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Any Byzantine specialists on this sub? I'm looking for books to read. Would prefer to start with the earliest stuff that is considered "core" to Byzantine studies, like the works by Bury, and work my way forward.

216 upvotes • mweuste

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In the United States, why are inmates not allowed to vote in government elections?

216 upvotes • cdbavg400

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How did Queen Elizabeth I of England feel about her mother?

216 upvotes • HighQueenSkyrim

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What do we know about Native American cuisine?

216 upvotes • Zalack

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Did Latin continue to be used in Byzantine territories after the Empire's hellenization, such as in the Exarchate of Ravenna?

216 upvotes • Soulless_Ausar

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Why did the view on sex change so much during the Victorian period when before that it was normal to have intercourse in the same room as others?

216 upvotes • poshjosh1999

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When and why did goats and skulls of goats become associated with Satan and "black magic"

216 upvotes • Teakilla

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In around 1612 the artist Artemisia Gentileschi was tortured in Rome during her rape trial (as a survivor) to ensure her testimony was accurate. Was it common to torture defendants in court? Would she have known she would be tortured? Did the courts find torture reliable?

216 upvotes • dog_solitude

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Is the phrase "never get involved in a land war in Asia" a reference to any war or historical event in particular?

216 upvotes • DGBD

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From Ska to Rocksteady and Reggae to Dub, Jamaican music was transformed at an incredible pace in the 1960s and '70s. What factors influenced these major artistic and technological advances?

216 upvotes • drylaw

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Any Byzantine specialists on this sub? I'm looking for books to read. Would prefer to start with the earliest stuff that is considered "core" to Byzantine studies, like the works by Bury, and work my way forward.	216	mweuste
In the United States, why are inmates not allowed to vote in government elections?	216	cdbavg400
How did Queen Elizabeth I of England feel about her mother?	216	HighQueenSkyrim
What do we know about Native American cuisine?	216	Zalack
Did Latin continue to be used in Byzantine territories after the Empire's hellenization, such as in the Exarchate of Ravenna?	216	Soulless_Ausar
Why did the view on sex change so much during the Victorian period when before that it was normal to have intercourse in the same room as others?	216	poshjosh1999
When and why did goats and skulls of goats become associated with Satan and "black magic"	216	Teakilla
In around 1612 the artist Artemisia Gentileschi was tortured in Rome during her rape trial (as a survivor) to ensure her testimony was accurate. Was it common to torture defendants in court? Would she have known she would be tortured? Did the courts find torture reliable?	216	dog_solitude
Is the phrase "never get involved in a land war in Asia" a reference to any war or historical event in particular?	216	DGBD
From Ska to Rocksteady and Reggae to Dub, Jamaican music was transformed at an incredible pace in the 1960s and '70s. What factors influenced these major artistic and technological advances?	216	drylaw