Hell, we don't really even know that. But it's a safe bet that they weren't Sea Peoples, otherwise the legends would be in Philistine culture instead of Greek, right? (Well, since the Philistines were basically destroyed, it's kind of hard to say...and people have compared the single-combat champion style fighting of David vs Goliath with the champion combat in the Iliad. So the jury's still out.)
Real History Vs. Percieved History
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The Philistines weren't completely destroyed (although the Israelis are still at it): Palestine traces back to Philistine.
Place-names don't mean that the people there still exist. I note a distinct lack of Dagon-worshiping golden hemorrhoid-making warrior-glorifying Sea Persons in modern Philistia. There's really no cultural connection between the Palestinians and the Philistines.
Tbh i would say that perceived history is that, though the west criticize it, in a sense they make out Nazi Germany to be in an any way stable and safe place... First off, almost 0% unemployment? well they forced everyone who wasnt white, then again, not 'aryan' out of work, and greatly discouraged (basically forced) all woman out of work, and the rabid rearming created a lot of jobs. Also, a friend went to China and a chinese man approached him and said, "In china we have reached 0 unemployment. Its now called waiting for work." My point is, though the nazis made out they had 0 unemployed, im sure there were many the nazis considered 'waiting' or something. Secondly, a safe place to live. Please. Between the gestapo and concentration camps, people lived in complete fear and paranoia. People were killed for speaking out against the regime. Thirdly, a strong country and economy. The economy was a complete war economy, meaning without a war it would of failed and imploded on itself (though i guess this worked for the nazis) I classify a strong country by its education system, its health care system, its human rights policies, not by the size of its military or by how many citizens are blue eyed and blonde.
Another perceived bit of history, is the United States of America. Many people believe the US stands for democracy, and fairness or w/e. Democracy is all about electing people that are normal, and so represent the normal people when they go to parliament/senate. Most of the senators in the US seem to millionaires. Though the US sticks to human rights laws, when interrogating 'terrorists', they generally tell them, "Hey we don't torture, but if you don't co-operate we'll hand you over to people who will".
Just gotta get that off my chest with all this bull they teach me in school about western 'freedoms and equality' etc
Another perceived bit of history, is the United States of America. Many people believe the US stands for democracy, and fairness or w/e. Democracy is all about electing people that are normal, and so represent the normal people when they go to parliament/senate. Most of the senators in the US seem to millionaires. Though the US sticks to human rights laws, when interrogating 'terrorists', they generally tell them, "Hey we don't torture, but if you don't co-operate we'll hand you over to people who will".
Just gotta get that off my chest with all this bull they teach me in school about western 'freedoms and equality' etc
The latter is debatable - though you may have noticed I only mentioned the connection Philistine - Palestine.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
You know, when I suggested you write that here, I expected you to at least tell people who the Tervingi and Greuthungi were. They're Goths people.
Perceived history: Attila the Hun was physically imposing and intimidating.
Real history: While he was probably imposing and intimidating, his physique had nothing to do with it. He's arguably the most famous and powerful midget in world history.
Nah, that would be Napoleon.
Nah, he was about average height for his time. I'd still look down to him though.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Napoleon was short, but he was no midget.
So how short was Attila?
(The only thing recent about globalization is the term itself.)
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Not sure, but he was under 4'11", which is the cut-off for midgets.
Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
Perceived History: Machine guns principally caused and/or where responsible for creating trench warfare.
Trenches appear to be an effective way to protect infantry from machine gun fire; so how is this perceived rather than real?
Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
Trenches were good protection against enemy fire in general, not just machine guns. Likewise trenches came before the machine gun, not vice versa but more to the point the mass use of new, accurate repeating rifles by individual soldiers was the principal factor that created WWI trench warfare and of course the inability/unwillingness to change tactics to compensate.
jessiecat
Divine Monarch
But hardly the first.
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