/r/askhistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
Traveling through Germany, I've encountered many Roman style statues and monuments from around the 18th century. Plenty of them have exposed female breasts or male genitals. However, I've never seen female genitalia not covered in these statues. Why? Is it a modern style or it comes from antiquity? NSFW	209	Jauretche
In the 6th and 5th century BC, the Etruscans, Romans, Athenians and Carthaginians all transitioned from a monarchy to some sort of oligarchic republic or democracy. Did these events happen independent of each other or did they influence each other's government choices?	209	drowawayzee
I recently heard it said that Chinese and Muslim Astronomers discovered we live in a heliocentric solar system before capernicus. A Google search says nothing. Which is true?	209	greenmage98
How is Germany always able to become so powerful? I feel like no matter how many wars or what crazy things happen that place always rises to power.	209	NorseEmperor
Did people ignore the authorities and healthcare professionals during the 1918 flu pandemic?	209	gulliver_travel
The exiled Napoleon was sent to rule the little island of Elba. How did his new subjects take to having the conqueror of Europe as their sovereign for 10 months? How did Napoleon rule in these constrained circumstances? Did he shake up the sleepy island with grand designs?	209	RusticBohemian
The Aztecs and Mayans had a spiced chocolate soup that common people ate daily, but beyond a very vague description of ingredients there is nothing about this dish. What exactly went into it, how did they make it, and did it factor into the religion at all?	209	[deleted]
Did Genghis Khan deliberately exaggerate his actions as a brutal tyrant to frighten his enemies? Or does historical evidence illustrate that he actually did what the stories say?	209	mamaxchaos
What did Japanese after-action reports of battles look like during WWII, when so many of its island garrisons were wiped out nearly to the last man? Could the Japanese high command even get accurate information from battles like Iwo Jima when the garrison was completely surrounded by US forces?	209	Legitimate_Twist
What is the psychology behind the Holocaust Denial? What are the factors that explain the resilience against any historical and archeological evidence that explain the existence of the Holocaust? Why is there such resilience against this infamous genocide versus other controversies that occurred?	209	sammyjamez

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