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Many classical literary works began as private letters or commissions. Was “publishing” these works a formal act, or was the difference between public and private circulation just a matter of degree?

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Did ancient Egyptians commonly refer to their own dynasties using ordinal numbers, or was that a system adopted by later historians?

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In the late Roman/Byzantine empire, “rhetoric” was considered the most advanced school subject. As taught at the time, would it have more closely resembled literary theory, practical writing lessons, or something else entirely?

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In the 10th century a small group of outcasts was able to discover and colonize the New World with their own private resources. 500 years later Columbus was only able to follow them after seeking sponsorship from multiple states. Why was there such an apparent change in the cost of exploration?

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What are the earliest references to Zoroastrianism in Indian sources? Is there any indication that it influenced contemporary religious or philosophical thinking in India?

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Through most of its existence, the Papacy was essentially an elective, non-dynastic monarchy. Was this ever presented as a potential model for other western European monarchies?

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If you removed all the water and soil from the surface of the Earth, and cut down the exposed rock to below the depth of the seafloor, could you tell from the structure of the remaining bedrock where the seas and mountains had been?

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In the Roman Empire, wealthy families typically had lavish country residences. Was this common in classical/Hellenistic Greece as well, or did upper-class Greeks live exclusively in town?

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Did the Achaemenids and Sassanids understand “Iran/Eran” to refer to all the same peoples that modern linguists call Iranian speakers? Would they have included the Sakas, Sogdians, etc?

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Before the printing press, were books commonly produced for resale, or were they all specially commissioned?

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Many classical literary works began as private letters or commissions. Was “publishing” these works a formal act, or was the difference between public and private circulation just a matter of degree?	26	AskHistorians
Did ancient Egyptians commonly refer to their own dynasties using ordinal numbers, or was that a system adopted by later historians?	26	AskHistorians
In the late Roman/Byzantine empire, “rhetoric” was considered the most advanced school subject. As taught at the time, would it have more closely resembled literary theory, practical writing lessons, or something else entirely?	25	AskHistorians
In the 10th century a small group of outcasts was able to discover and colonize the New World with their own private resources. 500 years later Columbus was only able to follow them after seeking sponsorship from multiple states. Why was there such an apparent change in the cost of exploration?	25	AskHistorians
What are the earliest references to Zoroastrianism in Indian sources? Is there any indication that it influenced contemporary religious or philosophical thinking in India?	24	AskHistorians
Through most of its existence, the Papacy was essentially an elective, non-dynastic monarchy. Was this ever presented as a potential model for other western European monarchies?	22	AskHistorians
If you removed all the water and soil from the surface of the Earth, and cut down the exposed rock to below the depth of the seafloor, could you tell from the structure of the remaining bedrock where the seas and mountains had been?	21	askscience
In the Roman Empire, wealthy families typically had lavish country residences. Was this common in classical/Hellenistic Greece as well, or did upper-class Greeks live exclusively in town?	20	AskHistorians
Did the Achaemenids and Sassanids understand “Iran/Eran” to refer to all the same peoples that modern linguists call Iranian speakers? Would they have included the Sakas, Sogdians, etc?	19	AskHistorians
Before the printing press, were books commonly produced for resale, or were they all specially commissioned?	18	AskHistorians