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Dan Carlin claims that "You could take the roman army at it's height in history and send it 1000 years forward, drop it back in europe [...] and have it mop the floor with the greatest armies of the early middle ages relatively easily". How true can we assume this is ?

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Do we have antique maps of the world seen by the greeks, romans or egyptians ? (<1800 BE to 600 AD>)

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How was viewed Alexander the great in non-europe ?

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Any great "page turner" books about history ?

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What do you thing about the accuracy of this map of the state of the world in 1444 ?

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A little question about map conventions and the ancient world

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Is there a recent, exhaustive version Priestley's "A New Chart of History"

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Was Caesar admitted to the "college of pontiffs" when he returned in rome around 73BC ?

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Any historical fact-checking about "Dynasty" by Tom Holland ?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Dan Carlin claims that "You could take the roman army at it's height in history and send it 1000 years forward, drop it back in europe [...] and have it mop the floor with the greatest armies of the early middle ages relatively easily". How true can we assume this is ?	1286
Do we have antique maps of the world seen by the greeks, romans or egyptians ? (<1800 BE to 600 AD>)	44
How was viewed Alexander the great in non-europe ?	17
Any great "page turner" books about history ?	15
What do you thing about the accuracy of this map of the state of the world in 1444 ?	13
A little question about map conventions and the ancient world	5
Is there a recent, exhaustive version Priestley's "A New Chart of History"	5
Was Caesar admitted to the "college of pontiffs" when he returned in rome around 73BC ?	3
Any historical fact-checking about "Dynasty" by Tom Holland ?	2