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Roman soldiers are often depicted wearing sandal-like footwear. This seems very unsafe on a battlefield with heavy/sharp objects flying around/falling. Did they really wear sandals and If so, why not something offering more protection?

3257 upvotes • Skribbla

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Is Melania Trump the first 1st generation immigrant to live in the white house?

3256 upvotes • jazzfro

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Monday Methods: Why You Should Not Get a History PhD (And How to Apply for One Anyway)

3255 upvotes • sunagainstgold

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In The USSR, even during the height of Stalin's repression, they did not dare to censor or to suppress pre-revolutionary masterpieces of Russian poetry and literature. How much do we know about availability of classic Korean literature in North Korea?

3255 upvotes • keltiker

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How did people drink so much alcohol in the past?

3253 upvotes • VladPooty

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According to Yale History Prof. Paul Freedman, Romans were 50% Christian by 337 and 90% Christian by 390. Is this at all accurate?

3253 upvotes • narwhal_

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If a modern Catholic priest went back in time to the 1100s or 1200s, what arguments would they have with a Catholic priest from that time about doctrine and praxis? What about the 600s or 700s?

3251 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Why was salt so scarce and valuable when it is in the ocean everywhere?

3249 upvotes • bucko9765

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After Jerusalem and Rome, the most prestigious destination for Medieval European pilgrims was Santiago de Compostela, a small city in northern Spain. How did this place become so spiritually significant, and how did this affect the city's secular power?

3249 upvotes • Mr_Quinn

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Following the abolition of the Japanese nobility in 1947, to what degree and how quickly did they integrate into larger Japanese society, as opposed to continuing as a de facto caste even if lacking official sanction?

3248 upvotes • Goat_im_Himmel

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Roman soldiers are often depicted wearing sandal-like footwear. This seems very unsafe on a battlefield with heavy/sharp objects flying around/falling. Did they really wear sandals and If so, why not something offering more protection?	3257	Skribbla
Is Melania Trump the first 1st generation immigrant to live in the white house?	3256	jazzfro
Monday Methods: Why You Should Not Get a History PhD (And How to Apply for One Anyway)	3255	sunagainstgold
In The USSR, even during the height of Stalin's repression, they did not dare to censor or to suppress pre-revolutionary masterpieces of Russian poetry and literature. How much do we know about availability of classic Korean literature in North Korea?	3255	keltiker
How did people drink so much alcohol in the past?	3253	VladPooty
According to Yale History Prof. Paul Freedman, Romans were 50% Christian by 337 and 90% Christian by 390. Is this at all accurate?	3253	narwhal_
If a modern Catholic priest went back in time to the 1100s or 1200s, what arguments would they have with a Catholic priest from that time about doctrine and praxis? What about the 600s or 700s?	3251	The_Manchurian
Why was salt so scarce and valuable when it is in the ocean everywhere?	3249	bucko9765
After Jerusalem and Rome, the most prestigious destination for Medieval European pilgrims was Santiago de Compostela, a small city in northern Spain. How did this place become so spiritually significant, and how did this affect the city's secular power?	3249	Mr_Quinn
Following the abolition of the Japanese nobility in 1947, to what degree and how quickly did they integrate into larger Japanese society, as opposed to continuing as a de facto caste even if lacking official sanction?	3248	Goat_im_Himmel