simon mawson

History Teacher. My passion is visiting/educating about historical spaces.

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@JohnKincade @KylePagan_ It’s not that the US is lacking in athletes. It’s an inequitable program. 3/5 of the last coaches have sons in the program. Players like Messi would fall through the cracks in identifying talent. Our best sports(baseball, football, even hockey) have much better systems.

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@KKriegeBlog One might think they were fighting over a “U”

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@bowl_of_worcel @stoolpresidente I get the hate but they were so dominant I could get the argument this are the best ever.

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@benmoores2 Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point in NY are also amazing. Two more personal favorites.
1. Machaeras in Jordan same story as Masada but they surrendered. You can see Roman siege lines and beginning of a ramp.
2. Qsar Bashir. Best Roman fortress still has door inscription in situ

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@benmoores2 Several that I would add:
1. Peru has some great ones Paramonga looks like a European castle but was built by the Inca as was…
2. Sacsayhuaman
3. San Juan PR El Morro magnificent city wall in the largest American fortress
4. Gallipoli is amazing

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@4gottnHistory @Bennu Definitely not the smallest but ironic because it’s small AND the only known image of the builder of the largest pyramid.

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@Clint_Davey1 When I was 10 Star Wars was 20 years old and I loved that movie. Raiders of the Last Ark was 15 and those were probably two of my favorite movies.

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I am enjoying Bernard Cornwell’s Waterloo much more than I thought I would. However this line reeks of irony. It’s almost like someone wrote a series about the 19th century British army where every book has a different aristocratic fop the protagonist has to fight against.

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@romanhelmetguy This is an almost illerate take on what Mary Beard actually said.

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@680TheFan You mean NFC South legends.

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@AssLatam

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@ReassessHistory Hahaha

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@AppleTVNewsHub @navalhistorian USS Laffey retelling?

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@Drhiphopz Is Zach Bryan Mexican?

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@KKriegeBlog Which account does this come from?

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Had a great day today being guided around the Battle of Salamanca by @CharlesEsdaile @guidltours it’s a spectacular battlefield and I am much more in awe of the military skill of Wellington after visiting his “greatest victory.”

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@AndyAitcheson https://t.co/e9AxpUOH6n I’m really sorry. But this also turned me off a notable historian who included Manchester’s account of a battle with a sniper in their book. You can find Manchester’s lies by doing a quick read of Wikipedia.

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@Kormin_ I found Skoob Books to have a nice selection of Military books.

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@AztecEmpire1520 Curious if that is your preferred Diaz translation or just the most portable?

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@TarheelGraduate @jeffreytucker @grok which political party is in charge of running Hartsfield Jackson airport?