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414 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Thundertushy
Aretaeus of Cappadocia described life with diabetes as short, disgusting and painful. What would life as a 2nd Century AD person with diabetes have been like? Let's assume that the person is wealthy enough (i.e. prosperous merchant or landowner) to have a physician on staff to s…
246 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC
Posted by /u/lewisiarediviva
I ran across a factoid some years ago that ran something like: “Up until the modern era, most people were never more than 1000 feet from a fire their whole lives” Without getting too into the weeds on specifics like distance, do we think this is broadly true? Does anyone recogni…
224 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Wooden_Airport6331
In this hypothetical, there is a moral and/or psychological reason that I won’t continue, like PTSD, perhaps witnessing or participating in civilian casualties. Perhaps I believe that my death is already inevitable. I feel that have nothing to lose by deserting. Could I be execu…
201 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC
Posted by /u/OfficialAli1776
Obviously a major exception being a Pantheon, but I went to Greece and Rome and the ruins were, well, ruins. The Athenian Acropolis was in really sorry shape, the Parthenon is barely being held together as just an exoskeleton of its former self (I know about the Venetians blowin…
93 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC
Posted by /u/kill4588
It's pretty known for the nomads to have dogs, but how about cats?
72 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Serious-Musician4235
So, this is quite interesting. I don't think any other army in history has garnered as much of a 'following' among analysts and historians as the German army of WW2 (Heer). Decentralized command structure (Auftragstaktik) is often named as one of its main advantages, as is its s…
61 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sweaty-Koala-80
am a 32year-old married woman, and I feel like my entire life is falling apart Disease has completely ravaged my body am fighting advanced kidney failure, and my condition has reached a dangerously severe stage. Everything is getting worse by the day. This illness hasn't just de…
58 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC
Posted by /u/hypermiler2205
It’s best to not say it at all to them To them it means nothing and it makes you look like a religious lunatic in their eyes I’m just saying it doesn’t have the effect you think it does, instead of making someone feel what you feel towards god it just annoys them and lowers the…
42 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC
Posted by /u/soupnear
How did the average man who, in one way or another, experienced some kind of property damage pay for it to be repaired or otherwise continue their life? I’m thinking in particular of the blitz, but this could apply to many circumstances. If my home got bombed and was completely…
38 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
37 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC
Posted by /u/platypodus
The earliest examples I can think of would be in the Old Testament. Moses raises his staff to part the waters, of I recall correctly.
36 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Impressive_Duty_4500
30 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Tundracajun