separated by many moveable and translucent dividers. Is this historically accurate? How did this work in practice?	7	AskHistorians
In my old school history book Sulla's Civil War is described the "catalyst" that "signed the death certificate" of the Roman Republic. What do more in-depth histories have to say about this and the role Sulla played in the Republic's demise?	5	AskHistorians
Historians like Prof Andrew Lambert & authors like Adrian Tchaikovsky have focused on the transformative nature of bronze & then iron during pre-history. How dramatic a change did these metals bring to Europe?	5	AskHistorians
Why was suicide so common in final decades of the Roman Republic & how was it regarded in Roman culture?	5	AskHistorians
What was Liberator's "the plan for the Roman Republic" after they had assassinated Ceaser?	4	AskHistorians
As the Italian Peninsula has an enormous coastline, why did Peter Strothard say the following about the wars following the Idea of March; "to prevent an invasion of Italy by sea required control of only two ports, Brundisium & Tarentum"?	3	AskHistorians
The British House of Commons is a raucous environment with enough interrupting and jeering to require a moderator for debates. How does this compare to the Senate of the Roman Republic?	2	AskHistorians