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I am a well-educated man in 13th century Italy. What books have I read, most likely?

181 upvotes • deMohac

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In its humble beginnings, before Rome dominated the Italian Peninsula, it was populated by many peoples like the Umbri and the Etruscans. Before the Han dominated China, what peoples lived in China alongside/standing against the Han, and what happened to them?

181 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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In conflicts like The War Of The Roses, Thirty Years War, and Hundred Years War to name a few. Did the noblemen of that time ever express regret, sympathy or disgust that their conflicts were responsible for so many innocent peasants or civilian caught in the middle of it?

181 upvotes • nowlan101

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How was Europe called by other cultures in the antiquity?

181 upvotes • CDWEBI

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I've have heard that Vikings discovered America before Columbus did. How true is this?

181 upvotes • AtPeewee

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How did people find things in ancient libraries?

181 upvotes • Powaqqatsi

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Why has the Stalin regime been so obsessed with receiving testimonies (if need be, by torture) before proceeding against all the perceived spies and terrorists?

181 upvotes • republic_of_salo

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In 1927, Chang Kai Shek massacred between 300 and 5000 people in Shanghai in order to put down a political entity known as the "Shanghai Commune." What was the nature of this commune? How was it organized politically and economically?

181 upvotes • En_Rages

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If the Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh, then why was the Sarcophagus in the King's chamber so roughly finished and left with visible saw marks?

181 upvotes • geoxol

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Why was Memnon, an Ethiopian King, involved in the Trojan war? And why is he identified as the father of Thor in the Prose Edda?

181 upvotes • Tatem1961

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I am a well-educated man in 13th century Italy. What books have I read, most likely?	181	deMohac
In its humble beginnings, before Rome dominated the Italian Peninsula, it was populated by many peoples like the Umbri and the Etruscans. Before the Han dominated China, what peoples lived in China alongside/standing against the Han, and what happened to them?	181	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
In conflicts like The War Of The Roses, Thirty Years War, and Hundred Years War to name a few. Did the noblemen of that time ever express regret, sympathy or disgust that their conflicts were responsible for so many innocent peasants or civilian caught in the middle of it?	181	nowlan101
How was Europe called by other cultures in the antiquity?	181	CDWEBI
I've have heard that Vikings discovered America before Columbus did. How true is this?	181	AtPeewee
How did people find things in ancient libraries?	181	Powaqqatsi
Why has the Stalin regime been so obsessed with receiving testimonies (if need be, by torture) before proceeding against all the perceived spies and terrorists?	181	republic_of_salo
In 1927, Chang Kai Shek massacred between 300 and 5000 people in Shanghai in order to put down a political entity known as the "Shanghai Commune." What was the nature of this commune? How was it organized politically and economically?	181	En_Rages
If the Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh, then why was the Sarcophagus in the King's chamber so roughly finished and left with visible saw marks?	181	geoxol
Why was Memnon, an Ethiopian King, involved in the Trojan war? And why is he identified as the father of Thor in the Prose Edda?	181	Tatem1961