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We have been considering the ancient Cretan civilization for quite a long time, and we only have a cursory (and it will not work in detail, it is necessary to translate the monograph of Arthur Evans!) To consider it from the point of view of everyday life. That is, what they ate, how they slept, what they wore, what social position who occupied. AND

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Each aspired to be in a new one In clean clothes to go out into battle. There is a tower on a shield shining with gold. There is a lion, there is a leopard and a fish in a battle coat of arms. A peacock's tail serves as an ornament for another. And someone decorated a helmet with a flower as a consolation … There is black the rider's mourning is crowned with a flag, while the other has white, blue and green

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Here at VO, debates are constantly flaring up regarding the "eternal questions" of our time: who are we, where are we from, where are we going, and most importantly why? Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future 2 wanted to know all this, but in the end he was almost completely lost in time. Naturally, there are people, apparently, for life

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Let VO readers not be surprised by the design of this material. This is an example of how it is customary today to design articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, so that - why not? - Some of the authors and even readers of our site would have decided to try himself in the field of science creation. How

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"The sleep of reason gives birth to monsters" (Francisco Goya, 1797) The great Confucius once said that teaching without reflection is useless, but thinking without teaching is dangerous. And it's clear why. A collection of information without thinking about it has no value. But it is also stupid to think if you do not have information on the problem

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Recently, several people have sent me personal messages at once asking about the best way to write articles for the press. Like, you write one article a day for sure, and for many years. And you don't get bored, and your materials don't get worse. I want it myself

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Here, on VO, the generally banal truth has been emphasized more than once that thinking without knowledge is completely useless, and, above all, for those who comment on someone's materials only on the basis of only what he thinks. That is, the key to success in any business is knowledge. The latter, however

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The third parent of Cronidus created a generation of people who spoke Copper, in no way similar to the previous generation with spears. Those people were powerful and terrible. They loved the formidable cause of Ares, violence. They did not eat bread; their mighty spirit was stronger than iron. No one dared to approach them: they possessed great power, and

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Probably, many still remember a drawing from a textbook on the history of the Middle Ages for the 6th grade of a Soviet high school, where the knight's castle was depicted standing on a high cliff with steep slopes. Of course, not all castles stood on such rocks, but this was not something exceptional either. On the contrary, in that

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The instigator's trumpet sends an arrogant challenge, And the trumpet sings in response to the knight, The glade echoes them and the firmament, The riders lowered them, And the shafts were attached to the shells; Here the horses rushed, and finally the fighter came close to the fighter. ("Palamon and Arsit") Helmet jewelry (see photo

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Many VO readers liked the story about ancient Crete and its history. “But what about Cyprus? - they began to ask questions. "After all, they are close to each other, so it is not difficult to get to Cyprus by sea from Crete … And … how did the culture develop there?" Well - everything is so, so today our story is dedicated to

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“Go all over the world and preach the gospel of all creation.” (Mark 16:15) It is unlikely that anyone would deny the enormous influence of religion on society. And the fact that some places on our planet turned out to be more "regigious" than others is well known to everyone, including even non-believers. According to different

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This is my 700th article on the VO site. I thought, let it be devoted to a topic that, in general, is interesting to everyone, namely, omens. But not ours, of course, which Pavel Globa interprets to us, but those that were once upon a time, but were, and people, just like today, turned to them

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As it was already emphasized in the first material, there is no science here, but only personal impressions and judgments at the everyday level. As a rule, the majority of commentators on VO also refer to their personal experience, and not to articles in the journal Voprosy Sociologii. Everyone has their own experience and by this he, however, and

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“Luke greets you, beloved physician …) (Colossians 4:14) Before talking about the shrines of Cyprus further, you should at least share a little your impressions of the island itself. They say, and indeed it is, that Cyprus was a colony of England. But judging by some circumstances, then

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On May 11, 1939, an armed conflict (war) began on the Khalkhin-Gol River between the USSR and the Japanese Empire; it is called the "Nomonkhan incident" in Japanese historiography. The clash of the two great powers took place on the territory of a third country - in Mongolia. On May 11, 1939, the Japanese attacked

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“In the name of all Czechs, I swear that the Czechs will take terrible revenge on the temples if Hus dies. All this lawlessness will be paid a hundredfold. The world has been broken before God and people, and in the blood of the papists the Czech goose will wash its wings. He who has ears, let him hear.”(Pan from Chlum - speech at the Cathedral in Constanta)

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Actually, this material should be given on May 28, in memory, so to speak, of the events about which it speaks. But since the topic of the "White Bohemian rebellion" interested many VO readers, I thought that it makes sense to turn to my archive, where there is material on this topic. It was once published in

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We praise our names, But the scarcity of frivolous words will become apparent, When we raise our cross on the shoulder We will not be ready these days. For us, Christ, full of love, Perished in the land that was given to the Turks. Fill the fields with a stream of the enemy

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Spain was the first territory in Europe to be attacked by Eastern Muslims, and it is not surprising that the centuries-old struggle with them left a deep imprint on both the history and culture of this country. No wonder such a famous British historian as David Nicole, his fundamental work

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Three materials about the Japanese ashigaru infantry aroused great interest of VO readers. The book "Dzhohyo monogotari" by Matsudaira Izu-no-kami Nabuoki, which he wrote in 1650, half a century after the battle of Sekigahara, aroused great interest, because this is really "living material"

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70 years ago, on the night of March 25-26, 1945, the last defenders of Iwo Jima, led by General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Rear Admiral Rinosuke Ichimaru, launched a final counterattack on American troops. They no longer hoped for victory, but only wanted to die with honor, taking with them both

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History of wars of the XIX-XX centuries. knows many examples of the use of colonial troops in hostilities. Almost every European power, which possessed its own colonies, considered it its duty to maintain special military units, usually composed of representatives of the peoples

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Turning to the topic of reconstructing the weapons of bronze warriors, it is easy to notice that … here historians and reenactors, one might say, were very lucky that the people of that time were pagans and put everything that surrounded them in this world to their dead in their graves. Here the Christian knights were buried dressed

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“The injustice of contemporaries is often the lot of great people, but few have experienced this truth to the same extent as Barclay.” V.I. The famous Russian commander was a representative of the ancient Scottish family of Berkeley. In 1621, two brothers from the Berkeley-of-Tolly family left

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At the end of the topic related to the reconstruction of bronze bladed weapons, I would like to insert materials from two British armourers at once. Already known to the visitors of the VO site Neil Burridge and another interesting master Dave Chapman, owner of the Bronze Age Foundry workshop

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Once, one of the VO readers asked me to talk about the use of Russian steam tractors in the war. An article was discovered: “G. Kaninsky and S. Kirilets "Tractors in the Russian Imperial Army" ("Equipment and weapons" 05-2010). But a very interesting example was not covered there

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Didn't you ask the travelers … (Book of Job 21:29) We haven't considered the events of the Bronze Age for a long time. Moreover, we stopped just at the time when copper began to be gradually replaced by bronze, that is, by alloys of copper with various other metals. But what all the same

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So, the theme of the Trojan War and the weapons and armor used in it comes to an end. Actually, almost everything that was possible was considered, significant iconographic material was involved. As already noted, a significant volume of work was used in English

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Yes, we are the Scythians! Yes, Asians - we, With slanted and greedy eyes! Block. Scythians What else is good travel, besides what you see abroad today? And the fact that you at least a little, but learn the history of those countries that you visit. Moreover, "a little" is while you, say, are sitting on the bus and

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At the ax the old Steel has become a chipper. My cleaver was a wolf, I became an insidious stick. I am glad to send the Warrior back. There was no need for the gift of a princess. (Grim Bald. Son of Kveldulva. … And they had fun not only by chopping off the heads of bulls with axes

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It has always been the case that one particular battle had a particularly great impact on one country or another. Or, on the contrary, her influence was not very great, but in the memory of the people she acquires a truly epic character. There was such a battle in the history of Hungary in the Middle Ages. And for the Hungarians

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Among the many man-made miracles born of human genius, hard work and perseverance, the Crystal Palace occupies a very special place. After all, it was from him that the attitude towards international industrial exhibitions became completely different. What could be simpler than a "grotto"?

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Bestow, Lord, with good, We, Magyars, always keep, And in the battle with the enemy Stretch out your hand to the Hungarians; Break, fate, our oppression, Give happiness that everyone was waiting, For the coming people And the past suffered! (National Anthem of Hungary, approved in 1989 .) Last time, getting acquainted with the history of Hungary, we stopped at

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“There is no better burden for a person than a big and sane mind, and there is no worse burden than an excess of drunk.” Elder Edda. Speeches of Vysokogo Now it's time to tell about the books on the subject of the Vikings and available to the general Russian reader. Well, and to acquaint, of course, with historiography in general, at least

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Tortured by the enemy, in captivity, Sleep eternal our brother slept. The foe rejoices, seeing in the field Only a number of untimely graves. But the deed of severe valor will not die with a soldier who perished, And a new knight with a new power Will replace the singer. In 1848-1849, under the influence of revolutionary events in

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But he died - and then Immediately the dam burst, That defended the daring adventurers from the people. We continue our story about the war of the conquistadors against the Aztecs. If in the past materials it was about weapons and armor, now the story will also go about the tactics of the Spaniards and those new military

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When you travel in a foreign country by car or watch it from the bus window, then … it is advisable to learn a lot about it in advance. For example, you are driving across the Czech Republic. On the right is the mountain. Low, green … It turns out that this is the legendary Mount Tabor. Naturally, no traces of previous activity

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It has always been, and probably will be so, that people seek to embellish their past, to make it, let's say, somewhat greater than it really was. Cause? Well, let's put it this way, the lack of culture … in “popular culture”, let's put it this way. The Strugatsky brothers say well about this in the story “Difficult

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To please the god of gold, the edge rises to the edge of war; And human blood like a river Down the blade is flowing damask! People die for metal, People die for metal! (Verses of Mephistopheles from the opera "Faust") People have always been fascinated by gold, which was used primarily to create valuable jewelry and