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What role does the Roman Empire play in the culture of the Islamic world?

142 upvotes • Slipslime

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Meta: Can we have a periodic "New Pop History Books That Aren't Garbage" Feature?

142 upvotes • Inevitable_Citron

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Why is the color red associated with Communism?

142 upvotes • my_name_is_iso

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Why did Octavian spare the children of Cleopatra VII with Mark Antony in the first place?

142 upvotes • Geoffrey1016

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When prophet Muhammad was preaching Islam and introducing its laws and guidelines were there any robust intellectual challenges among the adherents to his edicts e.g. on alcohol consumption, eating pork and drawing portraits.

142 upvotes • causewaynoway

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Where was Homer’s “The Iliad” found? Was it found?

142 upvotes • of-the-charming-bees

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How much were the economies of European nations like Germany, Italy, Norway, etc, damaged by the massive waves of emigration to America in the late 1800s/early 1900s, if they were damaged by it at all?

142 upvotes • GoHealthYourself

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The end of the Portuguese and French empires led to long and bloody wars of independence in Africa and many atrocities. In comparison, it seems that the British empire disappeared in a much more measured and negotiated way. Why this difference between the last colonial empires and their demise?

142 upvotes • katzenpflanzen

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In the Middle Ages, was the average person aware of the year?

142 upvotes • Lonnie239

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What is the origin of fishnet stockings?

142 upvotes • hztankman

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What role does the Roman Empire play in the culture of the Islamic world?	142	Slipslime
Meta: Can we have a periodic "New Pop History Books That Aren't Garbage" Feature?	142	Inevitable_Citron
Why is the color red associated with Communism?	142	my_name_is_iso
Why did Octavian spare the children of Cleopatra VII with Mark Antony in the first place?	142	Geoffrey1016
When prophet Muhammad was preaching Islam and introducing its laws and guidelines were there any robust intellectual challenges among the adherents to his edicts e.g. on alcohol consumption, eating pork and drawing portraits.	142	causewaynoway
Where was Homer’s “The Iliad” found? Was it found?	142	of-the-charming-bees
How much were the economies of European nations like Germany, Italy, Norway, etc, damaged by the massive waves of emigration to America in the late 1800s/early 1900s, if they were damaged by it at all?	142	GoHealthYourself
The end of the Portuguese and French empires led to long and bloody wars of independence in Africa and many atrocities. In comparison, it seems that the British empire disappeared in a much more measured and negotiated way. Why this difference between the last colonial empires and their demise?	142	katzenpflanzen
In the Middle Ages, was the average person aware of the year?	142	Lonnie239
What is the origin of fishnet stockings?	142	hztankman