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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Very true. A lot of conflict a was a result of just getting the men paid. Most wars that have been blamed on religion, actually had nothing to do with whatever god people believed in.
    In this case, I don't deny that the cause was ultimately religious in many cases although it's not so clear in the case of the Thirty Years War which was as much a constitutional problem as it was a religious problem. The violence and mayhem, however, was not the result of the impassioned faithful who weren't even likely to take the field. The armies of the period attracted "scum".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    In this case, I don't deny that the cause was ultimately religious in many cases although it's not so clear in the case of the Thirty Years War which was as much a constitutional problem as it was a religious problem. The violence and mayhem, however, was not the result of the impassioned faithful who weren't even likely to take the field. The armies of the period attracted "scum".
    Yes, and then professional militaries changed things. The rise of nations like France and Prussia dominated in the 1700s and 1800s.
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    The last time two European monarchs met on the battlefield at the head of their armies was at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. The French forces under Napoleon III met the Austro-Hungarians under Franz Joseph.
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    Ancient Romans used urine to clean their teeth.

    Here's a video explaining why ---->

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    The practice of simony (i.e. the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical titles) is named after one Simon Magus who attempts to purchase his salvation from Peter in Acts of the Apostles.
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    Captain John Smith of Jamestown and Pocahontas fame wasn't just an explorer. He was a mercenary during the Dutch Revolt and fought for the Hapsburgs in Hungary against the Turks before he wound up in Virginia. The early European explorers were just bad asses.
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    Two Irishmen served in the Waffen SS. One was actually wounded in the Battle of Berlin. I love stuff like this.

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