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In HBO's "Rome", Julius Caesar enrages the senate by letting Gauls and Celts become senators. This is pure fiction, right? When were people from the provinces able to become senators in ancient Rome?

907 upvotes • Tularemia

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Did peasants ever try to leave their lords and establish a village of their own, and did these villages abandon the feudal system or would the founders be considered the lords of said villages?

907 upvotes • AHHHHHHHHHHH1P

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In the last hundred years of American society, we can distinguish clothing, fashion and style by the decade. The Roman empire lasted around 500 years. What do historians know about the subtle (or not so subtle) changes in clothing, fashion and style of the Roman empire?

906 upvotes • [deleted]

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In the show Peaky Blinders, some of the characters who were in the British Army during WW1 were disgruntled after the war. Going as far as throwing their war medals in the river. Yet at the same time proud of their service. Was this attitude common for enlisted English veterans after WW1?

904 upvotes • Tight_As_An_Apple

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When did pizza become fairly standardized in terms of toppings?

903 upvotes • irishGOP413

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In the Second World War how did the Nazis treat American POWs with German ancestry?

903 upvotes • CoachBuzzcut

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Why is the UK's budget kept in a red briefcase? When did this become a thing, and what was used before?

903 upvotes • -Malinovka-

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What's the history of askhistorians - who founded it, who grew it, what were the key decisions that made this sub far different than all others and what were the major challenges overcome in growing to 500k users?

903 upvotes • wellplayedsirs

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Sources to shut down a person who tells me that 6 million Jews didn't die in Nazi Germany and they were under 1 million

903 upvotes • Kvuthe

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When did the concept of geeks and nerds emerge? How and why did they become associated with being interested in sci-fi and fantasy?

903 upvotes • amansaggu26

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In HBO's "Rome", Julius Caesar enrages the senate by letting Gauls and Celts become senators. This is pure fiction, right? When were people from the provinces able to become senators in ancient Rome?	907	Tularemia
Did peasants ever try to leave their lords and establish a village of their own, and did these villages abandon the feudal system or would the founders be considered the lords of said villages?	907	AHHHHHHHHHHH1P
In the last hundred years of American society, we can distinguish clothing, fashion and style by the decade. The Roman empire lasted around 500 years. What do historians know about the subtle (or not so subtle) changes in clothing, fashion and style of the Roman empire?	906	[deleted]
In the show Peaky Blinders, some of the characters who were in the British Army during WW1 were disgruntled after the war. Going as far as throwing their war medals in the river. Yet at the same time proud of their service. Was this attitude common for enlisted English veterans after WW1?	904	Tight_As_An_Apple
When did pizza become fairly standardized in terms of toppings?	903	irishGOP413
In the Second World War how did the Nazis treat American POWs with German ancestry?	903	CoachBuzzcut
Why is the UK's budget kept in a red briefcase? When did this become a thing, and what was used before?	903	-Malinovka-
What's the history of askhistorians - who founded it, who grew it, what were the key decisions that made this sub far different than all others and what were the major challenges overcome in growing to 500k users?	903	wellplayedsirs
Sources to shut down a person who tells me that 6 million Jews didn't die in Nazi Germany and they were under 1 million	903	Kvuthe
When did the concept of geeks and nerds emerge? How and why did they become associated with being interested in sci-fi and fantasy?	903	amansaggu26