Random History Thread

[Perun]

By the way, I'm teaching history for the second consecutive semester now.

This time, it's about these sassy guys:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire

 

[LooseCannon]

Sounds fun!

 

[Forostar]

 

[Forostar]

A region called Albania, in the northwestern Sasanian Empire!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_Albania

 

[Perun]

There was also a kingdom called Iberia in present-day Georgia.

 

[Black Wizard]

By the way, I'm teaching history for the second consecutive semester now.

This time, it's about these sassy guys:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire

5 favourite empires, 3 favourite rulers from each.

 

[LooseCannon]

5 favourite empires, 3 favourite rulers from each.

You know we could do that.

 

[Black Wizard]

I do. I also know it would be one of the most hotly debated, and probably tedious, threads this forum has ever seen.

 

[LooseCannon]

I do. I also know it would be one of the most hotly debated, and probably tedious, threads this forum has ever seen.

And that is supposed to dissuade myself and @Perun how?

 

[Brigantium]

I'll let Paul know when he gets out of the bath.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Will he not know himself when he gets out of the bath?

 

[Forostar]

@Perun

He died of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Baabyhyloooohohohoooooooooooon.....

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago703210.html
https://ancienthistorybulletin.org/

 

[Cat Milk Supreme]

@Perun

He died of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Baabyhyloooohohohoooooooooooon.....

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago703210.html
https://ancienthistorybulletin.org/

Came across this today too. Sounds grim as fuck!

 

[Legatodave]

what is the real truth about Alex the great???
Steve seemed to no his stuff when he penned that master piece in the late 80's!!!

 

[LooseCannon]

what is the real truth about Alex the great???
Steve seemed to no his stuff when he penned that master piece in the late 80's!!!

Up early, aren't you?

 

[phantomoftheicarus]

At the start of WW2, the UK bought the entire tea supply in Europe, and in terms of weight used more tea in the war than bombs and explosives

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...t-bought-the-worlds-entire-supply-of-tea/amp/

 

[Magnus]

used more tea in the war than bombs and explosives

That's why Germany surrendered in the end. Little known fact.

 

[Black Wizard]

That's why Germany surrendered in the end. Little known fact.

The lack of Earl Grey drove Hitler to suicide.

 

[Magnus]

No, it was total diuresis.

 

[Perun]

@Perun

He died of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Baabyhyloooohohohoooooooooooon.....

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago703210.html
https://ancienthistorybulletin.org/

It's a nice thought experiment, but unfortunately, it will never be verifiable. All we have to go with on this issue are some problematic literary sources, and... that's it. If they ever find his mummy, maybe there will be something to be found out, but I'm not holding my breath...