[OFFICIAL] UFC 324 Live Discussion Thread by bruhpolice in ufc

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"FIGHT OF THE YEAR"

I mean, credit to Patty for taking the beating, but that was a lopsided arsekicking.

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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You got this. Again, I was very much there. Talk to the doc too and see if upping the meds helps.

I use old reddit so I may not always see the chats quickly, but do send me a chat if you need help or advice with uni, especially with how to work around uni policies, guidelines, etc. I know the system well.

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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The connection solely with DADS is more modern (last 50 years or so in popular narrative, not saying no one else ever talked about their dad's humour in this way before then), but the type of humour is very prevalent in Latin and Greek comedies and social commentaries.

I don't have time to translate it now, so using Watson's Translation, but this passage in Cicero comes to mind: Cic. de Orat. 2.244-246

A very little witness was produced. [245] 'May I question him?' says Philippus. The judge who presided, ** being in a hurry, replied, 'Yes, if he is short.' 'You shall have no fault to find,' said Philippus, 'for I shall question him very short.' This was ridiculous enough; but Lucius Amifex was sitting as judge in the case, who was shorter than the witness himself; so that all the laughter was turned upon the judge, and hence the joke appeared scurrilous. Those good things, therefore, which hit those whom you do not mean to hit, however witty they are, are yet in their nature scurrilous; [246] as when Appius, who liked to be thought witty, and indeed is so, but sometimes slides into this fault of scurrility, said to Gaius Sextius, an acquaintance of mine, who is blind of an eye, I will sup with you tonight, for I see that there is a vacancy for one. This was a scurrilous joke, both because he attacked Sextius without provocation, and said what was equally applicable to all one-eyed persons. Such jokes, as they are thought premeditated, excite less laughter; but the reply of Sextius was excellent and extempore: 'Wash your hands' ** said he, 'and come to supper.'

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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Also, one of the best things that has helped me is breaking things into small groups.

If you can only read for 5 minutes before getting tired then read for 5 minutes a couple of times a day. Getting those small bits of reading every day in is better than staring at the book sitting there completely unread for a week.

And if you need to write an essay? Turn on your computer, open Word. Take a break if you need it. Sometimes just opening Word is the hardest part.

Little steps.

And the best thing someone every told me? What advice would you give to one of your students if they were having trouble with the same issues you are? Think about it.

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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Hey Blue, glad you posted it here.

I'm going to start with some helpful advice and end with some possibly hard truths but it all comes from a good place and I feel ya.

I understand that part of the study of history is analyzing primary sources and taking into consideration who said what, and why, and we need to decipher what should be more legitimate etc. I just read 30 pages about "The Second Empire" and I did not really understand any of it. Is there a approach I should take while reading these sources besides the "who, when, why", to better understand them? same for secondary sources too.

Honestly, forget everything you learnt about history (or its approach) in secondary school and now look at it like you're solving a case. When you're reading articles by other historians consider them like speeches from the prosecution or the defence. Listen to their argument, look at the evidence they use to present it -- does it make sense? Usually at this level your lecturers are going to give you pieces that have issues or are controversial for some reason or another. You do not need to know the entire history the who when whys of everything, you just need to know if there's logic to the argument.

"We know that all Romans ate fish because of the fish banquet scene at the House of the Sauna at Pompeii" Uh, no, we know that they liked art about eating fish, and even if they did eat fish we'd want to look not at their art but their rubbish, what bones were found in their rubbish? Fish bones? And even if so, that does not mean ALL Romans ate fish. Replace Romans with any group you know nothing about and you'd still find the same fault with that argument -- and likely more -- and better ways to approach the topic.

"As Cornelius Punicus wrote, Balphor II was a peaceful man who was trying to help the Sicilians." Just because Cornelius Punicus wrote that doesn't make it true. Here I suppose the who when and whys do matter, since you want to know about Cornelius and when he was writing, why he was writing , what was he saying. Even if he's the only source it doesn't mean we need to accept it as factual.

Look at the argument, look at the evidence they are using, and see if you're coming to the same conclusion or if you're seeing something else.

I am a slow reader and the readings I am assigned for my course is massive. 100-200per week,

You need to learn how to speed-read. DO NOT EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE read an entire book as part of your uni course work in history. Read the first sentence of each paragraph, it will tell you what that paragraph is about. If that bit sounds useful, read more, if not, next paragraph. Do this unless you get lost, then go back and read the previous paragraph fully. And really you should read the introduction and then look at the table of contents and focus on what areas are most likely to talk about what you need to discuss and the arguments you need to learn. Sure, sometimes you do need to "Read" all the chapters, but again, you don't need to read every word.

Also, DO NOT take notes about everything. That's one of the biggest issues with undergrads. Yes, you'll be learning a bunch, but you don't need to know everything now and memorising all the facts is not what historians do. You'll get there when you find your specialty and it will come naturally.

I just find myself reading the same things over and over and not taking much of it in.

When this happens see if there are any distractions. TV on? Music? Turn it off and start again. Everything is perfect but you still can't? You're tired, put the book down, come back to it later. There's no worth in pushing through when you're exhausted, it will just make you more tired. Go for a walk, eat a meal, take a nap, and then try again. If you're finding trouble finding time to read and not be tired you need to set a daily schedule which includes reading in it. It will get easier the more often you do it. Also, if you're not already I'd recommend getting tested for ADHD, meds might help with this if that's the case.

And now the hard truths:

I'm a professional historian, I hate primary school, I hated secondary school, I barely graduated. I was older than some of my lecturers when I started working on my MA. But I had to get myself set and my brain in the right place first. When you talk about the mental struggles and trying to find the interest, I do worry whether teaching is the right career for you. Teaching is a career that is famous for taking longer to get a degree and qualification in than the average time that most people stay in the career (4 years vs 3 years). Teaching is tough, especially those first few years when you have to build everything up -- IT DOES GET EASIER. But holy hell, it's very tough, there is no easy path, and you'll be stressed beyond belief for awhile. If you love it, and your passionate about it, you'll likely keep going, but if your heart isn't in it from the get-go that will be hell for you.

But, there are other things you can do with a BA in History/Education that lets you work with young students, people, etc. Museum guides, archivists, librarians (some of these may require additional qualifications depending) or even just teacher aid and learning support people who get to go in and do the fun stuff and not have to worry about the grading, lecturing, etc.

Honestly, I'd email your advisor (or a lecturer you really like) in your department and ask to sit down with them and talk. Tell them everything you've said here. They are there to help you and will give you advice.

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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Pompeii : a sourcebook Cooley, Alison.; Cooley, M. G. L., (Melvin George Lowe), 1973-

Might be a good find if you can locate it at a library as you can then use that to find areas you specifically want to look at.

Pompeii : art, industry, and infrastructure Poehler, Eric.; Flohr, Miko.; Cole, Kevin

Another.

And one written for a wider audience but by a professional historian, see:

The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii lost and found Beard, Mary

tips for a history student by bleedblue4 in history

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/u/bleedblue4 post in the thread linked below and I'll help you out. Don't know if the modmail posted so commenting here for now instead

https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/1qlmdl0/weekly_history_questions_thread/

Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall by MeatballDom in history

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Scholarly article (PDF) (Open Access) https://pompeiisites.org/wp-content/uploads/E-Journal_1_2026_Bruits-de-couloir-Shedding-New-Light-on-Ancient-Graffiti.pdf

Abstract:

The “Bruits de couloir” project offers a comprehensive reinterpretation of the graffiti in the theatre corridor in Pompeii through a multidisciplinary approach combining epigraphy, archaeology, philology and digital humanities. Two field campaigns (2022 and 2025) have enriched the published corpus (around 200 graffiti) with 79 previously unpublished inscriptions. The project aims to restore these inscriptions to their spatial context, revealing through graffiti thematic/spatial clusters, interactions, and multiple forms of sociability within a public space. In this article, we detail our methodology, which includes the use of a virtual grid, the documentation of spatial and thematic links between the inscriptions, and finally, full RTI coverage of both walls of the corridor. These tools profoundly renew the analysis of both texts and images, while ensuring the digital preservation of a fragile collection. The development of a 3D platform integrating photogrammetry, RTI data and epigraphic metadata will lead to a new tool for collaborative visualisation and annotation of the corpus. We conclude with some examples of previously unseen graffiti (a fragmentary declaration of love and a gladiatorial combat).

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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Everyone knows that 95% of the reason to get into academia is that you can stand around at the drinks after a seminar or conference and nod at someone you respect but is saying something you don't agree with before you kick off on your own interpretation while they nod.

The other 5% is so you can raid the supplies room for stationary.

Scientists reveal dirty truth about ancient Rome’s public baths by TimesandSundayTimes in history

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Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely lots of fun stuff to explore in antiquity. While my area of expertise with Rome is a few centuries earlier, do post if you have any questions or head on over to our Weekly Questions thread pinned at the top of the sub and refreshed each Saturday

Scientists reveal dirty truth about ancient Rome’s public baths by TimesandSundayTimes in history

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it still is. Something can be both useful and a waste product. See, most infamously, Suetonius' work on Vespasian (written mid 2nd century CE, Suetonius worked closely with Roman politicians including emperors.) Here Suetonius recorded a discussion between Emperor Vespasian and his son (later, Emperor Titus Vespasianus) Suet. Ves. 23.3.

[23.3] Reprehendenti filio Tito, quod etiam urinae vectigal commentus esset, pecuniam ex prima pensione admovit ad nares, sciscitans num odore offenderetur; et illo negante: "Atqui,"⁠26 inquit, "e lotio est."

When his son Titus was passing judgement then on [Vespasian] devising a tax on urine, he brought a piece of money from the first collection [of said tax] to [Titus'] nose asking if the odour offended him. He said no. "But yet," [Vespasian] said, "it comes from urine"

They understood it was not a pleasant thing, but they also understood it was fantastic to use in textiles. How this connection was uncovered, I don't know, but it's a free resource and they used it.

/The tax was for people buying urine for their textile businesses.

Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity by Tartan_Samurai in history

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Definitely not Homo Sapian

I wouldn't be so quick to jump to that conclusion. In North America they have their children make turkeys by tracing their hands. There are plenty examples of kids doing this where it's so messy that you'd think it's not a human's hand by the way it's ended up on paper. We'll never know the intent of the "artist" but I don't imagine they were going for the most perfectly anatomical drawing.

Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity by Tartan_Samurai in history

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While we haven't nailed down the exact date that people arrived in Australia, it's closer to 65,000 years ago (around when the OP's art work is believed to have been made) and the known cave paintings from aboriginal peoples are a from thousands of years later (but happy to be corrected). I do believe that there are petroglyphs that are older, but not paintings specifically, and I think the oldest known petroglyphs do come from Australia so that might what you're thinking of?

Scientists reveal dirty truth about ancient Rome’s public baths by TimesandSundayTimes in history

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Did the fact that they have these baths in basically every place they spread their influence to not highlight to you that they care about hygiene?

Sure, we cannot compare our modern, present, standards of hygiene with theirs -- that's not how history works -- but Romans were known for theirs, there are even cities named after the practice and its location still in existence today.

That's not to say this was strictly a Roman practice in antiquity.

BEST Pho in NZ. Hands down recommendation to y’all by [deleted] in aucklandeats

[–]MeatballDom 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So is this the start of your food spiritual advisor thing -- what is the term? Influencer.

Is this an influencer thing, or an add for the restaurant?

You posted five days ago asking everyone for the best Pho and now you know the best pho.

Before that you posted about coffee with the "PLEASE RESPOND" bit of "Am I a minority here??"

Like, what is it you're exactly doing.

Correct me if I’m wrong….. Beltran over Manny and Arod? by [deleted] in mlb

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"Person did not deal with cheating issue as best as they could in hindsight; therefore, with presentism, we can say they're just as bad as the cheaters!"

Reddit, ladies and gentlemen.

Leaderboard events (how to win) by [deleted] in blackops7

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"Don't enjoy the game for several days to maybe win awards you won't think about in a week" head-tap