If yes, do they bear any resemblance at all (whether in lyrics or in melody) to later ditties that we popularly associate with pirates of the era, like "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest" from Treasure Island or "A Pirate's Life for Me" from Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride? Source
How did colonization in Africa differ from earlier invasions and occupations?
Pre-colonial Africa consisted of states and empires that had extensive intra-continential engagement as well as interaction with other continents, including warefare and expansions of empires. Yet colonization is painted out as something abruptly different and new in history. For example, Omani control of east African coast (swahili), Ethiopian annexation of Ogaden in the 19th century;…
What happened to Roman military technology after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
I've been wondering about this for a while now, but had little free time to do my own research. What happened to all the military knowledge the Romans had, after the Western Empire fell? Things like how to make Lorica Segmentata and Musculata armours, how to fight with both pila and gladii, or how to…