#historical-analysis

#historical-analysis

Researchers have now discovered that between 870 and 1100 CE, there were eight extreme drought events on the Yucatan Peninsula, one of the core areas of Mayan civilization.

"It's hard for me to find the words to express what I saw, the stories that I heard, the haunting sadness that still remains. This is an experience that will stay with me forever."

We can't put a date on Doomsday, but by looking at the 5,000 years of civilization, we can understand the trajectories we face today - and self-termination is most likely.

"A new term, Waldsterben (forest death), entered the German vocabulary to describe the worst cases."

The role of the 'Investiture Contest'...is important in a number of seemingly paradoxical ways. The crucial formative interventions in imperial dynamics highlight how conflict shaped identity.

“The book focuses on the life of a Roman soldier in Egypt, aiming to provide new insights into Roman Rule during a transformative era.

The lion in medieval symbolism embodied forces that saints, kings, and Christ must overcome, representing both danger and divine authority in a chaotic world.

The dynamics of a conclave are deeply mysterious, with votes shifting and fluctuating towards a single name, often not among the initial favorites.

One obvious problem, as noted by John Locke, is that "people can apply sounds to what ideas he thinks fit, and change them as they please." This leads to confusion.

The frequent depiction of war elephants in medieval European sources suggests their presence, albeit lacking definitive proof of their use in Crusade battles.

"They're contradictory," Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson said of the passengers' accounts. The ship itself would be better able to tell the tale. "Steel rarely lies," he told Business Insider.