Fantastic film on this on Amazon prime video. The Madman And the Professor. Would recommend.

Chavved to death! :)

Interesting to see what a popular and rational dude he started out as.

Once you rationalise violence you fuck your self.

Does anything in London feel Roman?

kings, priests and witch doctors must have done some persuasion in earlier versions

monopoly on violence don't hurt either

Tran and Helle were pretty much the same thing. Here the unwoke is shamed for using all their food rations.

and strong women pick up the pieces

I prefer Alan Bennett's classic quote in the history boys " History- it's one thing after a fucking other"!

XD humanity is doomed to repeat it's self .... Misanthropia never looked soo good XD

yep

A way oversimplified, and often incorrect way of looking at history.

Also used a lot by Nazi's and other far right types.

"If we are going to lay strategies to confront the nonstate threats of the world we live in, we must first banish the mirages that prevent us from seeing and understanding both the strengths and the weaknesses of those threats accurately. We might start by abandoning the pretense that military strength is a product of either “hard times” or “strong men.”"

good point but when i read the quote i don't think of leaders but generations of people eg the romans becoming decadent.

It's Just A Ride

"We stand on the shoulders of giants."

I don't know who said it, but every time I walk over a bridge, on a road, or pavement, I remember that phrase.

Yes it is
No it isn’t
Yes it is!
No it isn’t!
YES IT IS
BANG

Stalin: You, Mr. Wells, evidently start out with the assumption that all men are good. I, however, do not forget that there are many wicked men.

gotta believe him here :)

good stuff, how about this warning sign:

Who wants a captain who lulls the vigilance of his army, a captain who does not understand that the enemy will not surrender, that he must be crushed?

Lovely topic, showing how lucky we are that this little island has so much human history going back to prehistoric times.
Many roads were also founded in the Iron Age well before the Romans arrived but that’s another story….:)

stunning

There's an audio version of the article at the top of the page too: worth a listen/read!

Excellent read….loved this:

“ Tribesmen of the Bashilange dubbed themselves the Sons of Cannabis, and soon passed laws to promote peace and friendship. They rejected cannibalism and were no longer permitted to carry weapons in the village. They stopped killing their rivals, and started having more sex. Marijuana was smoked regularly and at most important events, including religious ceremonies, holidays, and political alliances. Formerly known for being cold-blooded killers, the Sons of Cannabis became tranquil marijuana-growing peacemakers”.

…except that that their formerly fearful rivals then over ran them so they had to go back to being warriors and cannibals! 🤷‍♂️🥹…ah well, nice try!

this could be great branding for a bigga

its was a favour, look what violence and depravity did for tv :)

the aftermath of a pandemic, rising nationalism and new forms of media caused the war.

wait a sec..

I thought inequality was the reason behind every war