In 1861, only 2.5% of Italy’s population spoke the language we now call Italian instead of their regional languages. Did Italians ever consider making Latin the national language due to its connections with ancient Rome and with the Catholic Church instead? April 1, 2025 1 Comment
Is it true that the notion of Hell in Christianity is a place where you’re torturted perpetually for (basically) not submitting to Christ began with the writings of Dante. Or does this idea predate his works? April 1, 2025 2 Comments
I’m Going to a Chinatown in the 1970s. How likely am I to be disturbed by kung-fu fighting? April 1, 2025 1 Comment
Why didn’t early rulers use opium when in pain due to disease or infection? April 1, 2025 1 Comment
What would the grandson of an earl (who will inherit the title) be addressed as? April 1, 2025 1 Comment
CYOHA: You are the mayor of Eastern Thebes in the reign of Rameses IX and you have just learned about mass looting of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. You suspect that your counterpart Paweraa, the mayor of Western Thebes, is collaborating with the looters. What do you do? April 1, 2025 3 Comments
CYOHA: Should I join the king’s ost intent on doing battle on that rascal Henry V of England despite my political rivals not wanting to? April 1, 2025 3 Comments