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This is just a forum. However rules of good maners, civility, politeness, accuracy, relevance, reliability and (to me the most important one) humility should always prevail.But well, I'm just a newbie here.
In 17th century Spain it was known as mal frances, the French sickness.
Oh, the French disease ? 8)“…syphilis had been called the “French disease” in Italy, Poland and Germany, and the “Italian disease” in France. In addition, the Dutch called it the “Spanish disease”, the Russians called it the “Polish disease”, the Turks called it the “Christian disease” or “Frank disease” (frengi) and the Tahitians called it the “British disease”. These “national” names are due to the disease often being spread by foreign sailors and soldiers during their frequent sexual contact with local prostitutes.During the 16th century, it was called “great pox” in order to distinguish it from smallpox. In its early stages, the great pox produced a rash similar to smallpox (also known as variola). However, the name is misleading, as smallpox was a far more deadly disease. The terms “Lues” (or Lues venerea, Latin for “venereal plague”) and “Cupid's disease” have also been used to refer to syphilis. In Scotland, syphilis was referred to as the Grandgore. The ulcers suffered by British soldiers in Portugal were termed “The Black Lion”…”
Code:1When I read your link about Archaic Medical Terms, I feel like … dizzy ! 😉
Nope, it was the forced migration of Germans out of Eastern Europe at the end of WWII. Somewheere between 13 and 17 million Germans were forcibly uprooted from their homes and forced west at the end of the war. This is a little known fact outside of Germany and people that study German history. Expulsion of Germans after World War II. How many people know that fully a third of Modern Poland and almost half of the Modern Czech Republic were ethnically German for almost a thousand years prior to 1945?
Indians ?
I think Skyguy is right about India: after India and Pakistan partition, millions people migrated to their “respective” areas; according to their religion.
The first one is from Boticelli, La primavera,1477-78; “Allegory of Spring”; 315 x 205 cm; painted for the villa of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici at Castellonow in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence.
check this quiz ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11834508I got 0 … :'(
As for De Gaul, he certainly was no Hitler, but he was on par with Franco in terms of dominating the government with his will. Of course he used his war hero status to do it (no different than what Hitler did as he raised Germany up from the ashes of the Depression).
What are the sources confirming De Gaul as a dictator ?
How did the US, Britain and the rest of Europe interrupt China reign of supremacy? It comes down to location.Why the West Rules – For Nowhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11721671
Very interesting !! +10
Greek phalanxes were defeated by the Romans in 3 major battles : Pydna (168 BC), Cynoscephalae (197 BC) and Magnesia (190 BC).At Cynoscephalae and Magnesia, failure to defend the flanks of the Phalanx led to defeat; whilst at Pydna, the loss of cohesion of the Phalanx when pursuing retreating Roman soldiers allowed the Romans to penetrate the formation, where the latter's close combat skills proved decisive.
