Which one of ancient empires was the most evil empire? - Quora

Answer: You know who actually invented and perfected genocide? You think, anci.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Which one of ancient empires was the most evil empire? Daniil Kozhemyachenko (Даниил Кожемяченко), BA in philosophy (logic) Updated Oct 14 You know who actually invented and perfected genocide? You think, ancient Jews who destroyed a couple of towns in Near East? No. Romans did it way more effective and actually succeeded more than once. Four successful attempts and one failed come up to mind. Carthage was inhabited by several hundred thousands people and was destroyed in 146 BCE. All those survived (there were not so many) were sol...  Read More » What can a modern fighter jet do in 30 seconds over foreign or enemy airspace? 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Unable to avoid the problem, I pressed my head back into the headrest and waited. Whammo! I was driven forward a couple hundred feet. Pretty much uninjured I exited my car and...  Read More » How do successful people read? Diego Mendoza, CEO of WantrepreneurTakesAction-com, hustler Updated Aug 29 Let’s start off by saying that an average person only retains 2-3% of what they learn in books or school. Now, I don’t know if ‘successful’ would be the best adjective but I agree the most ‘productive’ people (the ones that you may’ve heard read a book a day) do this: (not sure he used this methods but he is a genius so I will leave him here, I took it from google images) Skip to whatever is inter...  Read More » Why did Nazi Germany invade Russia? Tobin Sparfeld, Conductor, Baritone, www-tobinsparfeld-com Updated Apr 24, 2014 In order to understand why a Hitler would do something so "crazy," we must first recognize that what Hitler believed to be true differs from what we believe to be true. So let's examine what Hitler and some of the Germans believed then. 1. The Soviet Union was not very industrialized. Up to this point, the Soviet Union had not been very industrialized. That had changed by WWII, but the Ger... Read More » Why don't special forces wear black cammies during night missions? Matti Porkka, Lead Developer and games enthusiast Written Nov 22, 2015 I would like to point out one thing. Black is not a camouflage. Whenever a military or paramilitary or police unit uses black color - it is not for camouflage. Black is for psychological shock. If I ever see people dressed like this: I will instinctively think to myself "HOLY SHIT".... Read More » Why did you choose to become an entrepreneur over working a 9-to-5 job at some major company? Dandan Zhu, NYC-based Headhunter, Career Coach, Entrepreneur and Go-getter Businesswoman Updated Sep 19 In 2015, I made $200k in my headhunting job at the age of 27. In 2016 Jan, after I came back from vacation, I handed in my resignation and quit. Here are a few reasons why I willingly and happily chose to leave my high-paying job to become an entrepreneur. #1. Because I can afford to is the first and foremost reason. I worked my butt off my entire career as a headhunter, making great money from t...  Read More » How well would A-10 Warthog fare against contemporary Russian-made fighters? Lynn Taylor, Our life is as bright as the thoughts we entertain. Updated Jan 7 I concur with about 95%+ of everything else already said in response to this question. As someone who has flown the A-10, I'll add my $0.02. The A-10 would fare, in a word: poorly. The Warthog is the best there is at what it does, which is close air support (and CAS-type) missions. Everything else is meant to be done by other airframes. The F-22, for example, exists to gain air superiority or,...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Choose which emails we send you through Email Settings or Unsubscribe.