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the gauls created mounds out of the spoils of war and taking things from them was a major sin in druid court and there was just huge piles of dead soldiers' gear and poo poo everywhere because the gauls were promising trophies to mars prior to battle to get pumped up.
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the ancient israelites were not monotheistic so any god they worshipped other than yahweh is going to be treated as a "canaanite" god in the text it's definitely not clear whether they did in fact sacrifice to yahweh tho, he's from the sinai rather than canaan so very possibly it was never part of yahweh-worshipping practices Antonymous posted:I also understand that romans in egypt were like 'hey your gods are way older so we double respect them, we're not going to gently caress with them one bit' rome went through several phases in terms of religious freedom in the republic, the romans did not care at all who you worshipped or how, aside from having a deep distaste for carthaginian and gallic religion because of the human sacrifice/death cult aspects of them. in the empire pre-christianity, they didn't care who you worshipped as long as you threw in a sacrifice for the imperial cult here and there. sometimes they'd declare a day of sacrifice for the good of the state and you'd take a goat or whatever to the magistrate and slaughter it to empower the emperor. kind of like a national day of Thoughts and Prayers but bloodier. people didn't generally have a problem with this, except the jews, who managed to negotiate with the romans that they'd slaughter goats for God and he'd make sure everything went okay for the empire; kind of non-standard but acceptable, although it didn't turn out to be a very stable arrangement and the romans ended up soured on monotheism after the emergence of the christian movement, the same rules applied, except christianity was actively against doing anything at all to spiritually aid the emperor so you couldn't be a good christian and also remain a citizen in good standing unless the local magistrate was also a secret christian or something. when the empire converted to christianity, everything changed quite dramatically. it wasn't really okay to be anything but an orthodox christian altho various christian heresies floated around and it's said the last pagans lived in the greek and italian countrysides until like 800 AD or so. i don't know a ton about the ottomans on this point but afaik generally you paid some pretty ruinous taxes as a non-muslim and were subject to having your children drafted for life as janissaries. Jazerus has issued a correction as of 01:23 on May 28, 2022 |
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quote:after the emergence of the christian movement, the same rules applied, except christianity was actively against doing anything at all to spiritually aid the emperor so you couldn't be a good christian and also remain a citizen in good standing unless the local magistrate was also a secret christian or something this was only a real problem for those that wanted to make it one, the faction if the Church that won was the one that was basically ok with lying and letting those that lied back. The hardcore faction your describing got Heretic'd
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Real hurthling! posted:the romans accepted amun as juppiter calling the god hammon. And the British made him the god of high blood pressure and meat sweats, Gammon
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Since people were talking about religion I'll share a few pictures of the Sanctuary of Aphaia on Aegina  Reconstruction and description  Front approach  Back view
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May 28, 2022 15:00
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i do wonder what they would look like fully built, maybe a bit like the renovation of the Castillo de Matrera in cadiz, or just somewhere nearby
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Jel Shaker posted:i do wonder what they would look like fully built, maybe a bit like the renovation of the Castillo de Matrera in cadiz, or just somewhere nearby pestum is still pretty whole looking
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Jazerus posted:i don't know a ton about the ottomans on this point but afaik generally you paid some pretty ruinous taxes as a non-muslim and were subject to having your children drafted for life as janissaries. Not an expert on this but my understanding is it was a mixed bag for non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire. As you mention, the jizya taxes were heavier than the zakat levied on Muslims and the devshirme meant forcible conscription and Islamization for some, but there was also a degree of local autonomy and freedom of worship for non-Muslim religious communities which was eventually formalized into the millet system in the 19th century.
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May 28, 2022 18:32
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Jel Shaker posted:i do wonder what they would look like fully built, maybe a bit like the renovation of the Castillo de Matrera in cadiz, or just somewhere nearby The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens is apparently one of the most well preserved  Front  Side  Temple cat
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So I just read this: https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/16636/7487 A very recent reconstruction of the Battle of Pydna, proposing a new geographic location. I think it's very worth a read, especially if you've also read Soldiers & Ghosts since one of the most dramatic elements of the battle gets recounted there but this article just tells you to go to S&G if you want the details. Given that Pydna comes up all the time when people discuss Roman vs Macedonian tactics, the more details you're armed with about the battle the better.
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May 28, 2022 21:24
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https://twitter.com/WeirdMedieval/status/1530862819817709570 never forgive never forget
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What was the meaning of those medieval animal cartoons? I vaguely recall hearing there's some symbolism behind them.
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Grevling posted:What was the meaning of those medieval animal cartoons? I vaguely recall hearing there's some symbolism behind them. to hazard a guess it's something along the lines of "ive been copying text for eight loving hours straight and i'm bored as gently caress"
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May 29, 2022 21:45
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"hmm I'm in the market for a new family bible. ours is looking a little run down after 250 years, oh look this one has pictures of funny rabbits the kids will love it"
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People are like dogs and just sort of do things arbitrarily
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Grevling posted:What was the meaning of those medieval animal cartoons? I vaguely recall hearing there's some symbolism behind them. there is absolutely no way you're going to get an authoritative, singular answer to this like we might, might, be able to tease out some percentage of the meaning of snails jousting with knights https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-medieval-knights-always-fighting-snails-1728888/ but like, WOW there's a lot
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knights fighting snails is just the medieval version of the cool S. you didn’t know where it came from when you carved it into the desk during home room, but that didnt matter
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i thought it was cause monks hate snails
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Snails eat the lettuces in the priory garden, much to the woes of the monks who take their petty revenge through doodles
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as they say in the article, the snail is a stand in for italians
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collected about two litres of snails from moms garden on the weekend, and thought about the english as i did the needful
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lollontee posted:collected about two litres of snails from moms garden on the weekend, and thought about the english as i did the needful
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A Buttery Pastry posted:snails, or slugs?? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianta_arbustorum these motherfuckers. the local birds seemingly refuse to eat them
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Tulip posted:there is absolutely no way you're going to get an authoritative, singular answer to this Is it too much to ask of these monk types to put a little "NB dear future reader this is what these doodles mean to me: ... hope this helps" in the margins? Come on.
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Tulip posted:there is absolutely no way you're going to get an authoritative, singular answer to this To better understand stuff like this, I try to figure out what we have today that are analogous to it. What the hell do we even have today like that. sports team mascots maybe? e the cool S everyone drew in the third grade, but for monks
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lollontee posted:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianta_arbustorum Inspector Hound posted:To better understand stuff like this, I try to figure out what we have today that are analogous to it.
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A Buttery Pastry posted:I think this means your mom either shits in her garden or has buried a body in it. it is an old mansion that once belonged to the owner of nearby factory. you bet your rear end theres corpses down there
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Inspector Hound posted:To better understand stuff like this, I try to figure out what we have today that are analogous to it. i mean my twitter feed is full of people just drawing random witches and cyberpunk and cyberpunk witches Grevling posted:Is it too much to ask of these monk types to put a little "NB dear future reader this is what these doodles mean to me: ... hope this helps" in the margins? Come on. "show don't tell" is a war on future historians
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lollontee posted:it is an old mansion that once belonged to the owner of nearby factory. you bet your rear end theres corpses down there
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that snail wouldn't dare show its face in the US, we have possums
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Tulip posted:
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if Archimedes didn't invent bouyancy until 246 BC, how did people know how much weight ships could carry before then?
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gradenko_2000 posted:if Archimedes didn't invent bouyancy until 246 BC, how did people know how much weight ships could carry before then? duh 
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https://twitter.com/EH_Stonehenge/status/1531168553990250496 oh so thats why ancient peoples built stonehenge
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/EH_Stonehenge/status/1531168553990250496
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stonehenge is a gaol for her soul and they're warming it up
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https://mobile.twitter.com/historydefined/status/1531706604969775105
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Sooo would that have had water at the bottom of the steps? Or do you jump in, enter the dark and fight the four kings?
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