Zedrackis
Zedrackis t1_izv2ak4 wrote
No matter how much it hurts to finish the climb, it will hurt a lot more to fall all the way back down.
Zedrackis t1_itafp9a wrote
Reply to comment by Whoreson-senior in Bangladesh farmers revive floating farms, as seas rise by DragonWarrior564
It was more impressive when the Mayans did it. Just saying.
Zedrackis t1_isxkvbg wrote
Reply to Ponytail, by me by GenericOnlineName
Good art, the plot falls short for me.
Zedrackis t1_j0iqrfo wrote
Reply to comment by Hyphenated_Gorilla in Drought encouraged Attila's Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest by ArtOak
A lot of sense. Feeding armies by pillaging was the main way to get supplies for a very long time. Supposedly Napoleon started the trend of carting around supplies, but he also took his greatest defeat in Russia due to not being able to pillage supplies in enough quantities and the cold.
I think it was the wide spread use of the potato that really put an end to the practice. Potatoes can stay in the ground for a lot longer than other crops, forcing armies invading just after the harvest season of most crops to choose between not pillaging or picking the crops out of the ground themselves. Potatoes are native to South America.