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I always thought that Cleopatra could only trace her lineage through the Ptolemies, of which the original Ptolemy was a contemporary of Alxander and one of his generals who got Egypt after Alexander's death.
Australia, India, America, and mst of sub-Saharan Africa leap immediately to mind. As well as extensive Island posessions in all the world's oceans.
Ski,Wouls you be interested in some pictures of the Irish Brigade Monument that is on the field at Gettysburg? It is a fairly new monument, I think it was erected in 2002, and is fairly distinctive because of its use of the Celtic cross.
What about the opening battle in Gladiator between the Romans and the Germanic tribes? I read that they found the location was going to be cleared of timber and were allowed to use the fire.
That was good except for the fact that the Romans did not fight like that. I have never read that the Roman army stood to receive a charge as depicted in the film. I have always read that they counter-charged when their enemy was within twenty paces and used the combined momentum to break up the enemy formation. This is what s described by Marcus Aurelius himself, as well as Caesar and Vegetius.
I am one who are always after their Lucky Charms, so if they don't exist why are the charms so dang tasty?
JSTOR is available by subscription only and while you can get access to specific journals if you subscribe to those journals, only librarys and schools get unlimited access. For instance, I have access to past issues of the Journal of Military History through JSTOR because I belong to SMH, but I dont have access to any other journals ecxept through school.
It does seem kind of pointless to keep hunting these people. I am sure that St. Peter will have some choice words when they present themselves at the gates in the near future, nobody lives forever.
The dreyse uses a paper cartridge similar to the paper cartridges used in civil war rifles with the difference that the primer is embedded in the base of the bullet. The needle-like firing pin pierces the cartridge before striking the primer.
That is quite interesting. I wonder how the museum in Oklahoma got ahold of them.
The J.M. Davis Gun Museum has one of the most extensive firearms collections in the world. they have something like 30,000 guns in their collection. I heartily recommend anyone interested in guns to go if they are ever in the area. I asked the curator how they got them and he said they were gifts to the museum.
I am still waiting for conclusive, positive evidence that Washington did not append the phrase, “so help me God” to the presidential oath. As phid states most clearly, the two summaries that have been presented are not conclusive. A summary is just that, and it is expected that they would not include a word for word recitation of the oath. I would love to know if there are any newspaper accounts of the inauguration. Given the nature of the newspapers of the day, it would seem to me to be entirely reasonable that one of those accounts would provide a transcript of the oath and accompanying speech as that was quite common for newspapers to do before the age of radio. I am currently traveling and have limited research ability. Surely NAProject has done such a search given his vehemence on the facts at issue. Perhaps he could enlighten us?
It seems to me that this is a non-issue being turned into an issue. Negative evidence is not evidence. NAProject has admitted that there are no contemporary sources that claim whether it was said or not. I still fail to comprehend the nature of his objection. As Phid has pointed out there are a couple of sources other than Irving that indicate the phrase was used, and NAP's source fails to clear the issue up. I would argue that the historical record thus far is ambiguous enough that the non-use of the phrase has been seriously cast into doubt and the Senate Historical Office should be considered correct. It would appear that Washington did indeed use the phrase "so help me God" or some similar usage, at least from the extant sources.
I was hoping someone other than this lot would attempt to answer.
Instead, you got the usual suspects. ;D
If I remember right there were a lot of African tribes that sold their enemies to the slavers. The Europeans didnt have to hunt slaves down, they were brought right to the coast for sale. If you think about it, it is a great way to get rid of enemies and make a profit while doing so.Early examples of guerrilla warfare could be some of the Greek methods employed to fight the Persians. I would call crop devastation a guerrilla tactic.
That being said, you are correct in that 476 is a convenient date to use when dating the demise of the Roman empire although anytime the date is used you should present the caveat that the end of an empire as large as Rome's can never be sudden, it is the work of centuries and it's influence is sure to be felt for long after it is gone.
