how did the roman republic's citizens view julius caesar?
>>898410
Think about the view of Trump right now.
That was basically Caesar.
>>898435
but trump is the future
>>898442
So was Caesar
I want to learn more about Norse/Germanic/Anglo-Saxon paganism, /his/. Can you rec me some good books on the subject?
>>897932
Snorri Sturlusson Poetic Edda, something like that.
>>897932
Georges Dumézil - Gods of the Ancient Northmen
>>897953
Snorri was inspired by more ancient words:
HWAET!
A dream came to me
at deep midnight
when humankind kept their beds
– the dream of dreams!
I shall declare it.
It seemed I saw the Tree itself
borne on the air, light wound about it,
– a beam of brightest wood, a beacon clad
in overlapping gold, glancing gems
fair at its foot, and five stones
set in a crux flashed from the crosstree.
Around angels of God
all gazed upon it,
since first fashioning fair.
It was not a felon's gallows,
for holy ghosts beheld it there,
and men on mould, and the whole Making shone for it
- Signum Victoria!
Stained and marred,
stricken with shame, I saw the glory-tree
shine out gaily, sheathed in yellow
decorous gold; and gemstones made
for their Maker's Tree a right mail-coat.
Yet through the masking gold I might perceive
what terrible sufferings were once sustained thereon:
it bled from the right side.
Ruth in the heart.
Afraid I saw that unstill brightness
change raiment and colour
– again clad in gold
or again slicked with sweat,
spangled with spilling blood.
Best historical movies thread, I personally am in love with waterloo from 1970, the commies and the italians teamed up to make a pretty damn good film, even if it isnt massively accurate
La vita é bella
>>897825
>"They are the bravest cavalry in Europe...and the worst led.
>That may be...That may be...But we'll match them with out lancers.
>>897888
By god, sir I've lost my leg!
Post your historic uniforms (if you own one)
Pic related a 1943 British battle dress.
>>895544
Didn't know Australians still used British uniforms
SS officers uniform. (Replica)
Only a few bits of Insignia is missing, the collar tabs and the armband needs to be sewed on.
Genuine Soviet uniform worn by my father in 1988.
On this day, Easter Sunday in 1457, Prince Vladimir Tepes III of Wallachia, known as both Vlad Dracula and Vlad the Impaler earned his name and his vengeance.
The Wallachian Boyars sold out his father, Vlad Dracul, to the Ottoman Sultan resulting in Vlad being kept as hostage until installed in his father's place with the intent of being a vassal lord and puppet ruler.
These were invited to a lavish dinner party held by Prince Vlad. All of them, over 500 men, were enslaved and forced to rebuild the fortress overlooking the Arges River. Any who survived, were impaled alive around his kingdom, as a prelude to his campaign against the Ottomans.
HAPPY EASTER! I'm making shish kabob! Learn you some history goodness!
Probably the best drama about the real Vlad Tepes, made in Hungary in 1979. Subtitles in the closed caption option
https://youtu.be/VqbagKqtbAQ
....And a goofy awesome English language action movie about Vlad Tepes, circa 2000. Not as accurate, but fun.
https://youtu.be/OUwUiGdKTYs
>>894295
>in Hungary
Whoops! I meant Romania
>>894367
Technically there was no Romania yet. Transylvania was (technically) under Hungarian rule.
Then the Ottos invaded and BTFO Hungary, splitting it into three entities
>Habsburg owned bits of Hungary
>Principality of Transylvania
>Magyar Beylik.
Just making sure I'm following this, since it's the first time I've really heard the history of Vlad the Impaler: his father is sold out to the Ottomans (why?), Vlad Jr is forced to govern under their hand, but instead, he kills them all?
Daily remainder that the Spanish Inquisition didn't prosecute witches (in fact, it stated that witchcraft and magic was an impossible feat), and their punishments were usually less severe than the ones from King's tribunals.
>>892911
What's with the Basque?
Strange, always thought Sweden was worse compared to other countries and that Germany was much worse.
>>892915
Something about Basque Witches.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_witch_trials
>>892915
>Basques
>Human
/his/ humor
these threads are never funny
>>893533
dubs confirm
>Tfw historical events and happenings were actually really dumb looking
The fact that ancient Greece and Rome were brightly colors and probably looked closer to a bad amusement park than an elegant empire
Or that ancient armor and warriors were really stupid looking. Like the Persian Immortals were most likely just dudes with long robes and oversized shields.
that's like, you know, your opinion man
>>893481
>Greece and Rome were brightly colors and probably looked closer to a bad amusement park than an elegant empire
I have to agree with this. Nazi architecture looked way better keeping everything white.
Only if you're twelve and you give a shit about things looking super cool and epic.
It's history. It doesn't matter how cool it looked.
How did Islam spread so fast?
They were a bunch of dumb sandniggers but managed to create a giant caliphate from Arabia all the way balls-deep into Spain.
Read this
>>891647
Fear and terror.
>>891647
I guess they must have been fighting against even dumber sandniggers, gyros and dagos?
Christians, do you adhere to the Calvinistic or Arminian system of theology?
And is the "once saved, always saved" doctrine true?
Some say that you can lose your salvation, while others say that you can't.
Arminian.
Jesus died for all mankind, not just the "elect".
Predestination just seems wrong.
also nice trips
>>890777
7 is the number of completion in the Bible
OSAS is true.
A saved person gets the Holy Spirit within him and he becomes a child of God and secure. If you can lose your salvation it means you can lose the spirit which doesn't make any sense. It also makes Christ's death useless.
By not believing in OSAS you stop relying on Christ and start relying on your own works. And you can't get to heaven with your own works.
You are saved by faith alone but this doesn't mean you have a license to sin. Works are a product of genuine faith.
If you don't become a completely new person or "born again" as Evangelicals put it, you might not be saved in the first place.
>>890796
>predestination just seems wrong
It's because you don't understand it.
Post your favorite military formations.
How do you call this formation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMhVh6edP_k
>>890770
Roman Testudo formation.
>>890787
The Rome Total War 1 Berserk Faggotry Deluxe
why does stormfront and neo-nazis pretend that blond-blue eyed people (nordics) are the master race while most of great inventions are by asians, people from Mediterranean countries (as in pic related) and americans?
Because history started 1498.
>>890638
Why the fuck are you even bringing them up? They're irrelevant. Let's remember though that many Roman emperors had light hair and eyes.
>>890638
>Mediterranean cultures
>includes England and Wales
Whoever made this map was probably retarded, and British.
But I repeat myself.
What does the Catholic Church does concerning witches, nowadays?
>>889425
Mostly condemn witch craft, while the catechism does not comment on it, conservative Catholics are adamant that magic is real and dangerous
>>889434
>magic is real and dangerous
Of course it is.
>>889437
I've always wondered why magic doesn't work on camera.
Why do European Powers keep these meme countries exist ? As buffer states ? It's failed miserably to keep France and Germany from jumping to each other's throat.
>>889001
The Netherlands is a real country though. And Luxembourg exists just to keep France and Germany from claiming it.
Netherlands is a legitimate country. Belgium is the buffer state.
>>889001
These countries exist so Muslim immigrants have a place to go, you racist piece of shit
Summarize ww1 in 1 sentence
Summarize ww2 in 1 sentence
>>888744
Tragedy
Tragedy pt2
>>888744
Shit was pretty fucked up.
Especially that one.
>>888744
German angst
German butthurt