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>tfw used to be an unironic slavaboo
>tfw memorized katyusha
>tfw used to think the USSR actually won WW2 on its own
>now know it was the allies who won WW2 and the USSR just rode off their success
>now know that all slavs hated Russia post WW2
thanks for saving me /his/

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Woah... really activates them almonds

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So as you all know, Byzantine empire and Roman empire had a dispute over who was going to rule over christendom. This dispute lasted some hundred years, and the tensions got bigger for each century. After letters were exchanged between the ruler of Byzantine and the advisor of the Papacy, the Great Schism occurred, and now the church was officially divided in two.

Given that the dispute was about authority and power, wouldn't it be fair to conclude that the new St. Peter Basilica was built because of the fall of Byzantium? After the fall of Byzantium, the churches was converted to mosques, Hagia Sophia, the St. Peter's Basilica of Byzantium for instance. Eastern christendom had lost all its power. The fall of Byzantium is marked 1453.

Now, from the Pope's perspective, wouldn't it be a big strategic move to build a grand construction that will show the world where the capital of christendom lies? This is what the Papacy has wanted for so long; complete rule over christendom. The construction started in the year 1506. In my opinion, the construction of the Basilica of St. Peter, really was a power demonstration, and this isn't so far fetched to conclude when you look at how catholic policy was conducted in the upcoming years; striving for complete power, focusing on the materialistic, don't let scientists challenge their beliefs.

So guys, what do you think. Was the Basilica only a demonstration of power? I cant seem to find any sources on this. Makes complete sense to me.

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Pick and explain moments when you think a countries immense decline or complete distraction became inevitable. For example
>Instituting the Liberum Veto in Poland.
Allowed for extreme minorities to stop any action by the government effectively crippling it.
>Thirties Year War for H.R.E.
Completely destroyed the infrastructure and a good percentage of the polulation. Afterwards the Empire only nominally existed.

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Why did Ancient Greece's empire fall? I know it wasn't as big of a fall as the Roman Empire, but what happened to them? I really don't know much about it but I read that it fell apart after Alexander the Great died. Did his generals or politicians or something try to divy up his power and land and fuck the entire Empire up?

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Should involuntary Americans(black Americans), have the right to sovereign citizenship. Could this be brought up to the UN? Could they gain protected peoples status?

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>Died from bursting a blood vessel while screaming in rage at some barbarian emissaries

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Imagine how history would have changed if this was implemented

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The medieval Europeans used lions on their weapons and banners, how the fuck did they know what a lion was though. They never travelled outside of Europe except for crusades.

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How do we stop collectivism?

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I reenact British infantry during the War of 1812 and Napoleonic Wars. In another thread, an anon seemed pretty interested in trying reenacting out so I thought I might be able to answer some questions for /his/ in general.

AMA

>inb4 lol stop larping

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Is the Westboro Baptist Church the closest thing we have to authentic Christianity?

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Let's bring back that historical cuties thread. I'll start

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Pic related is my choice. Read this shit cover-to-cover like five times when I was like 10. Probably single-handedly got me into an Ivy League school.

>provides great summaries, charts, and illustrations
>covers economic, political, religious, and social changes
>covers all regions of the world from pre-history to the modern world
>could be read by anybody with a high school education, but would put you vastly ahead of the curve of the college-education population if fully understood

What is your choice?

>hard mode: encyclopedic set that maintains a quantitative, multi-faceted, world-encompassing, "big picture" approach without obvious ideological biases.

>honorable mentions: any combination of books that would approximately fulfill the same purpose

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What do you know about the history of political symbols and their meanings? (Flags, heraldry, colors, mascots, etc).

For example, red is associated with Socialism and Communism, yet it is also associated with the Republican Party and Trump Supporters. Blue is associated with the Democratic Party and Liberalism in the US, but is seen as the color of Conservatism elsewhere. Black is associated with both Anarchism and Fascism.