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Jonathan3628 t1_ivvaoo6 wrote
Reply to What was the societal role of polytheistic Mediterranean religions and their priests? by bhejda
gods happy, and this ensures successful harvest, success at fighting, safe childbirth, etc. I recommend reading https://acoup.blog/2019/10/25/collections-practical-polytheism-part-i-knowledge/ It explains how Mediterranean polytheism worked quite well
Sgt_Colon t1_ix2etai wrote
Reply to comment by Geisselreiter in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator
that goes into the nuts and bolts of polytheism and how dealing with multiple gods worked.](https://acoup.blog/?s=practical+polytheism)
ThoDanII t1_ix7d5qs wrote
Reply to comment by imperialus81 in what was the population of ancient Mesopotamia? by Omastnar
Bret Devereaux wrote about it ​ https://acoup.blog/2022/07/15/collections-logistics-how-did-they-do-it-part-i-the-problem/
fimbaz t1_j2a5rs5 wrote
Reply to comment by tampering in Is Canticle For Lebowitz supposed to be funny? by Redjay12
enjoyed this: https://acoup.blog/2022/08/26/collections-why-no-roman-industrial-revolution/
Spacefungi t1_j40zyf3 wrote
Reply to comment by leb0b0ti in Were muslim armies harder to maintain in the field? by DJacobAP
However the Dothraki are based only on stereotypes of nomads, not on these cultures themselves. https://acoup.blog/2020/12/04/collections-that-dothraki-horde-part-i-barbarian-couture/
Spacefungi t1_j40zkbr wrote
Reply to comment by KwisatzHaderach38 in Were muslim armies harder to maintain in the field? by DJacobAP
cultures themselves and is often even as far as from the truth as you could be. https://acoup.blog/2020/12/04/collections-that-dothraki-horde-part-i-barbarian-couture/ Some notable examples: Dothraki hate sheep to the point of killing them and not eating them
LSofACO t1_ivva7ff wrote
Reply to What was the societal role of polytheistic Mediterranean religions and their priests? by bhejda
There's a great series on practical polytheism here: https://acoup.blog/2019/10/25/collections-practical-polytheism-part-i-knowledge/ tl;dr the gods cause problems if you don't appease them, and sometimes even if you do. It's basically a reminder
darwinfish86 t1_ja5uohh wrote
Reply to comment by Trash_Panda_Leaves in 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq. by Rifletree
ancient polytheism worked I'd highly recommend [A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: Practical Polytheism](https://acoup.blog/2019/10/25/collections-practical-polytheism-part-i-knowledge/), a blog by a professional historian
flowering_sun_star t1_j1e4k4m wrote
Reply to How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum
iron and steel manufacture worked in the pre-modern world that can be found here: https://acoup.blog/2020/09/18/collections-iron-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-mining/ As part of it he notes that the investment the romans made into their legions was really ... quite incredible. Towards the end of [part two](https://acoup.blog/2020/09/25/collections-iron-how-did-they-make-it-part-ii-trees-for-blooms/) he notes that the armaments of a legion of 5000 might amount to nearly 50 tons of iron, representing eighty thousand days of labour