/u/Tularemia's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Former President John Tyler infamously joined the Confederacy, and was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. What was the reaction in Washington DC and the northern press to a former US President joining the Confederacy?

111 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Adam Curtis documentary “HyperNormalisation” suggests Muammar Gaddafi was unfairly scapegoated by the US and Europe as a terrorist bogeyman. To what extent was Gaddafi actually involved in directly planning or financing terrorism against the West, if at all?

98 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Present-day Turkey sits on multiple fault lines, with recent earthquakes having devastating effects. Did the Byzantines or Ottomans have to deal with earthquake-related devastation in the region ?

92 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the time of the early Roman Empire, was there ever a "Colonel Kurtz" scenario where a Roman general or governor went rogue with the local population, and needed to be assassinated?

77 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What is the meaning behind the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures of a boy strangling a goose?

43 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

I just learned about Frank Terpil, an ex-CIA operative who apparently was involved with Idi Amin and Muammar Gaddafi, but I can't seem to find many details about him. What can r/AskHistorians tell me about this guy?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In Ancient Rome, 69 AD was known as the “Year is Four Emperors”. How did this political turmoil affect the daily life of an average citizen in the city of Rome?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

On April 18, 1943 the US successfully carried out a mission to specifically target kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Was this mission controversial in America at the time, or to the Allies? Were targeted killings of officers common in WWII?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was George Washington's crossing of the Delaware and surprise Christmas night attack on the Hessians considered to be shocking or improper in its time? Did it violate conventional rules of war?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What, if any, was the involvement of the various Natice American tribes in the American Civil War?

18 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Former President John Tyler infamously joined the Confederacy, and was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. What was the reaction in Washington DC and the northern press to a former US President joining the Confederacy?	111	AskHistorians
The Adam Curtis documentary “HyperNormalisation” suggests Muammar Gaddafi was unfairly scapegoated by the US and Europe as a terrorist bogeyman. To what extent was Gaddafi actually involved in directly planning or financing terrorism against the West, if at all?	98	AskHistorians
Present-day Turkey sits on multiple fault lines, with recent earthquakes having devastating effects. Did the Byzantines or Ottomans have to deal with earthquake-related devastation in the region ?	92	AskHistorians
In the time of the early Roman Empire, was there ever a "Colonel Kurtz" scenario where a Roman general or governor went rogue with the local population, and needed to be assassinated?	77	AskHistorians
What is the meaning behind the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures of a boy strangling a goose?	43	AskHistorians
I just learned about Frank Terpil, an ex-CIA operative who apparently was involved with Idi Amin and Muammar Gaddafi, but I can't seem to find many details about him. What can r/AskHistorians tell me about this guy?	39	AskHistorians
In Ancient Rome, 69 AD was known as the “Year is Four Emperors”. How did this political turmoil affect the daily life of an average citizen in the city of Rome?	39	AskHistorians
On April 18, 1943 the US successfully carried out a mission to specifically target kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Was this mission controversial in America at the time, or to the Allies? Were targeted killings of officers common in WWII?	37	AskHistorians
Was George Washington's crossing of the Delaware and surprise Christmas night attack on the Hessians considered to be shocking or improper in its time? Did it violate conventional rules of war?	19	AskHistorians
What, if any, was the involvement of the various Natice American tribes in the American Civil War?	18	AskHistorians