What if the first crusade managed an Alexander-tier conquest of the entire middle east?
What territories would the crusaders conquer?What if the first crusade managed an Alexander-tier conquest of the entire middle east?
The middle east from El Alamein to the Indus River.What territories would the crusaders conquer?
She was named Alexandrina in honor of her godfatherI think Victoria can also be named Katherine due to her parents naming her Alexandrina, the names Alexandra and Katherine are connected to Catherine of Alexandria.
Yes, but Catherine and Alexandrina are related in some way due to the saint Catherine of Alexandria, so they can put the name Catherine as one of her names if they are more particular about Saints.She was named Alexandrina in honor of her godfather
Very few? The Midwest, Pennsylvania, and parts of New England are absolutely full of people with Polish surnames. Yes, some did Anglicize their names but often it was recognizably Polish, or at the very least Slavic (since respelling it can make it look Czech, which of course there were many immigrants from there too). It's not uncommon to encounter people from those parts of the US with names ending in -ski, -czek, etc. and common Polish surnames like "Nowak" or "Kowalski" are readily found.Despite many Slavs immigrating to the US during the late 19th and early 20th centuries very few Americans today bear Slavic-derived names or even any diminutives. I know it was typical for immigrants during this period to Anglicize their names, provided they had an equivalent in English, usually for those of Christian or Germanic origin. I've also read how in cases of there not being an English equivalent the immigrant in question would just change their name completely, usually to a phonetically similar Anglo one. This seems to have been a fairly common occurrence among some Greeks and East Asians. I know this change is most likely very inconsequential but I still think it's fun to imagine how some names might've survived immigration or instead been altered.
Ah sorry, I should have specified given/first names. I've seen/know plenty of -ski surnames in my neck of the woods as well.Very few? The Midwest, Pennsylvania, and parts of New England are absolutely full of people with Polish surnames. Yes, some did Anglicize their names but often it was recognizably Polish, or at the very least Slavic (since respelling it can make it look Czech, which of course there were many immigrants from there too). It's not uncommon to encounter people from those parts of the US with names ending in -ski, -czek, etc. and common Polish surnames like "Nowak" or "Kowalski" are readily found.
There's plenty of people with Greek surnames too in New York, parts of New England, and Florida (Tarpon Springs, more or less founded by sponge divers from the Greek islands).
Military reforms post Crisis of the Third Century by Ancient Rome. Most people today think of this as the Roman Army becoming worse, but the comitatenses/limitanei system was more mobile and arguably better at dealing with the frontier threat than just keeping prime legions (which would have been too expensive anyway).What's something that's usually lauded as a horrible decision by most people today, but was actually a great one?
Who is arguing the 4th century army became worse? Genuinely asking, I've never heard that take beforeMilitary reforms post Crisis of the Third Century by Ancient Rome. Most people today think of this as the Roman Army becoming worse, but the comitatenses/limitanei system was more mobile and arguably better at dealing with the frontier threat than just keeping prime legions (which would have been too expensive anyway).
I think so, with enough people backing!Throughout the 15th century there was talk of a Crusade against the Ottomans, but nothing ever came to fruition. Could a crusade have happened in the mid to late 1400s though?
Throughout the 15th century there was talk of a Crusade against the Ottomans, but nothing ever came to fruition. Could a crusade have happened in the mid to late 1400s though?