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The Roman Emperors with the best names: 5. Hadrian 4. Maximinus Thrax 3. Aurelian 2. Trajan 1. Nero This is the only time I would legitimately rank Nero the best at anything.

@nic_munoz That's what made him great though! The fact that he cut straight to the point meant you always knew where you stood with him. And if I remember correctly, he actually respected people who stood their ground against him.

How Steve Jobs conducts job interviews: When interviewing a potential candidate from Disney he asked him only two questions, He first asked: "You went to Stanford business school in late 80s and then you're in the center of the company creation universe in the most exciting time in the world... and you became a management consultant?" and second: "How could you work at Disney for eight years? Those guys are bozos." That was Steve. Always direct. Always straight to the point. And always stress testing his potential hires. Note- I definitely left out some bad words in these quotes

@ghostofhellas I love how they put so much craftsmanship into everyday items like this.

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug), Ganymede running Greek, Attic, ca. 470 B.C.

@HerodotusWave Damn! I wonder how many diamonds are on it?

The Great Imperial Crown of Russia, a historic artifact from the Russian Empire's regalia.

@histories_arch I think the thing that I love most about him is that he had the humility to rejected the title King of Jerusalem, and instead styled himself 'Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre'.

Godfrey of Bouillon was a Frankish nobleman and military leader during the First Crusade. He was born around 1060 AD in the region of Lower Lorraine, and became prominent between 1096-1099 AD as one of the main commanders of the First Crusade, leading forces from the Holy Roman Empire through Anatolia and into the Levant. He played a central role in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 AD, after which he assumed authority in the city under the title “Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre.” He remained in Jerusalem governing the newly established crusader state until his death in 1100 AD. #archaeohistories

@Globalstats_77 The Sea People never built a civilization. What kind of dumb list is this.

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@xruiztru Now I see why Scandinavian people just hand-wave Finland away. Kylla. That's interesting.

How to say 'Yes' in european languages.

@CultureExploreX That looks straight out of a fantasy novel! I'm assuming it's in Switzerland?

Lauterbrunnen - the land that inspired Tolkien!

@SeekAfterBeauty It still looks more beautiful than our modern cities.

Imaginary View of Rome with Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, the Column of Trajan and a Temple (1786), by Hubert Robert

@archi_tradition I would love to go to Italy to explore these smaller out-of-the-way locations. I've never even heard of this place and it looks incredible.

Petralia Soprana, Sicily 🇮🇹

Yes, of course it's subjective. But for me it would come down to: - The physical location on the Bosporus - Hagia Sophia is spectacular - It seems to be better organized than Rome - All of the baths - The walls - The Hippodrome It's all personal preference, and we're probably in the minority here, but when I see pictures of Constantinople and Rome, I can't help but like the former more.

@x_Aurelion Well by what metric would you say it was grander? I would choose Constantinople too, but I guess I feel like that’s more subjective than objective?

“What was it about Constantinople that produced this almost universal admiration and awe?” Obviously it was a large city, far larger than the other cities of Europe. “There was, however, much more to medieval Constantinople than just its size. Over the centuries, its buildings and monuments had become enmeshed with legends and Christian myths which gave the place a spiritual aura to match its physical grandeur. The potency of this heady mixture is easily missed by a modern observer.” Only a very small amount of the fabric of Constantinople in the medieval Roman era survives today in Istanbul. It takes some reading and imagination to picture it. The buildings, combined with the history of it, was just something else. The relics and treasures within some of the buildings would have added to the legendary and spiritual aura as well! Source - Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium by Jonathan Harris

People say the phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely", but it's not right. Just off the top of my head I can name dozens of leaders who held absolute power, and did so wisely. - Marcus Aurelius - Frederick the Great - Ashoka the Great - Louis IX of France - Antoninus Pius I think people say it because it sounds clever, but it really isn't.

It is interesting how absolute power can create utopia and hell. When given absolute power Five Good emperors created paradise on Earth. But once a bad man got it, like Commodus it all went downhill. The greater the power, the more extreme are consequences.

@stats_feed There are three: - Baffin Island - Victoria Island - Ellesmere Island

🇨🇦 There are multiple islands in Canada larger than the entirety of Great Britain.

@UpdatingOnRome Pretty understandable tbh.

Wow

@trad_west_ I think that whole idea of the Crusaders being savage barbarians is crumbling. People no longer trust the institutions, and they're finding the truth on their own.

The Crusades were not an offensive war. They were a defensive campaign to liberate the oppressed Christians that lived under occupation. Modern history teaches that the Crusades were unprovoked colonial aggression. This is false, it's historical revisionism by lunatics. By 1095, Islamic armies had conquered two-thirds of the Christian world (including Egypt, Syria, and Spain) and were slaughtering pilgrims in Jerusalem. The Emperor of Byzantium begged the Pope for help. Pope Urban II didn't call for a war of conquest, the Holy Father called for a war of defense. A Holy War, a Just War. A war of RECONQUEST of the invaded Christian lands by an army that viewed Christians as inferiors. When the knights shouted "Deus Vult" (God Wills It), they weren't marching to get rich, they care not for riches, they were marching into the desert to save their brothers and sisters in Christ from opression and to restore their liberty.

@RomeInTheEast I personally would choose Constantinople. I love Rome, but I don't think it compares to Constantinople at its height.

@x_Aurelion I think as much as I love Constantinople it was not, though geography gave it something special

@bymortalhand Italy really has so much to offer. If only their government would get their damn act together.

Monteriggioni is a 13th-century walled town built by the Sienese as a defence against Florence. Over 700 years later, its 570-metre circuit of walls still stands, enclosing a small, quiet settlement within It is among the best-preserved medieval fortified towns in Europe

@TheDataHubX Mongols don't belong on this list. They were the greatest army in history, but they were a flash in the pan. They left nothing of value.

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@vintagemapstore Wow that looks better than most modern cities.

Lucca, Italy, during the Roman Empire

@theoldworldshow Yes, agreed. I'm more of a Cavalier myself though! lol

@x_Aurelion Oh very much so; I consider that honor and reputation aspect part of Cavalier culture as well. The Puritans just had a somewhat different version of it

One thing I always find myself needing to remember when studying history is that the culture of the era was real and different, not a charade E.g., Virginia's Cavalier culture: both Lee and Washington were lifelong flirts who delighted in the company of pretty young ladies "Lee, for example, derived more than ordinary enjoyment from the company of pretty women throughout his life. He was quietly humorous in his contacts with them, and harmlessly flirtatious in his younger days, even after his marriage..." Virginius Dabney notes in his Virginia: The New Dominion. Washington was quite the same, as Freeman notes in his biography of the titan They never cheated on their wives, by any account, or did anything untoward. But they did live vitally, and have a sort of exuberance about life and living well, that was different from the dour Puritans to their north. It was different, and the cultural context in which their harmless flirtations existed was both real and different

@histories_arch Great post—one detail that adds context: The chair isn’t just ceremonial furniture, it’s the focal point of the anointing—the most sacred part of the coronation, using the medieval ampulla and spoon. That’s why it’s been preserved so consistently.

The coronation chair of King Edward I, made by Walter of Durham, 1296 AD... 🇬🇧 Commonly called St. Edward’s Chair, was commissioned in 1296 and built by Walter of Durham. It has been used in nearly every English and later British coronation since 1308, making it one of the longest-serving ceremonial objects in European history. Constructed of oak and originally gilded and painted, the chair was designed to house the Stone of Scone beneath the seat. Edward I had the stone seized from Scotland during his campaigns and incorporated it into English coronation ritual as a symbol of dominance. The stone remained there until 1996, when it was returned to Scotland, with the agreement it will be brought back for future coronations. The chair has endured over 700 years of use, including damage from time, handling, and even a 1914 suffragette bombing inside Westminster Abbey, which cracked part of its structure. Despite its worn appearance today, it remains the central seat of coronation ceremonies, including that of King Charles III in 2023. Between 18th-19th Centuries, visitors and choirboys carved their names into the chair, graffiti that is still visible, turning it into an unintended record of centuries of onlookers. #archaeohistories