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How did ancient Egypt collapse? Why isn’t it talked about as often as Ancient Rome?

478 upvotes • ajax-888

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Did cavalry units actually use diamond and wedge formations like they do in Total War games?

477 upvotes • 19930423LDr

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When did Americans lose their British accents? Also how long did we go with American Presidents that had the accents? Who was the first one who didn't?

477 upvotes • mmatpys

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Englishman, Frenchman, Irishman, Dutchman (or -woman) are all standard demonyms, but 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature. When and why did this term become outmoded in English?

477 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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The Greek and Roman pantheons were presumably harmonised over several centuries. Can we reconstruct a "palaeo-Roman" religion - the beliefs and practices of the Italic peoples prior to Hellenisation?

477 upvotes • Ormond-Is-Here

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Crusader Kings III/Medieval Period Flair Panel AMA: Come Ask Your Questions on Incest, Heresies and Video Game History!

477 upvotes • hellcatfighter

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How did European paganism vanish so entirely so quickly?

477 upvotes • Wonderful_Project_56

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In the Bible, God gives Aaron leprosy for protesting Moses marrying a Nubian (black) woman. How did white theologians reconcile this with their white supremacist views?

477 upvotes • Professional_Cat_437

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How Come Women Never have Jr, II, or III after Their Names?

477 upvotes • lusanders

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IAMA lecturer in Archaeology who recently discovered the Iron Age foundations of a Norman castle, and digs across the UK. AMA about teaching, studying, and doing archaeology!

477 upvotes • DrJimLeary

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did ancient Egypt collapse? Why isn’t it talked about as often as Ancient Rome?	478	ajax-888
Did cavalry units actually use diamond and wedge formations like they do in Total War games?	477	19930423LDr
When did Americans lose their British accents? Also how long did we go with American Presidents that had the accents? Who was the first one who didn't?	477	mmatpys
Englishman, Frenchman, Irishman, Dutchman (or -woman) are all standard demonyms, but 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature. When and why did this term become outmoded in English?	477	TheJucheisLoose
The Greek and Roman pantheons were presumably harmonised over several centuries. Can we reconstruct a "palaeo-Roman" religion - the beliefs and practices of the Italic peoples prior to Hellenisation?	477	Ormond-Is-Here
Crusader Kings III/Medieval Period Flair Panel AMA: Come Ask Your Questions on Incest, Heresies and Video Game History!	477	hellcatfighter
How did European paganism vanish so entirely so quickly?	477	Wonderful_Project_56
In the Bible, God gives Aaron leprosy for protesting Moses marrying a Nubian (black) woman. How did white theologians reconcile this with their white supremacist views?	477	Professional_Cat_437
How Come Women Never have Jr, II, or III after Their Names?	477	lusanders
IAMA lecturer in Archaeology who recently discovered the Iron Age foundations of a Norman castle, and digs across the UK. AMA about teaching, studying, and doing archaeology!	477	DrJimLeary