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In The Iliad, what is the significance of Hecuba baring her breast when she's pleading with Hector?

509 upvotes • jl55378008

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In HBO's Rome, battle hardened Centurion Lucius Vorenus is portrayed as sexually innocent and naive. Even as his fellow troops are shown assaulting women at every opportunity How likely would this be for a Roman soldier on campaign?

509 upvotes • KertbenyFan

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How was Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a person who was black and a bastard, able to become a general in the french army in the 18th century??

509 upvotes • Frigorifico

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I teach on land seized from Coast Salish and Chinook peoples. Kids always want to know “how they did x or y”. What are good resources to learn what their everyday life was like? (Routines, families, sleeping, sport, etc.)

509 upvotes • ChubbyHistorian

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How did tomatoes become so important to Italian cooking?

508 upvotes • TruePrep1818

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In the movie Apollo 13, the American public is depicted as largely uninterested in moon landings after the first one. Is it true that a flight on the moon in 1970 was routine ''like a trip to Pittsburgh''?

508 upvotes • MikeyTupper

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Were there any high ranking Nazi officials who had children or close relatives with a disability who would have been euthanize if not for their position?

508 upvotes • J2quared

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I know the Romans were pretty advanced with their sewer systems and running water with the aqueducts.. But did they have any form of toilet paper (or an alternative) and if not how would they clean their "bottoms"?

508 upvotes • Turkey_Slapper

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In the Bible, Moses marries a dark-skinned Ethiopian. His sister, Miriam, objects because of her race, and God punishes her for this. What is the historical/cultural context of this? Was an aversion to racism in the modern sense an ancient Semitic ideal?

508 upvotes • gobberpooper

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I'm 24, I've had the common cold, strep throat, the flu, chickenpox, broken both arms on separate occasions at a young age and had pancreatitis. What would be the earliest time in history I could have lived with these medical issues and still be alive at my age?

508 upvotes • therealityofthings

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In The Iliad, what is the significance of Hecuba baring her breast when she's pleading with Hector?	509	jl55378008
In HBO's Rome, battle hardened Centurion Lucius Vorenus is portrayed as sexually innocent and naive. Even as his fellow troops are shown assaulting women at every opportunity How likely would this be for a Roman soldier on campaign?	509	KertbenyFan
How was Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a person who was black and a bastard, able to become a general in the french army in the 18th century??	509	Frigorifico
I teach on land seized from Coast Salish and Chinook peoples. Kids always want to know “how they did x or y”. What are good resources to learn what their everyday life was like? (Routines, families, sleeping, sport, etc.)	509	ChubbyHistorian
How did tomatoes become so important to Italian cooking?	508	TruePrep1818
In the movie Apollo 13, the American public is depicted as largely uninterested in moon landings after the first one. Is it true that a flight on the moon in 1970 was routine ''like a trip to Pittsburgh''?	508	MikeyTupper
Were there any high ranking Nazi officials who had children or close relatives with a disability who would have been euthanize if not for their position?	508	J2quared
I know the Romans were pretty advanced with their sewer systems and running water with the aqueducts.. But did they have any form of toilet paper (or an alternative) and if not how would they clean their "bottoms"?	508	Turkey_Slapper
In the Bible, Moses marries a dark-skinned Ethiopian. His sister, Miriam, objects because of her race, and God punishes her for this. What is the historical/cultural context of this? Was an aversion to racism in the modern sense an ancient Semitic ideal?	508	gobberpooper
I'm 24, I've had the common cold, strep throat, the flu, chickenpox, broken both arms on separate occasions at a young age and had pancreatitis. What would be the earliest time in history I could have lived with these medical issues and still be alive at my age?	508	therealityofthings