/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

What kind of "street clutter" would an ancient Roman city have had?

2564 upvotes • BandaidPuppet

Mark as read: Add to a list

I'm living 3000 years ago, anywhere in the world. How did I deal with caring for my toenails so they didn't get out if hand?

2562 upvotes • readysteadytech

Mark as read: Add to a list

In WWII, were gliders pilots (chiefly used in Normandy by the Americans and Crete and Belgium by the Germans) supposed to fight as infantry with the troops they carried to the front or to not get involved in the fight and rejoin the bulk of the forces as soon as possible ?

2562 upvotes • aktor55

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Inca Empire is famous for being one of the few 'advanced' societies that did not use money. How did the Empire made external trade work without a general medium of exchange?

2561 upvotes • Shashank1000

Mark as read: Add to a list

How could males be so widespread in the medieval times? Purposefully breeding a horse and a donkey seems to be an awful lot of trouble to create a sterile animal, when the same gestation period could be used to breed more horses and donkeys

2559 upvotes • eightofstorms

Mark as read: Add to a list

The ancient Roman senate did something unusual — They passed laws limiting the ways in which they could earn wealth, forbidding themselves to trade, offer banking services, or own large oceangoing transport ships. Why did they do this, and how unprecedented was it?

2558 upvotes • RusticBohemian

Mark as read: Add to a list

Were medieval women as hairless as the movies show it? When did women start to shave?

2557 upvotes • Sylvanas_only

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why have the Kurds been so thoroughly oppressed by seemingly every government they've lived under over the past century?

2556 upvotes • JJVMT

Mark as read: Add to a list

It can get pretty cold in South Africa. Why are the Zulu and other South African natives depicted wearing few clothes? What did Zulu cold weather wear look like?

2555 upvotes • psyghamn

Mark as read: Add to a list

Walt Disney is commonly accused of being racist or anti-Semitic. Is there any evidence or quotes from him that can support this claim?

2554 upvotes • FaithIsToBeAwake

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What kind of "street clutter" would an ancient Roman city have had?	2564	BandaidPuppet
I'm living 3000 years ago, anywhere in the world. How did I deal with caring for my toenails so they didn't get out if hand?	2562	readysteadytech
In WWII, were gliders pilots (chiefly used in Normandy by the Americans and Crete and Belgium by the Germans) supposed to fight as infantry with the troops they carried to the front or to not get involved in the fight and rejoin the bulk of the forces as soon as possible ?	2562	aktor55
The Inca Empire is famous for being one of the few 'advanced' societies that did not use money. How did the Empire made external trade work without a general medium of exchange?	2561	Shashank1000
How could males be so widespread in the medieval times? Purposefully breeding a horse and a donkey seems to be an awful lot of trouble to create a sterile animal, when the same gestation period could be used to breed more horses and donkeys	2559	eightofstorms
The ancient Roman senate did something unusual — They passed laws limiting the ways in which they could earn wealth, forbidding themselves to trade, offer banking services, or own large oceangoing transport ships. Why did they do this, and how unprecedented was it?	2558	RusticBohemian
Were medieval women as hairless as the movies show it? When did women start to shave?	2557	Sylvanas_only
Why have the Kurds been so thoroughly oppressed by seemingly every government they've lived under over the past century?	2556	JJVMT
It can get pretty cold in South Africa. Why are the Zulu and other South African natives depicted wearing few clothes? What did Zulu cold weather wear look like?	2555	psyghamn
Walt Disney is commonly accused of being racist or anti-Semitic. Is there any evidence or quotes from him that can support this claim?	2554	FaithIsToBeAwake