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How could people live so far up north in winter times when it was dark all the time? [1000 B.C- 18th Century]

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We believe that we have found the ruins of Troy, but how come that ruins like that have survived for so long? Did anciant or medieval people just ignore them or did they also visit them as tourists?

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After Troy were destroyed, did people just leave it alone forever or did people come back to it and lived there? Or were it just left alone forever?

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How come Ptolemy never counquered south Egypt after gaining rule after Alexanders death?

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How have so many writings from Ancient writers, passed down to us? Who preserved them and who re-wrote it to keep it fresh?

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I'm a soldier in the medieval ages that have seen horrible things. How do I cope with it and did PTSD exist under another term?

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How often would bodies float up on shores around the world because of ships sinking by nature or by war? (400 B.C- 1500 A.D)

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In the painting "The Judgment of Cambyses" we see the corrupt judge Sisamnes being flayed on orders from Cambyses. This happened between 533-522 B.C so why is it painted in medieval theme?

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Did hostage situations ever happen back in the time and do we know about any of them by written sources? (Any time between 300 B.C - 1700 A.D)

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When WW1 was going on, women often went up to men that hadn't enlisted to the army and gave them white feathers or something else as a sign of cowardles. Did these things also happen in any other war before WW1?

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How could people live so far up north in winter times when it was dark all the time? [1000 B.C- 18th Century]	7
We believe that we have found the ruins of Troy, but how come that ruins like that have survived for so long? Did anciant or medieval people just ignore them or did they also visit them as tourists?	7
After Troy were destroyed, did people just leave it alone forever or did people come back to it and lived there? Or were it just left alone forever?	7
How come Ptolemy never counquered south Egypt after gaining rule after Alexanders death?	6
How have so many writings from Ancient writers, passed down to us? Who preserved them and who re-wrote it to keep it fresh?	5
I'm a soldier in the medieval ages that have seen horrible things. How do I cope with it and did PTSD exist under another term?	5
How often would bodies float up on shores around the world because of ships sinking by nature or by war? (400 B.C- 1500 A.D)	4
In the painting "The Judgment of Cambyses" we see the corrupt judge Sisamnes being flayed on orders from Cambyses. This happened between 533-522 B.C so why is it painted in medieval theme?	3
Did hostage situations ever happen back in the time and do we know about any of them by written sources? (Any time between 300 B.C - 1700 A.D)	3
When WW1 was going on, women often went up to men that hadn't enlisted to the army and gave them white feathers or something else as a sign of cowardles. Did these things also happen in any other war before WW1?	3