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mfw the French and the Irish are the true Germanic 2017-03-10 01:18:45 Post No.2483246
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mfw the French and the Irish are the true Germanic
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>Of all the peoples who inhabit Asia the Gauls stand first in reputation for war. Among peoples of the most unwarlike sort this fierce tribe, traveling up and down in war, has almost made the world its residence. Tall bodies, long REDDISH HAIR, huge shields, very long swords; in addition, songs as they go into battle and yells and leapings and the dreadful din of arms as they clash shields according to some ancestral custom -all these are deliberately used to terrify their foes.
- Titus Livy, The History of Rome.
>For my own part, I agree with those who think that the tribes of Germany are free from all taint of inter-marriages with foreign nations, and that they appear as a distinct, unmixed race, like none but themselves. Hence, too, the same physical peculiarities throughout so vast a population. All have fierce blue eyes, RD HAIR, huge frames, fit only for a sudden exertion. They are less able to bear laborious work. Heat and thirst they cannot in the least endure; to cold and hunger their climate and their soil inure them.
- Tacitus, Germany and its Tribes.
>Among his own people, there is nothing distinctive about the colouring of an Ethiopian; nor is RED HAIR tied in a knot unbecoming to a German male. Nothing in an individual is noteworthy or ugly if it is common to his entire nation.
- The Roman writer Seneca.
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>>2483246
>He now concentrated his attention on the imminent triumph. To supplement the few prisoners taken in frontier skirmishes and the deserters who had come over from the barbarians, he picked the tallest Gauls of the province - 'those worthy of a triumph' - and some of their chiefs as well, for his supposed train of captives. These had not only to grow their hair and DYE IT RED, but also to learn German and adopt German names.
- Suetonius, on the emperor Caligula's ceremonial parades of captives and criminals.
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>Who were the original inhabitants of Britain, whether they were indigenous or foreign, is, as usual among barbarians, little known. Their physical characteristics are various and from these conclusions may be drawn. The RED HAIR and large limbs of the inhabitants of Caledonia point clearly to a German origin. The dark complexion of the Silures, their usually curly hair, and the fact that Spain is the opposite shore to them, are an evidence that Iberians of a former date crossed over and occupied these parts.
- Tacitus, The Life of Agricola.
tfw Germans aren't Germanic
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Mfw Irish with red(auburn) hair and beard
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>emperor qin calls for making of terracotta army
>suddenly, out of thin air, a chinese artist creates a gigantic figurative army with a level of realism not seen in china in any century before or for many centuries afterwards.
>the construction and placement of the emperor's tomb is also unprecedented. but if you study it you realize a lot of the elements present are also found in the mausoleum of mausolos constructed in Asia Minor a century earlier.
so can we all agree that the Qin Emperor used greeks to build his terracotta army? It makes even more sense once you realize that bactrian-greeks were basically responsible for creating modern representations of buddha with their sculptural technique.
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>>2483136
SHIEEEEEEEEEEEET. So u finna be sayin we wuz greeks all along?
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>a chinese artist
It was many many artists, entire workshops.
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>>2483136
>out of thin air
Work on the tomb actually began while he was still conquering the last of the Chink kingdoms and lasted way into the middle of his reign as Chink Emperor.30-20 years basically. They had a long time doing it.
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What was his problem?
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>>2482299
I immediately know this guy is Polish even though I don't know who he is. Why is that?
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>>2482311
>sobieski
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>>2482318
saw him from catalogue, so didn't see filename
1268 Balliol College founded at Oxford by Balliol family, as penance imposed by the Bishop of Durham, refounded 20 years later by Devorguilla, widow of John Balliol.
***the Earls and Dukes of Kent
Began with Edmund Plantagenet, younger brother of King Edward II, who died (beheaded) March 19, 1330
His sons Edmund 1327-1333 and John 1330-1352 died childless, so sister Joan, THE FAIR MAID OF KENT inherited title of Countess and her husband Sir Thomas de Holand was summoned to Parliament as Earl of Kent in her right. Died 1360 and widow Joan married Edward of Woodstock (in later times called the Black Prince) and was mother of Richard II and an older boy who died young. These half brothers of Richard II were favored by him and Thomas 1350-1397 was made Marshal of England 1380-1385. His son Thomas 1374-1400 was beheaded by King Henry IV after he displaced Richard, but his brother Edmund 1384-1408 got the title and died in Brittany and with him the title goes extinct in that family and went to the Nevilles through Joan Beaufort, wife of Ralph of Raby.
1346 CRECY Battle of. August 26
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1355 THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK, born. Seventh and youngest of Edward III’s sons, he was constable of England and made Earl of Buckingham at Richard II’s coronation. Made Duke of Gloucester by Richard II on campaign in Scotland 1385. Married Eleanor de Bohun and fell out with John of Lancaster when he married his son Bolingbroke to her sister Mary. He also opposed de Vere and Pole, favorites of King Richard. Leader of the lords appellant in the Merciless Parliament, he had to be restrained by colleagues from deposing Richard in 1388. He opposed the treaty with France and Richard’s marriage to a French child princess and they were at odds again in 1396. Arrested in 1385, he was moved to Calais and died (murdered, smothered?). One son died unmarried, four daughters, most notable Anne, married three times. Born 1380 and so young enough to be one of Isabel’s child ladies at court.
1362 LIONEL, created FIRST DUKE OF CLARENCE. (Third son of Edward III, whose wife Elizabeth de Burgh was a direct descendent of the Clares, but died without sons. The Clare family were traditionally Earls of Gloucester.
1367 RICHARD (later II) born at Bordeaux, younger son of Black Prince and Joan of Kent
HENRY IV born at Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
1368 Lionel of Clarence’s daughter Philippa, marries EDMUND MORTIMER
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1370 JOANNA of Navarre born, 2nd wife of Henry IV, no children, died 1437
1371 RICHARD COMES TO ENGLAND
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1376 RICHARD CREATED PRINCE OF WALES ON DEATH OF FATHER
1377 EDWARD III DIES, RICHARD II CROWNED
1383 RICHARD II MARRIES ANNE OF BOHEMIA (1366-94)
1384 JOHN WYCLIF, church reformer dies
1385 MICHAEL POLE (Poole, de la Pole, atta Pole) created first EARL OF SUFFOLK. He died in exile in Paris 1389. The family fortune founded in trade. His father (?) Sir William Pole advanced large sums of money to the government, was first mayor of Hull, made knight banneret and baron of the exchequer.
1386 ANNABEL PERCY BORN (fictional character)
1388 THOMAS, SECOND DUKE OF CLARENCE died 1421. Extinct title revived for this second son of Henry IV, but left no legitimate issue
1389 ISABELLA OF FRANCE born, married to Richard II at Calais 1396, returned to France 1401, married Charles, Duke of Orleans 1406, died 1409
1389 JOHN, 3rd son of Henry IV born
1394 ANNE OF BOHEMIA DIES, (leaves no children) MARY DE BOHUN DIES (wife of Bolingbroke) leave 4 sons, 2 daughters Richard II finishes remodeling Westminster Hall
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1396 TREATY OF TROYES (peace with France and Richard II marries Princess Isabel, aged 7)
ANNABEL GOES TO COURT as a lady in waiting to Isabel.
The case against Richard II—had uncle Thomas of Gloucester smothered, executed Arundel, exiled the archbishop of Canterbury, also Mowbray and Bolingbroke.
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“I am Hot-thpur Perthy’s Thister. Thath who I am!” the little girl sang out and the king roared with laughter. “You marvelous devilish imp!” He cried and lifting her effortlessly in his strong arms, twirled her round about. “Heth Thuch a ferothouth tholdier!” She continued and the king put her down and said, “Enough! Your brother is a brave warrior and it will not do to poke too much fun at him!”
“Yeth Thir, Your Grathe,” the child went on. “I’m thorry.”
“You never know when to quit, do you? I said ENOUGH!”
The other child came and took Annabel by the arm. “He means it, you know. Desist.” But the king had left the room, closing the door quietly behind him, as he always did. She had never known him to slam it.
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1397 RICHARD BEAUCHAMP (or was it father, Henry?) treacherously imprisoned by Richard II
1398 HENRY BOLINGBROKE EXILED, SON HAL TAKEN INTO KING’S HOUSEHOLD–also Mowbray Earl of Norfolk exiled rather than allowed to fight out the
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Who does /his/ think has been the best president in the past 100 years
Eisenhower gets my vote
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>>2481861
>tfw teddy not in the last century anymore
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>>2481861
I like Ike!
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All citizens, be aware that the vassal, Prince Herod, Tetrarch of Galilee, has come to the city. By order of the triumvirate, during his residence here, all mockery of Jews and their one god shall be kept to an appropriate minimum.
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>>2481850
fuck you just reminded me that rome season 3 would have been about da jewz and the birth of jesus and season 4 would have been about the rise of christianity and the jewish wars
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>>2481850
He's not my prince
i didnt vote for him
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If, during the days after December 7th, 1941, Hitler had formally broken his alliance with Japan and denounced their attack on America (AND AVOID DECLARING WAR ON AMERICA FOR NO REASON) would America still have gotten directly involved in the European conflict or would they have just focused all their forces in the Pacific?
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>>2481790
No, they would almost certainly have gotten involved in Europe. They were already delivering massive amounts of Lend-Lease, occupying bases along the Nroth Atlantic in places like Greenland and Iceland, and shooting at U-boats which got too near.
It might have been later than it did historically ,but by that point, the question of U.S. war in Europe was one of when, not if.
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>>2481790
Yeah, we were itching to be there, flagging British ships, hunting U boats, doing everything we could. We would have staged a false flag if necessary. We're good for that.
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>>2481846
>inb4 "dur but Pearl Harbor WAS a false flag"
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Why people switched from cuirass to chainmail and then to cuirass again?
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hol up
Why do I constantly see posts that start with
>Why [noun] [past tense verb]
with no "do", "did", or "does" or "didn't" to agree with the verb tense?
It's way too common, drives me fucking crazy
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>>2481724
It a meme you dip
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because world history does not progress in a linear fashion towards the ultimate technological utopia. technologies are sometimes lost.
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ITT: Countries you wish happened.
Personally, I would have loved it if a non-Western nation colonized the some of the Pacific, since Egypt always forms Australia in my EU4 games. Bonus points for gratuitous detail.
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>>2481554
But polynesians did that
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>>2481554
The Greek plan, all Slavs to Russia, all Greeks to Rome, consul Catherine, and consul Joseph
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>>2481561
> sheds tear for what could have been
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>no great philosophers
>shit-tier military history
>singlehandedly destroys europe again and again and again
is there a single worse """""race""""" than the g*rms?
the treaty of versailles didn't go nearly far enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ztOV2wrrkY
LMAO
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>>2481376
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>>2481388
>88
nice try, g*rm
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>>2481376
A thread had a die for this bait..
Actually, nevermind. It's not like there's anything of value on this board, anyway
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>be Wehrmacht
>infantry is almost exclusively transported by foot or by horseback
>literally 80% of the fucking army is on fucking horseback
>infantry almost exlusively equipped with outdated rifles, grenades, and handguns
>infantry doctrine based around a machine gun on a tripod, preventing fast movement or offenses
>have 5 panzer divisions, some still using the Panzer I
>the only somewhat modern tanks are terribly designed, they were overengineered to ridiculous levels causing them to break down constantly
>beat 6 disorganized and militarily backwards countries
>tell the public it was your "blitzkrieg" that won, even though in reality your army barely ever practiced this
>launch invasion of the Soviet Union
>tanks get BTFO by vastly superior Soviet tanks, forcing German command to completely rework their tank doctrine
>entire army gets BTFO by the "disorganized" and "Unstable" Red Army
>winter sets in, forcing the already stopped Germans to fall back
>ultimately get BTFO by Soviets
Was it the worst major army of WW2, besides the Polish or French?
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>g*rms
>not subhuman
the only answer you need
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The Japanese
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Is Islam ok if it's aesthetique?
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Muslim gardens are the most aesthetic gardens. I love them so much.
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*dégueulle*
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I'd rather spend a quiet afternoon sitting on one of those wonderfully decorated carpets of a mosque with the sunlight streaming through the abstract geometric patterned stained glass windows anyday than any church on an equivalent day.
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Post heroic acts by armies who know they're going to lose /his/. 2017-03-09 06:11:39 Post No.2480842
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Post heroic acts by armies who know they're going to lose /his/.
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At the close of WW2, with the Soviets advancing on one side and the Allies on the other, the German 12th Army decided to stage one last heroic operation to hold an exit corridor from Berlin across the Elbe against Hitler's direct orders, saving the lives of countless civilians and soldiers from the advancing Soviets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Wenck
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>>2480842
Im pretty sure the Red army Surrounded Berlin before it attacked
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>>2480861
They were not in the city
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>>2480901
And they didnt keep a corridor from the city open either
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Vikings were the best warriors in the world prove me wrong
>sacked Rome
>conquered Russia
>conquered England
>conquered France
>berserkers were the most feared warriors in Europe
Proud to be Nordic
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>sacked Rome
thx 4 the spoiler dick
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But, anon. Everyone knows the IRA are Europe's greatest warriors.
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That's like saying ISIS are the most feared warriors because no one else stoops to their level of batshit insanity. Just because French or German levies didn't routinely burn down Irish churches and run away like little bitches doesn't mean vikings were some elite infantry force. Vikings were just snowniggers who needed to be civilized.
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What era was India at its "best"?
T. Someone who doesn't know anything about India pre-anglo conquest
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>>2480491
Mughal
anyone who says otherwise is butthurt pajeet nationalist
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>>2480502
>butthurt pajeet
To be fair, have you ever had road-rash in there?
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Iron Age India