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Spain's regions of Catalonia and the Basque Country are fiercely maintain their own identities and even demand independence. Why don't other regions like Leon or Aragon want this?

156 upvotes • Lintar0

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Are there digitized English language texts of unknown importance that haven't been read yet by anyone in hundreds of years? I would love to spend my free time reading them and do a possibly important yet tedious job to make an impact in the field.

156 upvotes • LostTheGameToday

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Is it possible that society actually needs wars as an engine for progress in technology? What does history say about this?

156 upvotes • powowboi

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How accurate is the portrayal of Chinese cultural revolution in Cixin Liu's SF Novel "The Three-Body Problem"?

156 upvotes • failedfilosofer

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How did buying a house work in medieval cities?

156 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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I am currently reading Cesar's books "Gallic wars" and he is often talking about two kinds of fortified camps, one built before battle to protect legionniaries' stuff and one built "to stay in winter". I guess that the second is something more"definitive". Could you explain the differences ?

156 upvotes • Pab_Strategos

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Were retired Roman soldiers with land grants actually taught how to farm?

156 upvotes • Dontbecruelbro

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Movies and video games like to show us that warriors and soldiers have unlimited morale and will fight to the last man,But How common was it for medieval soldiers to flee/desert their armies during a battle?

156 upvotes • wtf2625

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IAMA an historical archaeologist who researches the period 1100-1750AD. I work on a range of topics, from earthquakes to medieval villages, but this AMA focuses on the archaeology and history of prisoners of war in the 17th century, especially Scots immigrants who were transported to New England.

156 upvotes • Chris_archaeologist

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Pyrrhus of Epirus had a mediocre military career, but Hannibal Barca, one of the greatest generals of all times, ranked him second only to Alexander The Great. Why did his ranking make sense?

156 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Spain's regions of Catalonia and the Basque Country are fiercely maintain their own identities and even demand independence. Why don't other regions like Leon or Aragon want this?	156	Lintar0
Are there digitized English language texts of unknown importance that haven't been read yet by anyone in hundreds of years? I would love to spend my free time reading them and do a possibly important yet tedious job to make an impact in the field.	156	LostTheGameToday
Is it possible that society actually needs wars as an engine for progress in technology? What does history say about this?	156	powowboi
How accurate is the portrayal of Chinese cultural revolution in Cixin Liu's SF Novel "The Three-Body Problem"?	156	failedfilosofer
How did buying a house work in medieval cities?	156	The_Manchurian
I am currently reading Cesar's books "Gallic wars" and he is often talking about two kinds of fortified camps, one built before battle to protect legionniaries' stuff and one built "to stay in winter". I guess that the second is something more"definitive". Could you explain the differences ?	156	Pab_Strategos
Were retired Roman soldiers with land grants actually taught how to farm?	156	Dontbecruelbro
Movies and video games like to show us that warriors and soldiers have unlimited morale and will fight to the last man,But How common was it for medieval soldiers to flee/desert their armies during a battle?	156	wtf2625
IAMA an historical archaeologist who researches the period 1100-1750AD. I work on a range of topics, from earthquakes to medieval villages, but this AMA focuses on the archaeology and history of prisoners of war in the 17th century, especially Scots immigrants who were transported to New England.	156	Chris_archaeologist
Pyrrhus of Epirus had a mediocre military career, but Hannibal Barca, one of the greatest generals of all times, ranked him second only to Alexander The Great. Why did his ranking make sense?	156	RusticBohemian