What is the history of the Roman ogee shape?
The word ogee has its origin in the French ogive, the pointed arch, or each half of it, consisting of two opposing curves. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities defines it nicely. The curve is visible …
Who continued to fight after the Confederacy surrendered?
Dec 16, 2025 · During the American Civil War, when the Confederate army surrendered, there was still fighting going on. Was that still parts of the Confederate army or was that some other Southern thing?
rwanda - What do we know about the pre-colonial nature of Tutsi vs …
Dec 4, 2024 · There was a massive genocide in Rwanda in 1994 when close to a 500k-1M ethnic Tutsis were massacred by ethnic Hutus in the space of three months. (The population of Rwanda is 13M, …
How does one find historic prices for goods? - History Stack Exchange
Aug 7, 2024 · I need to find out the typical price of two things - namely bottled water (ie: a plastic individual-size bottle of still drinking water), and, gas-station type road maps - around 1995, in the …
Who coined the term blue hour to refer to the sky after sunset?
Aug 18, 2025 · During twilight, the light emitted by the sky is of a particular hue of blue for several minutes after the sunset (same happens several minutes before sunrise). This period of time has …
Are there written historical records of ships possibly affected by ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Underwater volcanic activity, although less impressive than its land counterparts, can still trigger interesting phenomena on the surface, like (temporary) islands popping out of nowhere, …
middle ages - Did Dukes, Counts, Barons, etc. have courts similar to a ...
Oct 26, 2023 · So this question is somewhat based on my thoughts from playing Crusader Kings. But how historically accurate was it for anybody besides a King/Emperor to have a court system of …
india - How did beef come to be commonly eaten in Kerala (even …
Sep 20, 2024 · In a country whose Hindus generally regard cows as sacred, how did Kerala come to be the exception? How did beef come to be commonly eaten in Kerala (even among Hindus)? One …
Was there ever any doubt which side the USA would join?
May 1, 2014 · Doubt by whom? If you mean doubt at the time, maybe look at what earlier diplomatic efforts were made by the side they didn't join to ally with the US, and by the side they did join to …
What historical evidence do we have for the existence of Mohammed?
When Mohammed died, Islam was still in Arabia, and the Koran and hadith/sunna were not written down. The wave of conquest come after, with the first caliphs - who could have got a written tale to …