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Can anyone alive today credibly trace their family lineage back to ancient Rome?

152 upvotes • Drugs_Taker

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Why was the Ottoman Empire referred to as the "sick man of Europe?"

151 upvotes • The_Black_Dread

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When did the concept of National Anthems become created?

151 upvotes • [deleted]

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In the second world war if a white American was married to a Japanese’s immigrant would they both have been interned, or just the Japanese partner?

151 upvotes • grapp

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When did 18 years old become the general legal age of consent/adulthood?

151 upvotes • aDinoSupremacist

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I am a Roman equite from the age of Augustus examining Rome during the reign of Constantine. What has changed most noticeably? Is the new Rome even recognizable to me?

151 upvotes • someguyupnorth

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How was mutilation (blinding and castration namely) in Byzantine Empire viewed by common folk and clergy? Were there any people who opposed this way of punishment/dealing with political opponents?

151 upvotes • JamesVagabond

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How did Plutarch gather sources, or what sources did he use to write his Lives? Did he use sources that are now destroyed?

151 upvotes • seek_elysium

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Were workers in major defense corporations like Lockheed drafted in WW2?

151 upvotes • Kangaroopower

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In high medieval Western Europe, how did infant mortality contrast between nobility, well-to-do farmers, and serfs?

151 upvotes • Vladith

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can anyone alive today credibly trace their family lineage back to ancient Rome?	152	Drugs_Taker
Why was the Ottoman Empire referred to as the "sick man of Europe?"	151	The_Black_Dread
When did the concept of National Anthems become created?	151	[deleted]
In the second world war if a white American was married to a Japanese’s immigrant would they both have been interned, or just the Japanese partner?	151	grapp
When did 18 years old become the general legal age of consent/adulthood?	151	aDinoSupremacist
I am a Roman equite from the age of Augustus examining Rome during the reign of Constantine. What has changed most noticeably? Is the new Rome even recognizable to me?	151	someguyupnorth
How was mutilation (blinding and castration namely) in Byzantine Empire viewed by common folk and clergy? Were there any people who opposed this way of punishment/dealing with political opponents?	151	JamesVagabond
How did Plutarch gather sources, or what sources did he use to write his Lives? Did he use sources that are now destroyed?	151	seek_elysium
Were workers in major defense corporations like Lockheed drafted in WW2?	151	Kangaroopower
In high medieval Western Europe, how did infant mortality contrast between nobility, well-to-do farmers, and serfs?	151	Vladith