/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

In HBO's Rome, the Jewish guards of Herod are shown wielding what is essentially large, wheel-like stones fixed on sticks. Did any militaries actually use weapons as primitive as that in the 1st century BC?

1095 upvotes • MithrandirTheIstari

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why were cavalry forces (seemingly) always so small in Classical Greek armies? Wouldn't the inflexible hoplite phalanx be incredibly vulnerable to flanking movements from cavalry?

1095 upvotes • sovietkangaroo

Mark as read: Add to a list

What did Nazi Germany do with legitimate criminals such as rapists and murderers?

1094 upvotes • johnw1988

Mark as read: Add to a list

My friend who lives in the Middle East recently discovered some artifacts near his home. They appear to be Hebrew, any idea what they might be or which century they are from? (Photo album inside)

1094 upvotes • Found_Some_Stuff

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did Europeans stop using names from their own language and begin using Hebrew and Greek Christian names?

1094 upvotes • [deleted]

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was the Ghost Dance seen as a real threat? Was the religion used as a scapegoat in the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre?

1094 upvotes • anthropology_nerd

Mark as read: Add to a list

When Constantinople was established as the new capital of the Roman Empire, was there a migration of officials and institutions from Italy or did Constantine and his successors rebuild the Roman government from the ground up?

1094 upvotes • iosve

Mark as read: Add to a list

How much percentage of the German Male population was lost by the end of world war 2? And how much did it affect the genetic demographic of Germany?

1093 upvotes • Brosefstalin234

Mark as read: Add to a list

Curious about the evolution of the "everyday shower" as a societal norm. Id love to know about when, where, and how fast showering went from a luxury, to an everyday must.

1093 upvotes • Dino_Spamonii

Mark as read: Add to a list

How widespread was the "esau scrip" system of institutionalized "rape as collateral" in the American coal mining industry? NSFW

1093 upvotes • quesoandcats

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In HBO's Rome, the Jewish guards of Herod are shown wielding what is essentially large, wheel-like stones fixed on sticks. Did any militaries actually use weapons as primitive as that in the 1st century BC?	1095	MithrandirTheIstari
Why were cavalry forces (seemingly) always so small in Classical Greek armies? Wouldn't the inflexible hoplite phalanx be incredibly vulnerable to flanking movements from cavalry?	1095	sovietkangaroo
What did Nazi Germany do with legitimate criminals such as rapists and murderers?	1094	johnw1988
My friend who lives in the Middle East recently discovered some artifacts near his home. They appear to be Hebrew, any idea what they might be or which century they are from? (Photo album inside)	1094	Found_Some_Stuff
Why did Europeans stop using names from their own language and begin using Hebrew and Greek Christian names?	1094	[deleted]
Was the Ghost Dance seen as a real threat? Was the religion used as a scapegoat in the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre?	1094	anthropology_nerd
When Constantinople was established as the new capital of the Roman Empire, was there a migration of officials and institutions from Italy or did Constantine and his successors rebuild the Roman government from the ground up?	1094	iosve
How much percentage of the German Male population was lost by the end of world war 2? And how much did it affect the genetic demographic of Germany?	1093	Brosefstalin234
Curious about the evolution of the "everyday shower" as a societal norm. Id love to know about when, where, and how fast showering went from a luxury, to an everyday must.	1093	Dino_Spamonii
How widespread was the "esau scrip" system of institutionalized "rape as collateral" in the American coal mining industry? NSFW	1093	quesoandcats