What is the history of the Roman ogee shape?
The word ogee has its origin in the French ogive, the pointed arch, or each half of it, consisting of two opposing curves. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities defines it nicely. The curve is visible …
Newest 'signature' Questions - History Stack Exchange
Apr 7, 2026 · Q&A for historians and history buffs It appears to end with "Nbg" for Nuremburg, so I'm not sure if that follows the artist's signature or just follows a place name. The full painting is: I realize this …
ancient history - Was/is there any culture that didn't understand the ...
Apr 11, 2026 · This Q is clearly different from the other Q. This Q is about this: "sex was irrelevant to pregnancy. Is this true, is this recorded anywhere in history", i.e. are/were there any cultures that …
How does one find historic prices for goods? - History Stack Exchange
Aug 7, 2024 · I need to find out the typical price of two things - namely bottled water (ie: a plastic individual-size bottle of still drinking water), and, gas-station type road maps - around 1995, in the …
rwanda - What do we know about the pre-colonial nature of Tutsi vs …
Dec 4, 2024 · There was a massive genocide in Rwanda in 1994 when close to a 500k-1M ethnic Tutsis were massacred by ethnic Hutus in the space of three months. (The population of Rwanda is 13M, …
Are there written historical records of ships possibly affected by ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Underwater volcanic activity, although less impressive than its land counterparts, can still trigger interesting phenomena on the surface, like (temporary) islands popping out of nowhere, …
middle ages - Did Dukes, Counts, Barons, etc. have courts similar to a ...
Oct 26, 2023 · So this question is somewhat based on my thoughts from playing Crusader Kings. But how historically accurate was it for anybody besides a King/Emperor to have a court system of …
Who coined the term blue hour to refer to the sky after sunset?
Aug 18, 2025 · During twilight, the light emitted by the sky is of a particular hue of blue for several minutes after the sunset (same happens several minutes before sunrise). This period of time has …
Did Stalin prevent the partitioning of Bulgaria by the western Allies ...
Aug 23, 2023 · AFAIR, the territory controlled by the Western allies reverted to status quo ante bellum -the borders were not modified- with the exception of Yugoslavia seizing Trieste from Italy. OTOH, …
Why did China annex Tibet? - History Stack Exchange
Aug 24, 2016 · Counterpoint: What about Tibet's independence? Why does did China need to control Tibet? Couldn't they have just trusted Tibet with their water? Specifically, it wasn't like Tibet in 1950 …