@consciousphilos
In a fight between Al Qaeda and Assad, the US fought on the side of Al Qaeda. Someone tell me, what did Assad do to us worse than what Al Qaeda did?
@Sargon_of_Akkad
Notice how masculinity is toxic until they want something out of you. It's always, "you aren't man enough" to give me what I want from you at your personal detriment.
@Varangian_Tagma
Unfortunately, so much of it has been lost. We know of some kings only from their coins. Hopefully we can get more archaeological work directed towards Ethiopian history.
@Varangian_Tagma
There was a really nice podcast that unfortunately ended early after only 9 episodes called "The History of Exploration." Still worth listening to for anyone interested in ancient explorers:
@consciousphilos
Guy cripples a kid so he can keep having sex with his sister...
A few books later: Guy gets his hand cut off and doesn't want to have sex with his sister anymore.
@greekcitytimes
Maybe this is common knowledge for everyone else, but shouldn't the article explain why there are 5,000 Israeli reservists in Athens? Does Israel have a military base in Greece?
@UpdatingOnRome
Historians 50 years ago: "Herodotus made everything up."
Historians today: "Welp, archaeologists have yet again proven that Herodotus was 100% correct."