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Did the Romans really fill amphitheatres with water to simulate naval battles?

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Prior to the invention of the telephone, did people send "prank telegrams"? Were there ever any "prank pigeon" messages?

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How did Alexander get his army to Anatolia in the face of Persian naval supremacy?

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Questions about Caesar's The Gallic War

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How accurate is the portrayal of Mongol siege warfare in Netflix's Marco Polo?

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What kind of cryptographic measures did British agents in occupied Europe use?

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Why didn't Sparta destroy/enslave Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War, as Athens had done to so many of its defeated enemies?

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Why did the Marshall Plan include European nations who were minimally affected by the war?

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How valid is it to see Soviet expansion in the late 1930s and early 1940s as defensive?

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Did any seafaring civilizations ever try to use animals to power their ships?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Romans really fill amphitheatres with water to simulate naval battles?	2066
Prior to the invention of the telephone, did people send "prank telegrams"? Were there ever any "prank pigeon" messages?	867
How did Alexander get his army to Anatolia in the face of Persian naval supremacy?	25
Questions about Caesar's The Gallic War	16
How accurate is the portrayal of Mongol siege warfare in Netflix's Marco Polo?	4
What kind of cryptographic measures did British agents in occupied Europe use?	4
Why didn't Sparta destroy/enslave Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War, as Athens had done to so many of its defeated enemies?	4
Why did the Marshall Plan include European nations who were minimally affected by the war?	3
How valid is it to see Soviet expansion in the late 1930s and early 1940s as defensive?	2
Did any seafaring civilizations ever try to use animals to power their ships?	2