duendology asked: “Delfe, help me, help us! 😉 I’ve been trying to establish which parts of the France southern region (usually administratively now having different names) belonged to the historic “Auvergne”? Is there, perhaps a historic map with this region marked? So I could see this territory in its full historical context?”
First I’ve to confess I’m pretty
much ignorant of Southern France and Auvergne geography (even if I’m currently living “not-so-far” from there – shame on me), so I did learn a lot of things about the history of Auvergne.
Before speaking more specifically of
Auvergne, a “tiny” point; France has two important
administrative divisions: “région” (created in 1955) and “département” (created
in 1790). The 27 régions are subdivided into 101 départements (the
région of Auvergne, for
example, has 4 départements). Therefore, the number of régions is going to be
reduced to 18 in
2016, and Auvergne
will be merged with the
région of Rhône-Alpes. Lyon will most certainly become the administrative
center, so Clermont-Ferrand will lose its
official title of Auvergne’s
capital.
Now, back to the main topic!
Current Auvergne is basically a combination of historic Auvergne and the provinces of Bourbonnais and Velay. The name Auvergne come from gallic tribes of Arvernes, one of
the most famous and powerful confederation of Gaul.
I’m not going to trace the whole history of Auvergne
(I don’t want you to fall asleep and Wikipedia does that 1000 times better than me here anyway) but the “city of Arvernes”, in fact,
covers more or less the territory of 18th century Auvergne. With the Revolution, France is divided in départements, and the province of Auvergne
is split between Puy-de-Dome, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Allier in 1790. A entity similar of
historic Auvergne
is finally brought back in 1955 with the creation of administrative régions.
18th century Auvergne
on a map of current France (with départements divisions) ;
today’s Auvergne
is in red (I made a map combining this map to another one I found on Wikipedia; it’s not a
perfect match, but it makes things easier to visualize)
A map of the provinces of Marche, Bourbonnais, Limousin and Auvergne (in red), dating apparently from 1763. [source]
And a map of the “cité des Arvernes” with actual Auvergne limits. [source]
Suicide – intentional killing of self. Autocide – suicide by automobile. Medicide – a suicide accomplished with the aid of a physician Murder-suicide – a suicide committed immediately after one or more murders Self-immolation – suicide by setting oneself on fire, a form of extreme protest. Suicide by cop – a suicide by acting threateningly, thereby inducing law enforcement personnel to shoot one to death.
Killing of family
Avunculicide – the act of killing an uncle. Familicide – is a multiple-victim homicide where a killer’s spouse and children are slain. Feticide (or foeticide) – the act of killing a fetus in the uterus or causing an abortion Filicide – the act of a parent killing his or her son or daughter. (“filius” being Latin for son) Fratricide – the act of killing a brother, also in military context death by friendly fire. Geronticide – the abandonment of the elderly to die, commit suicide or be killed. See also Senicide. Honor killing – the act of killing a family member who has or was perceived to have brought disgrace to the family. Infanticide – the act of killing a child within the first year of its life. Mariticide – the act of killing one’s spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife. Matricide – the act of killing one’s mother. Neonaticide – the act of killing an infant within the first twenty-four hours or month (varies by individual and jurisdiction) of its life. Nepoticide – the act of killing one’s nephew Parricide – (also Parenticide) the killing of one’s mother or father or other close relative. Patricide – the act of killing of one’s father. Prolicide – the act of killing one’s own children. Senicide – the killing of one’s elderly family members when they can no longer work or become a burden. (“senex” being Latin for old man) Sororicide – the act of killing one’s sister. Uxoricide – the act of killing one’s wife (“uxor” being Latin for wife)
Killing of others
Amicicide – the act of killing a friend. (“amicus” being Latin for friend) Androcide – the systematic killing of men. Capital punishment – the judicial killing of a human being for odious crimes. Democide – the murder of any person or people by a government Ecocide – the destruction of the natural environment by such activity as war, over exploitation of resources, or pollution Euthanasia (also mercy killing) – the killing of any being for compassionate reasons i.e. significant injury or disease. Femicide (also Gynecide, Gynaecide, or Gynocide) – the systematic killing of women Gendercide – the systematic killing of members of a specific sex, either males or females Genocide – the systematic extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Homicide – the act of killing of a person (“homo” being Latin for man) Human sacrifice – the killing of a human for religious reasons Murder – the malicious and unlawful killing of a human by another human Manslaughter – Murder, but under legal mitigating factors Omnicide – the act of killing all humans, to create intentional extinction of the human species. (“omni” meaning all) Paedocide – the act of killing a child or children. Populicide – the slaughter of the people.
Killing of superiors
Giganticide: David hoists the severed head of Goliath. Deicide – the act of killing a god or divine being Dominicide – the act of killing one’s master. (Latin: dominus for “master”) Episcopicide – the act of killing a bishop.[1] Giganticide – the act of killing a giant. Regicide – the act of killing a king (Latin: rex, Gen. regis for “king”) Tyrannicide – the act of killing a tyrant. Vaticide – the act of killing a prophet. Chronocide – the killing or wasting of time Famacide – the killing of another’s reputation, a slander. Liberticide – the destruction of liberties. Urbicide – the destruction of a city or the stifling of an urbanisation. (“urbs” being Latin for city) Linguicide – intentionally causing the death of a language Killing of animals, disease, and pests[edit] Algaecide – a chemical agent that kills algae Acaricide – a chemical agent that kills mites. Ariecide – the killing of a ram Avicide – a chemical agent that kills birds Bactericide – a chemical agent that kills bacteria. Biocide – a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms. Canicide – the killing of dogs. (“canis” being Latin for dog)[2] Cervicide – the killing of deer. Ceticide – the killing of whales. Culicide – a chemical agent that kills mosquitos. Felicide – the killing of cats Fungicide – chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores. Germicide – an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant Gonocide (also Gonococcicide) – an agent that kills the bacterium causing gonorrhea Herbicide – an agent that kills unwanted plants, a weed killer. Insecticide – an agent that kills unwanted insects. Johnocide – an agent that kills unwanted Johns. Larvicide (also Larvacide) – an insecticide targeted against the larval life stage of an insect. Lupicide – The killing of wolves. Microbicide – an agent used to kill or reduce the infectivity of microorganisms. Muscicide – an agent that kills flies. Nemacide (also Nematicide, Nematocide) – a chemical to eradicate or kill nematodes. Ovacide – an agent that kills eggs of an organism particular a pest i.e. lice eggs. Parasiticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy parasites. Pediculicide – an agent that kills head lice. Pesticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy or repel an unwanted pest. Pulicicide (also Pulicide) – an agent that kills fleas. Raticide – an agent for killing rats. Scabicide – a chemical agent for killing scabies. Spermicide – a contraceptive agent to render sperm inert and prevent fertilization. Tauricide – the killing of bulls or steers. Teniacide (also Taeniacide, Tenicide)– a chemical agent that kills tape worms. Vermicide – an agent used to kill parasitic intestinal worms. Vespacide – a chemical agent that kills wasps. Virucide (also Viricide) – an agent capable of destroying or inhibiting viruses. Vulpicide (also Vulpecide)- the killing of a fox by methods other than by hunting it with hounds.
Sometimes I suspect we are all horrible people. Or at least, we are human people. Same thing. We are impatient, judgmental, irritating and irritated, grumpy, easily offended and the rest of it.
So how to be kinder if it doesn’t come naturally?
Fake it.
Fake it a little bit at a time.
Because there isn’t actually any difference between doing something nice for someone because you are naturally saintly and perfect, and doing something nice for someone because you are secretly demonic and trying to cover it up. It’s still an act of kindness either way, and you still made their lives better.
Smile at people. Say hullo. Ask about their lives. Remember what they’ve told you about their lives. Do small things to try and help them. (They will not know you are horrible, do not worry. They will just perceive that you are helping.)
Give people the benefit of the doubt. Remember that it’s more often stupidity to blame than evil, that everyone can screw up (including you) and what’s important is learning from that.
Think “What would an actually kind person do now?” – and do that. Don’t beat yourself up when you fail. Just be as kind to yourself as you will be to others – even if you have to fake that.
News: Joe Gilgun cast as Cassidy in AMC’s Preacher: Now this is some damn fine casting. Joe Gilgun, best known for his roles in Misfits and This Is England (along with its TV mini-series sequels), has landed the key role of Cassidy in Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg’s AMC adaptation of Preacher. Perhaps one of the most iconic characters in non-superhero comic books, Cassidy is a hell-raising, hyper-opinionated Irish vampire, dead for over a century. He joins the titular preacher Jesse Custer (rumours abound that Dominic Cooper is set for the role) and his girlfriend Tulip (the recently cast Ruth Negga) as they travel across the American south in search of the literal God. Outside of the likes of Colin Farrell or an actual undead Irishman, Gilgun is a very good, and slightly unexpected choice for the role, but an encouraging sign that Rogen & Goldberg, and showrunner Sam Catlin, know what they’re doing.
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