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Emperor Claudius regularised the practice of granting Roman citizenship to non-citizen auxiliaries after 25 years military service. Was this benefit worth the military service? Was this used regularly by non-romans?

222 upvotes • TheHeedmeister

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How much were the Orthodox involved in the crusades?

222 upvotes • Lord_Flies

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When did the idea of countries first appear? Who established the borders?

222 upvotes • wwxxwwxx

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Were there any historically domesticated animals that are no longer domesticated?

222 upvotes • zookendo

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Did the Late Romans still think themselves as the better people and Roman Empire as the center of the world?

222 upvotes • diporasidi

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In the movie True Grit, the character LaBeouf is very hostile towards Rooster Cogburn because of his associations with William Quantrill, despite being a former Confederate soldier himself. Was this a common opinion of ex-Confederates?

222 upvotes • XenophonOfAthens

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In the ancient world, scholars always seem so able to translate complex literary and philosophical works of other cultures. How did language education even work prior to modern schooling and textbooks? Wouldn't it have taken years, or even generations to develop that kind of competency?

222 upvotes • Vambrosek

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What was the public reaction to the invention of the telephone? How quickly did it become a key part of society, and was there any opposition to it?

222 upvotes • kaisermatias

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How did Islam take root so well in the Persian Empire and reduced the number of Zoroasterians to a small fraction that escaped east?

222 upvotes • ch00ch00goesthetrain

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There seem any number of historical men who are often assumed or said to have been gay. There seem remarkably few women who are popularly supposed to have been gay. Is there a reason for this beyond "there are just more famous males in history than famous females"?

222 upvotes • Brickie78

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Emperor Claudius regularised the practice of granting Roman citizenship to non-citizen auxiliaries after 25 years military service. Was this benefit worth the military service? Was this used regularly by non-romans?	222	TheHeedmeister
How much were the Orthodox involved in the crusades?	222	Lord_Flies
When did the idea of countries first appear? Who established the borders?	222	wwxxwwxx
Were there any historically domesticated animals that are no longer domesticated?	222	zookendo
Did the Late Romans still think themselves as the better people and Roman Empire as the center of the world?	222	diporasidi
In the movie True Grit, the character LaBeouf is very hostile towards Rooster Cogburn because of his associations with William Quantrill, despite being a former Confederate soldier himself. Was this a common opinion of ex-Confederates?	222	XenophonOfAthens
In the ancient world, scholars always seem so able to translate complex literary and philosophical works of other cultures. How did language education even work prior to modern schooling and textbooks? Wouldn't it have taken years, or even generations to develop that kind of competency?	222	Vambrosek
What was the public reaction to the invention of the telephone? How quickly did it become a key part of society, and was there any opposition to it?	222	kaisermatias
How did Islam take root so well in the Persian Empire and reduced the number of Zoroasterians to a small fraction that escaped east?	222	ch00ch00goesthetrain
There seem any number of historical men who are often assumed or said to have been gay. There seem remarkably few women who are popularly supposed to have been gay. Is there a reason for this beyond "there are just more famous males in history than famous females"?	222	Brickie78