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We will never be able to taste Falernian wine, held by Romans to be one of the finest wines of their time. Are there any other ancient foodstuffs we will never be able to taste?

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What is the most widely accepted explanation for the Late Bronze Age collapse?

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Has there ever been an attempt, successful or otherwise, to replicate the Spartan agoge? (the famously brutal training regimen that all Spartan males had to go through)

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I am a policeman in Victorian London before the dawn of forensic science. How to I go about solving a murder? What are my chances of success?

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Is it likely that we will ever find Genghis Khan's final resting place?

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Was there a Norse concept of blasphemy, and, if so, how was it dealt with?

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When and why did Sparta cease to become a military power?

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Are modern Italians anything like ancient Romans physically?

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How true is it that Ogedai Khan's death prevented the Mongols from conquering all of Western Europe?

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During the Transatlantic slave trade did any freed or escaped slaves successfully return to the lands from which they were taken?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
We will never be able to taste Falernian wine, held by Romans to be one of the finest wines of their time. Are there any other ancient foodstuffs we will never be able to taste?	913
What is the most widely accepted explanation for the Late Bronze Age collapse?	785
Has there ever been an attempt, successful or otherwise, to replicate the Spartan agoge? (the famously brutal training regimen that all Spartan males had to go through)	321
I am a policeman in Victorian London before the dawn of forensic science. How to I go about solving a murder? What are my chances of success?	232
Is it likely that we will ever find Genghis Khan's final resting place?	134
Was there a Norse concept of blasphemy, and, if so, how was it dealt with?	118
When and why did Sparta cease to become a military power?	116
Are modern Italians anything like ancient Romans physically?	75
How true is it that Ogedai Khan's death prevented the Mongols from conquering all of Western Europe?	60
During the Transatlantic slave trade did any freed or escaped slaves successfully return to the lands from which they were taken?	41