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Words in old English were often spelt however the writer wanted to spell them, was this the case for other ancient languages like Latin, ancient Greek, Punic? Why or why not?

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If I lived in the time of the Aztecs could I safely travel into their lands and cities without a high risk of being sacrificed?

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In ancient Greek or Roman theater might I hear something from the person next to me that equates to our modern day "wow, what a cliché" or something to that effect?

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Were racial slurs ever commonly used within any point of the medieval period and if so what are some examples?

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Why didn't the Assyrians switch over to iron quicker if iron was already being used decoratively and ceremonially?

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I don't know if this is the exact place to ask, but would the deaths in battles where melee weapons were primarily used (medieval, ancient, etc) be incredibly painful or would the adrenaline of battle cancel the pain of being stabbed, cut, etc, out?

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In times of antiquity or even the medieval period did people ever combine cultural fashions?

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Would it be common for a traveler during classical antiquity to mix and match various articles of cultural clothing?

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A mixed drink or cocktail seems to only go back as far as a couple hundred years ago with Grog, Sazeracs, etc. However a mixed drink seems to be such a simple idea, so would the people of classical antiquity ever have mixed drinks aside from watered or spiced fermented beverages?

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In one of the movies of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise there is a seen in which a man openly talks about trading spices for long pork (a term for human meat). Would it be legal to trade anything for human meat around that time?

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Words in old English were often spelt however the writer wanted to spell them, was this the case for other ancient languages like Latin, ancient Greek, Punic? Why or why not?	3	AskHistorians
If I lived in the time of the Aztecs could I safely travel into their lands and cities without a high risk of being sacrificed?	3	AskHistorians
In ancient Greek or Roman theater might I hear something from the person next to me that equates to our modern day "wow, what a cliché" or something to that effect?	3	AskHistorians
Were racial slurs ever commonly used within any point of the medieval period and if so what are some examples?	2	AskHistorians
Why didn't the Assyrians switch over to iron quicker if iron was already being used decoratively and ceremonially?	2	AskHistorians
I don't know if this is the exact place to ask, but would the deaths in battles where melee weapons were primarily used (medieval, ancient, etc) be incredibly painful or would the adrenaline of battle cancel the pain of being stabbed, cut, etc, out?	2	AskHistorians
In times of antiquity or even the medieval period did people ever combine cultural fashions?	2	AskHistorians
Would it be common for a traveler during classical antiquity to mix and match various articles of cultural clothing?	2	AskHistorians
A mixed drink or cocktail seems to only go back as far as a couple hundred years ago with Grog, Sazeracs, etc. However a mixed drink seems to be such a simple idea, so would the people of classical antiquity ever have mixed drinks aside from watered or spiced fermented beverages?	2	AskHistorians
In one of the movies of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise there is a seen in which a man openly talks about trading spices for long pork (a term for human meat). Would it be legal to trade anything for human meat around that time?	2	AskHistorians