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What's up with all the captives after major battles?

172 upvotes • x_Machiavelli_x

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Why is there so much poverty and corruption in Southern Italy? Was this always the case?

172 upvotes • Tierra_Caliente

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The seventh plank of the Communist Manifesto advocates bringing the waste lands under cultivation. What did this refer to?

172 upvotes • Tiako

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Did the visigoths have a navy?

172 upvotes • [deleted]

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If Plato is the source of our knowledge about Socrates, and as he used Socrates as a means to further his own arguments, how much can we know for sure about Socrates, who he was and what his thoughts were? What is the general consensus among scholars about things we know for sure about Socrates?

172 upvotes • Toen6

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What spurred American society becoming less proper/formal over time?

172 upvotes • tvm78

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The medieval world burned a lot of firewood, Was there a system for carpenters and woodsmen to save trees perfect for engineering and construction from ending up in a peasant’s hearth?

172 upvotes • corruptrevolutionary

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The U.S. House of Representatives stopped expanding it's numbers in the early 20th century. Why did they stop, and what should the real number be had they continued at the same pace (how many reps should we have)?

172 upvotes • BigGermanGuy

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Did 14th century doctors know how to do skin grafts?

172 upvotes • Party_Morning_960

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Why are certain generals like Zukhov, von Moltke the Elder, Lee and Grant considered geniuses? How is the legacy of a general evaluated?

171 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's up with all the captives after major battles?	172	x_Machiavelli_x
Why is there so much poverty and corruption in Southern Italy? Was this always the case?	172	Tierra_Caliente
The seventh plank of the Communist Manifesto advocates bringing the waste lands under cultivation. What did this refer to?	172	Tiako
Did the visigoths have a navy?	172	[deleted]
If Plato is the source of our knowledge about Socrates, and as he used Socrates as a means to further his own arguments, how much can we know for sure about Socrates, who he was and what his thoughts were? What is the general consensus among scholars about things we know for sure about Socrates?	172	Toen6
What spurred American society becoming less proper/formal over time?	172	tvm78
The medieval world burned a lot of firewood, Was there a system for carpenters and woodsmen to save trees perfect for engineering and construction from ending up in a peasant’s hearth?	172	corruptrevolutionary
The U.S. House of Representatives stopped expanding it's numbers in the early 20th century. Why did they stop, and what should the real number be had they continued at the same pace (how many reps should we have)?	172	BigGermanGuy
Did 14th century doctors know how to do skin grafts?	172	Party_Morning_960
Why are certain generals like Zukhov, von Moltke the Elder, Lee and Grant considered geniuses? How is the legacy of a general evaluated?	171	[deleted]