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In "The Last Kingdom" (Netflix show about Viking invasion of Anglo-Saxon England), there is never any interaction between Alfred the Great and continental European rulers, diplomats, merchants, etc. Was communication (diplomacy and trade related) between Wessex and the rest of Europe so limited?

2251 upvotes • Thucydides1987

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How powerful were translators during ancient, medieval or early modern times?

2251 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Why is Marcus Antonius’ name anglicized to “Mark Antony” while other contemporary politicians are still the same. ie Gaius Julius Caesar, Lepidus etc

2250 upvotes • pantbandits

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Roman military uniforms: Were 6-pack ab designs as common in history as they are in Hollywood movies?

2249 upvotes • SpaceRook

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How prevalent was looting by US troops during WWII?

2249 upvotes • arkham1010

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Why does Nordic paganism seem to share so much in common with the Indo-Iranian religions compared with other Indo-European religions?

2249 upvotes • SomaYoga

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What were the precursors to Rock, Paper, Scissors?

2248 upvotes • keithabarta

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Apparently some people go into abandoned US mines to find and sell old jeans. I get that jeans are hardy workwear but WHY? Why did miners take off their pants INSIDE the mine? Did they leave the mines in their underwear?

2248 upvotes • TheEndOfTheWWW

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Who decided on the English names of the translated Jewish Bible's books?

2248 upvotes • xland44

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What factors (I’m guessing environmental or economic) led to Asia developing religious movements (Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) that emphasized the cyclical nature of existence instead of creating narratives about human history building towards an end times reckoning, as in the Abrahamic faiths?

2247 upvotes • cbhorton85

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In "The Last Kingdom" (Netflix show about Viking invasion of Anglo-Saxon England), there is never any interaction between Alfred the Great and continental European rulers, diplomats, merchants, etc. Was communication (diplomacy and trade related) between Wessex and the rest of Europe so limited?	2251	Thucydides1987
How powerful were translators during ancient, medieval or early modern times?	2251	Pashahlis
Why is Marcus Antonius’ name anglicized to “Mark Antony” while other contemporary politicians are still the same. ie Gaius Julius Caesar, Lepidus etc	2250	pantbandits
Roman military uniforms: Were 6-pack ab designs as common in history as they are in Hollywood movies?	2249	SpaceRook
How prevalent was looting by US troops during WWII?	2249	arkham1010
Why does Nordic paganism seem to share so much in common with the Indo-Iranian religions compared with other Indo-European religions?	2249	SomaYoga
What were the precursors to Rock, Paper, Scissors?	2248	keithabarta
Apparently some people go into abandoned US mines to find and sell old jeans. I get that jeans are hardy workwear but WHY? Why did miners take off their pants INSIDE the mine? Did they leave the mines in their underwear?	2248	TheEndOfTheWWW
Who decided on the English names of the translated Jewish Bible's books?	2248	xland44
What factors (I’m guessing environmental or economic) led to Asia developing religious movements (Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) that emphasized the cyclical nature of existence instead of creating narratives about human history building towards an end times reckoning, as in the Abrahamic faiths?	2247	cbhorton85