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7 months ago
With its mix of classically-educated elites and race-based slavery, how did Early Modern American culture interpret Cleopatra?
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7 months ago
Nowadays it is common for kids to have a phase where they are fascinated with dinosaurs. How long has this been a typical "children's interest" subject, and where does the trend come from?
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7 months ago
Is there anything to the stereotype that Catholics in 19th century Europe tended to have larger families than Protestants, or is it just anti-Catholic fearmongering?
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7 months ago
Why did the Netherlands produce so much world-leading classic rock in the 1970s and 80s?
in Netherlands
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7 months ago
The Last Kingdom opens with a pitched battle in which a Saxon army is crushed between two multi-rank Viking shieldwalls. Would the Vikings use tactics like this? How did infantry battles of this period usually play out?
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7 months ago
The decisive battle in Red Cliff (2007) involves a sophisticated maze of moving infantry formations to trap enemy cavalry. Does this have any basis in warfare of the Three Kingdoms period?
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7 months ago
[X-post r/history] I’m Thomas Moynihan, a historian, writer, and researcher who studies the history of ideas about human extinction and existential risk. AMA!
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7 months ago
Due to Eurocentric map projections, most people now think of north as "up," south as "down." Did/do Native American peoples perceive directions in a similar way?
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7 months ago
We are a historian and an archaeologist of Ancient Greek warfare. Ask us anything about the Trojan War, the setting of "A Total War Saga: Troy"
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7 months ago
WIBTA if I supported my father-in-law in his war against my country?
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7 months ago
AITA for using "cowardly" javelins to destroy Spartan hoplites? How else am I supposed to do it?
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7 months ago
There is no need to panic. You aren't crazy. /r/AskHistorians is having a very, very normal last day of March!
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7 months ago
In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", a character declares, 'I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.' Is this what people thought about meaty diets at the time?
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7 months ago
How did the Conservatives manage to dominate UK politics in the Interbellum?
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7 months ago
Was the Soviet Union able to produce new research in fields like medicine, or did they rely entirely on foreign studies outside of areas they massively invested in like mathematics and space flight?
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7 months ago
I am a historian of Classical Greek warfare. Ask Me Anything about the Peloponnesian War, the setting of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
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7 months ago
What is the history of the dildo as a sex toy?
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7 months ago
READ THESE TOP SAMURAI DEATH POEMS AND TELL ME NUMBER FIVE DOESN'T BLOW YOUR MIND!
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7 months ago
!! Quintus Dellius taking fire over latest scandal after leaked letters to Cleopatra !!
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7 months ago
What did Austria do to improve its military performance after being defeated by Napoleon in 4 consecutive wars?
in Austria
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I am a historian of Classical Greek warfare and my book on Greek battle tactics is out now. AMA!
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7 months ago
Do Medieval Irish sagas preserve oral traditions about life in Ireland before Christianity, or are they 100% myth?
in Ireland
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7 months ago
How did Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" - a gibberish parody of contemporary rock ballads - become one of the most famous and celebrated songs of all time?
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7 months ago
What's up with the constant rebellions in Mesopotamia and Egypt? Why is it so hard to keep these people down?
in Egypt