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As a youth, Cicero went to Athens to study philosophy. I've heard about other Romans doing the same. What sort of educational infrastructure was present in Athens that made it a destination of learning long after Rome eclipsed Greece as the center of political power in the Mediterranean?

2283 upvotes • mowshowitz

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Today, talking in a movie theater is rude. During the showing of silent films, were spaces that showed film “noisy”? Did people discuss the films, talk leisurely, etc. while the showing was ongoing?

2283 upvotes • Drdickles

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How Openly Could A Bisexual Black Woman Live In The 1950s?

2282 upvotes • Zeuvembie

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Did the US actually honor any of the treaties it made with Native American tribes/nations?

2282 upvotes • vizard0

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This article claims that what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has been purposefully mischaracterized by the west for propaganda purposes. Is that accurate?

2281 upvotes • orchestra

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If the Anglo Saxons largely came to Britain from what is now Denmark, why weren’t the Danes who invaded England a few centuries later the same people as them?

2281 upvotes • itbettersnow

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Why did American evangelicals reverse their position on abortion?

2280 upvotes • fttzyv

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How did the Dutch acquire such good relations with the Japanese Shogunate, that only they were allowed to trade and exchange knowledge with them? In 1844, Dutch King William II even sent a letter urging Japan to end the isolation policy on its own before change would be forced from the outside.

2280 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Roman legionaries enlisted for a service of 25 years in the army. Were they periodically granted leave to visit their families? If so, how did the state deal with those who deserted while on leave?

2277 upvotes • Macaulayputra

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Why did classic Disney comics never achieve the same kind of overwhelming success in the United States that they have long enjoyed in Europe.

2276 upvotes • AlucardSX

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As a youth, Cicero went to Athens to study philosophy. I've heard about other Romans doing the same. What sort of educational infrastructure was present in Athens that made it a destination of learning long after Rome eclipsed Greece as the center of political power in the Mediterranean?	2283	mowshowitz
Today, talking in a movie theater is rude. During the showing of silent films, were spaces that showed film “noisy”? Did people discuss the films, talk leisurely, etc. while the showing was ongoing?	2283	Drdickles
How Openly Could A Bisexual Black Woman Live In The 1950s?	2282	Zeuvembie
Did the US actually honor any of the treaties it made with Native American tribes/nations?	2282	vizard0
This article claims that what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has been purposefully mischaracterized by the west for propaganda purposes. Is that accurate?	2281	orchestra
If the Anglo Saxons largely came to Britain from what is now Denmark, why weren’t the Danes who invaded England a few centuries later the same people as them?	2281	itbettersnow
Why did American evangelicals reverse their position on abortion?	2280	fttzyv
How did the Dutch acquire such good relations with the Japanese Shogunate, that only they were allowed to trade and exchange knowledge with them? In 1844, Dutch King William II even sent a letter urging Japan to end the isolation policy on its own before change would be forced from the outside.	2280	Pashahlis
Roman legionaries enlisted for a service of 25 years in the army. Were they periodically granted leave to visit their families? If so, how did the state deal with those who deserted while on leave?	2277	Macaulayputra
Why did classic Disney comics never achieve the same kind of overwhelming success in the United States that they have long enjoyed in Europe.	2276	AlucardSX