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How were Atheists treated by Greek / Romans?

1147 upvotes • r3volc

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It seems that Western nations did not have a problem sustaining immense casualties during the two world wars, but nowadays those same nations are very casualty averse. What prompted this shift in values? Did the Vietnam conflict play a role?

1147 upvotes • soggypoophair

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To what scale was complicit Poland with killing Jews during WW2?

1147 upvotes • [deleted]

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"Beef-eating Latins"--so an eyewitness to the 1204 sack of Constantinople calls Western Christians. Did the Byzantines not eat beef?

1147 upvotes • envatted_love

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Were the technological differences between ancient (like the Olmecs) and more modern (like the Aztecs and the Maya) Mesoamerican civilizations as large as the ones between ancient and medieval Europeans?

1147 upvotes • Pretty_Solution7866

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Did professional assassins exist in medieval Europe? If so, where would they be trained? How would one become an assassin?

1146 upvotes • Vladith

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Why has Ethiopia historically been so hard to conquer?

1145 upvotes • canman586

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What do you think it was exactly that made Julius Caesar so formidable in battle?

1145 upvotes • hominoid_in_NGC4594

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Are historians aware of any "completed" genocides?

1145 upvotes • Dracopyre

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I am the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire around the year 1550 I have 12 sons. I think son nr 7 is most suited to become sultan, how would I go about?

1144 upvotes • ExraSoftHandker

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were Atheists treated by Greek / Romans?	1147	r3volc
It seems that Western nations did not have a problem sustaining immense casualties during the two world wars, but nowadays those same nations are very casualty averse. What prompted this shift in values? Did the Vietnam conflict play a role?	1147	soggypoophair
To what scale was complicit Poland with killing Jews during WW2?	1147	[deleted]
"Beef-eating Latins"--so an eyewitness to the 1204 sack of Constantinople calls Western Christians. Did the Byzantines not eat beef?	1147	envatted_love
Were the technological differences between ancient (like the Olmecs) and more modern (like the Aztecs and the Maya) Mesoamerican civilizations as large as the ones between ancient and medieval Europeans?	1147	Pretty_Solution7866
Did professional assassins exist in medieval Europe? If so, where would they be trained? How would one become an assassin?	1146	Vladith
Why has Ethiopia historically been so hard to conquer?	1145	canman586
What do you think it was exactly that made Julius Caesar so formidable in battle?	1145	hominoid_in_NGC4594
Are historians aware of any "completed" genocides?	1145	Dracopyre
I am the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire around the year 1550 I have 12 sons. I think son nr 7 is most suited to become sultan, how would I go about?	1144	ExraSoftHandker