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How did the late Romans just forget how to make concrete?!

5057 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I’ve been listening to a translation of the Iliad, when “sparkling wine” is mentioned, I assume they didn’t have champagne in the Bronze Age, what’s being referred to here?

44 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did people react if their ancient oracles ever made flat-out wrong predictions?

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Who is oldest warship still sailing? The H.M.S. Victory, or the U.S.S Constitution? I googled it, and couldn’t find any conclusive results, and I’ve heard both. (Also, I read somewhere that the H.M.S. Victory sank in a storm in 1744? Which dosen’t make any sense)

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Why does it seem like there’s so few pictures of Alexander the Great?

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How long did people continue to refer to the Byzantine empire as the Roman Empire?

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“I did the right thing, I’m a changed man now” I thought to myself, as the verdict was being read on my old boss

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When did the the iconic armour and equipment of the Roman Empire at its height actually get replaced by the later uniforms?

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Why are there no old permanent structures in north Australia?

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Is it theoretically possible to have two planets support life within the same solar system?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the late Romans just forget how to make concrete?!	5057	AskHistorians
I’ve been listening to a translation of the Iliad, when “sparkling wine” is mentioned, I assume they didn’t have champagne in the Bronze Age, what’s being referred to here?	44	AskHistorians
How did people react if their ancient oracles ever made flat-out wrong predictions?	26	AskHistorians
Who is oldest warship still sailing? The H.M.S. Victory, or the U.S.S Constitution? I googled it, and couldn’t find any conclusive results, and I’ve heard both. (Also, I read somewhere that the H.M.S. Victory sank in a storm in 1744? Which dosen’t make any sense)	26	AskHistorians
Why does it seem like there’s so few pictures of Alexander the Great?	12	AskHistorians
How long did people continue to refer to the Byzantine empire as the Roman Empire?	10	AskHistorians
“I did the right thing, I’m a changed man now” I thought to myself, as the verdict was being read on my old boss	6	TwoSentenceHorror
When did the the iconic armour and equipment of the Roman Empire at its height actually get replaced by the later uniforms?	2	AskHistorians
Why are there no old permanent structures in north Australia?	2	AskHistorians
Is it theoretically possible to have two planets support life within the same solar system?	1	askscience