>There are five known illustrations of American flags with tri-color stripes. Tri-colored stripes appeared in various European almanacs into the 19th century, featuring stars with 4, 5, or 6 points and arranged in various patterns. The Serapis flag is distinctive because of the four, irregularly placed blue stripes and 8-pointed stars. Although it was flown as a U.S. Ensign and was recognized as such by a foreign nation, it did not meet the Congressional description of U.S. flags under the Flag Resolution of 1777, which specified "alternate red and white" stripes.
Post interesting flags.
>>2731806
Looks like some colonial flag
>>2731806
>>2731806
That is one fucking terrible flag.
Post your favourite /his/torical artwork ITT.
It can be anything, preferably realism or pre-realist but again - anything goes.
post full res only nigger
>Hermes Trismegistus
Did he exist?
How much is myth and how much is true?
Where was he from?
When did he die?
How influential was he really?
Was he even a man? Maybe he was a plant that contained DMT or a mushroom, like Jesus.
What do we know about Hermeticism really?
>>2730687
hermes is an archetype
>>2730730
thats pretty stupid
>>2730763
ok then, faggot, hermes here AMA.
What's the best youtube channel for weapons/armor/history in general?
>>2730509
this relates somewhat so ill share it
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88lvyJe7aHZmcvzvubDFRg
>>2730509
Knyght Errant is good for 14th/15th century armour
>>2730509
Just watch metatron-like channels and pretend they're not autists or read books
>pre-Islamic deities of the Middle East
>>2730504
They are mentioned in the Quran, Torah and elsewhere.
https://youtu.be/Yi3jWCzG9Zg
I wish I could find the source for the videos on this channel; they're excellent.
Based Ahura Mazda
What is the oldest official law that is still being in effect, being recognized and enforced?
>>2729784
not an argument
>>2729784
The ten commandments by the Eastern Orthodox church. In fact most of their laws are virtually the same as a thousand years ago.
The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known law code surviving today. It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the Sumerian language c. 2100–2050 BC.
1. If a man commits a murder, that man must be killed.
This is in effect today in many Sharia Law enforced countries and even in the United States where the death penalty is in use to some convicts.
Post metal historical pics. Any period welcome.
>>2729310
>>2729314
Specifically, what were the majority of the populace ethnically? Various cultures ruled over this area, like Great Moravia and the Pannonian Avars, but did the majority of the people there identify with those cultures?
>>2729045
celts probley, they were fucking everywhere
Avars, Pannonians,Iazyges (an Iranian tribe), Pannonians (might be considered northern illyrians), Celts, Germans, Romans
That place was really a mixing spot
>>2729045
Gepids, magyars, and slavs
Did Native Americans ever have a chance at getting technologically advanced before Europeans? Were they doomed to get conquered? What caused their stagnation?
Pic kinda related
All civilization was isolated and no exchange of culture and knowledge happened
>>2727066
Are you saying Incas never met Mayans?
>>2727053
From what I read, Americans didn't have the climate for empires the way the Mediterranean did. America isn't very wide so the same plants can't grow all over. The climate changes a lot going north to south where around the Mediterranean the same types of crops are grown all over.
Memeball Thread
>>2725399
>>2725399
They were truly the greatest ally in disguise
What was the significance of this moment in history?
The console war is really getting out of hand, they're making fanart of Adam Jensen shooting Mario of all people.
The furries pull the strings, WAKE UP SHEEPLE
>>2723212
Accidents can lead to world wars.
How accurate was this show in terms of its portrayal of the characters and personalities of major historical figures?
Atia wasn't a slut. Octavias wasn't an autist. Mark Antony wasn't that much of a dumb chad.
Still a fun watch though.
*inhales heavily*
TRVE
*start sweating profusely*
>>2722480
>characters
They were okay, I guess. Every minor character and the main cast was enjoyable. The show did better than 90% of other roman related Hollywood media in getting the roman spirit right. I can only think of Gladiator, despite the films other huge problems, that accurately represents how roman upper class and lower class acted.
>personalities of major historical figures
Caesar and Mark Antony were spot on. Season 2 was kinda shit, especially how they fucked up Cicero.
Pompey was downright retarded. Instead of a praisejunkie who only wants to be loved we get an feeble old man that somehow becomes Catos puppet.
Cato was way too fucking old.
Atia was probably not a skank but who knows. Patrician women usually fucked around like whores. That didn't change ever, despite the autistic fits of some later historians like livy.
Cicero is in weird spot. Season 1 kinda goofed him but season 2 outright destroyed his character. By the time Caesar was dictator, Cicero was an old fuck who only wrote books with his assistant Tiro and had his son marcus do the political things and Soldiering.
Agrippa was meh. Octavian as a turbo autist was actually pretty funny. I nice spin on a grand character.
Cleopatra was spot on. Maybe a bit too slutty but then again she was greek, so who knows what the fuck she was doing when Caesar and Antony were not around.
The most boner I got were the accurate roman names. No other work of fiction gets them right in Hollywood.
>No armour thread
Armour thread or I shiggidiggi.
>>2712787
Why were there not more amour skirts like this?
>>2714220
There are?
>>2714220
>>2714253
>Okay Austria we handle France while you keep Russians off our backs.
>Austria... what are you doing?
>A-Austria???
>Leave it to me, stumpy
>We will stop them at the border
> Okay Willy the eternal anglo sees us both as a threat to their power. As long as we stick together we should be safe
> Willy... what are you doing?
> W-Willy???
>>2710808
>oh, heh, i forgot to tell ya...italy might attack you too, and your vulnerable to an allied assault from greece when you're looking week! don't worry, though, you got this, pal!
Post your favourite Wikipedia war tables.