There's been a lot of debate over the effectiveness of plate armor, but what about other, earlier armors?
>>1198592
Couldn't stop an arrow, crossbow bolt, sword, really couldn't stop much, but it could soften the impact
>>1198595
bullshit.
>>1198603
No u
>"[43.1] On retiring to Capri he devised a pleasance for his secret orgies: teams of wantons of both sexes, selected as experts in deviant intercourse and dubbed analists, copulated before him in triple unions to excite his flagging passions."
Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Which was worse /his/, hiring analists on the Imperial payroll, or
the Praetorian guard?
>>1198531
>believing half of what Suetonius wrote
>>1198531
>Believing half of what Suetonius wrote
> Believing half of what Suetonius wrote
Why is studying history from a Marxist perspective so widespread?
99% of the world doesn't give a shit what Marxists think about economics or human rights, so why should we care how they think historical study should be approached?
Because jews
>>1198509
>99% of the world doesn't give a shit what Marxists think about economics or human rights
That's frankly untrue, and this is coming from someone who is very right wing. Regardless of your political affiliation one should always study those who hold different convictions, especially if it goes against you. You can't safeguard yourself against Marxism if you don't understand it. Also there's nothing wrong with looking at History from different perspectives, same with literature/music/film/etc. It fosters a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Studying something from a Marxist perspective doesn't mean that you have to be a Marxist.
>>1198509
>Why is studying history from a Marxist perspective so widespread?
It isn't. Doing history using Marxist historiography is widespread. Probably because the Annales and CPGB Historians Group demonstrated that it produces superior social history.
>99% of the world
doesn't give a shit about the discipline of history. Argument from the people is a shitty fallacy mate.
>what Marxists think about economics or human rights
What connection does this have to quality of historiography?
>so why should we care how they think historical study should be approached?
Because it is a field dominant methodology which has wide spread acceptance amongst conservative historians of politics and war, and liberal historians of mentality and event and culture?
>"All I need is 5 good men."
t. Michel Ney
I'm pretty sure he was speaking of a person. His name was Twenty Goodmen.
>>1198483
Does that include himself?
If so wouldnt he need 4 good men?
>>1198483
>Michel Ney
"Soldiers, when I give the command to fire, fire straight at my heart. Wait for the order. It will be my last to you. I protest against my condemnation. I have fought a hundred battles for France, and not one against her ... Soldiers, fire"
Are there any schools of thought that addresses the inherent irony of death? Super underread and curious as to how spoonfeed friendly /his/ is.
>>1198285
Gas yourself you utter waste.
Go shoot a fucking arab.
>>1198285
>inherent irony of death
this sounds like something that some kind of first year philosophy student would say
Could anyone direct me to some good articles or snippets from books detailing the origins of the Wahabi and Salafi movements and American relations with Saudi Arabia before the 70s?
Also, because I'm an idiot, I wouldn't mind a greentext version too.
bump plz
>>1198160
>Could anyone direct me to some good articles or snippets from books detailing the origins of the Wahabi and Salafi movements and American relations with Saudi Arabia before the 70s?
no, we can't
Post some more of your dankest memes and I will consider sharing with you information I happen to possess on this subject.
>Fat
>Loved guns
>Religious
>Hated Muslims
>Money always on his mind
Is Sobieski an example of a proto-American?
>White
>Surrendered
>Failure
>Got cucked
Is Bonaparte an example of a proto-Frenchman?
>>1198668
>white
No, not at all
>>1198668
The funny thing is, Napoleon sorta won in the end anyway. A significant quantity of monarchies met their ends to movements prompted somewhat by the influences of Napoleon's invasions on their cultures.
>Reproduction is the sole purpose of life.
Do you agree?
>>1197798
>life has purpose
kek
Nah. I don't think that even is a purpose of life, just a necessity to its perpetuation.
>>1197798
>Life has a purpose
How did Fulton Sheen become so popular in a time of such anti-Catholic predjudice?
>>1197742
Because Catholics will flock to someone who can lead.
Because his words resonate with all Christians.
>>1197742
Because he taught watered down, happy, Vatican II "Catholicism".
Can we have a formations thread please? I need to get good at total war so medieval and before formations and ways of beating them
>>1197712
Mass. Line. Wedge. Double of these. Treble of these.
Strong right. Strong left.
Skirmish order. First line skirmish.
Press of pike. Charge column. Square (English). Square (Austrian).
I need to get good at empire total war. What tactics exist during musket and cannon era? Just keep shooting till enemy flees?
>>1197712
Thanks doc
Please help me on this subject.
Does human life have value?
I want to read opinions
>>1197599
No,
Yes, human life is intrinsically valuable.
>>1197599
Not intrinsically. It's just atoms, like everything else in the universe. But you can give it value if you want anon.
Can we please have a thread discussing and collecting resources on one of the most ancient civilizations in history?
All I know about Chinese history is that Chinese civil wars are literally the most horrifying thing in existence
>>1197525
>Qing Empire
>Korea included
What.
>>1197525
All I've found documentary wise is some pretty shitty We Wuz Xia shit that gives an ok historical background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCkBFKnUSao
Discuss everyday transcendence of slave morality.
I used to masturbate as little as possible because I thought it was a bad habit, immoral even. Now I do it about a dozen times a day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C06rNqK1vo
I used to fritter away my money on alcohol and resent my boss for the power I felt he had over me at a financial level. I then stopped drinking and started saving money so I'd never find myself at a point where I never actually am required to work for the man, and found my resentment towards him and my job basically vanished overnight.
Would that count?
>>1197458
Saving money seems less aesthetic and life affirming, seems life denying, but Nietzsche said alcohol is bad, so that might count
>>1197458
No, because you are still cucked by your boss.
True ubermenschen are NEETs.
VARUS! GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS!
no lol
Nook nook
theyre gone, fagt
What are some good books on The English Civil War and that peroid in general? Specifically the royalist society and mindset
>>1197361
It's my ultimate goal to create a game set in the ECW, not a shitty indie one but where you are a soldier or a good rts
>>1197369
I just want to know about stuff
Eikon Basilike gives the mindset