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Nearly everyone in the Western world knows the name "Julius Caesar" and recognizes his life as seminal to many modern civilizations. Has this been the case for 2,000 years, or is it the product of 18th/19th century neoclassical Roman weebs?
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One of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s many accomplishments was to help formalize that a woman could sign a mortgage and/or have a bank account without a man. What were the legal justifications behind denying women these basic rights? What arguments were by those who wanted women to have these rights?
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Were there hardcore, dogged Nixon supporters who denied that he was involved in Watergate even after he resigned?
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In the late 1930s, tens of thousands of people from across the world decided to fight in Spain. Why did they risk their lives for the sake of a country they'd never visited and a people they'd never met? I'm Dr Fraser Raeburn - AMA about war volunteering, anti-fascism and the Spanish Civil War!
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Happy 8th Birthday to /r/AskHistorians! Join us in the party thread to crack a joke, share a personal anecdote, ask a poll-type question, or just celebrate the amazing community that continues to grow here!
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I'm a hot blooded young Roman man of the late Empire hitting the streets of Rome for a night out with my mates and I've got sestertii burning a hole in my purse. What kind of vice and wanton pleasures are available to me?
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