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What "war crimes" was Julius Caesar accused of? What does "war crimes" refer to in a Roman context?

152 upvotes • Stenbock

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The new Assassins Creed game is set in Ptolemaic Egypt, and yet the Pyramids are shown in their pristine form with white slopes and gold caps. Is this an accurate representation?

152 upvotes • First-Of-His-Name

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Why didn't Hitler do a D Day like landing to invade Britain?

152 upvotes • Puginator09

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When did backwards-chair-sitting as a sign of "cool" or "rebelliousness" become a trope?

152 upvotes • gmanflnj

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What happened in US politics between 1956 and 1964 to cause almost every state to vote for the opposite party in just 8 years?

152 upvotes • wripdickens

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How big an issue was alcoholism in medieval Europe?

152 upvotes • Yeangster

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Why were the Dutch so successful in the early colonial period, and why didn't their power last?

152 upvotes • alex-12334

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(Trying Again) Why was France given so much say/power at the end of WWII?

152 upvotes • threefiftyseven

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How do we know that the greeks believed in their gods?

152 upvotes • Cukeds

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How did Chiropractic, given its pseudo-science origins, develop into a widely recognized and widely utilized field?

152 upvotes • mrpeabodyscoaltrain

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What "war crimes" was Julius Caesar accused of? What does "war crimes" refer to in a Roman context?	152	Stenbock
The new Assassins Creed game is set in Ptolemaic Egypt, and yet the Pyramids are shown in their pristine form with white slopes and gold caps. Is this an accurate representation?	152	First-Of-His-Name
Why didn't Hitler do a D Day like landing to invade Britain?	152	Puginator09
When did backwards-chair-sitting as a sign of "cool" or "rebelliousness" become a trope?	152	gmanflnj
What happened in US politics between 1956 and 1964 to cause almost every state to vote for the opposite party in just 8 years?	152	wripdickens
How big an issue was alcoholism in medieval Europe?	152	Yeangster
Why were the Dutch so successful in the early colonial period, and why didn't their power last?	152	alex-12334
(Trying Again) Why was France given so much say/power at the end of WWII?	152	threefiftyseven
How do we know that the greeks believed in their gods?	152	Cukeds
How did Chiropractic, given its pseudo-science origins, develop into a widely recognized and widely utilized field?	152	mrpeabodyscoaltrain