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  1. Uncanny Resemblances | Page 2 | History Forum

    That sounds like a somewhat muddled recollection of the 1975 film The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, although it was Margot Kidder, not Leslie Ann Warren...

  2. Puck, Punch and political cartoons | Page 2 | History Forum

    Apr 4, 2020 · I've always smiled at this gem: View of the world from 9th Avenue When I was in college in the early 80s in Pittsburgh, many of the metro New Yorkers had this poster. As a now mature adult, I …

  3. About Shalivahana .... | History Forum

    Apr 6, 2025 · It is generally agreed that the mythical emperor Vikramaditya from Indian legends was almost certainly Chandragupta II. I want to understand another mythical ruler, Shalivahana; was he …

  4. Most Conservative US Presidents | History Forum

    Jul 22, 2016 · List and explain the most conservative of the pre-1990 US Presidents (not necessarily in order, but that'd be nice). We're only considering things they did in office, not before or after. Try and …

  5. The Scale of War: From Antiquity to the Early Modern Period

    Jun 30, 2012 · Using, for antiquity, only numbers provided by the most accurate of ancient historians, Thucydides and Polybius, for each battle in the wars they describe and for the battles of the better …

  6. Chain stores and independent retailers | Page 24 | History Forum

    I feel that most people are like me and 1. Like to select their own products 2. Like to look around to get ideas/educate themselves/ask questions etc. 3. Sometimes find it relaxing just to walk around stores. …

  7. Achaemenids vs Qin - History Forum

    Aug 28, 2019 · I am not sure enough is known about either to do much more than guess but going purely by population size Achaemenids would have the upper hand but Qin fought in far more …

  8. Roman / Byzantine light border cavalry - History Forum

    May 28, 2020 · I had remembered that Byzantines had light cavalry on borders similar to later Hungarian/Croatian/Polish hussars. These were called trapezitoi or tasinarioi. But Wikipedia states …

  9. The Compendium of Chronicles - History Forum

    Oct 15, 2022 · I want to share the most reliable source on the history of the tribes of Genghis Khan. This book is called "The Compendium of Chronicles." This work was written on the orders of Ghazan …

  10. Fencing in the past | History Forum

    Jan 29, 2025 · Japanese "fencing"? Not really fencing but the title of the bulletin calls it so German Mensur. Otto Skorzeny got his scars from fencing