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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?

785 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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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)

321 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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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?

232 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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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?

118 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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

116 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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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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Last Ride Home

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	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	AskHistorians
What is the most widely accepted explanation for the Late Bronze Age collapse?	785	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Is it likely that we will ever find Genghis Khan's final resting place?	134	AskHistorians
Was there a Norse concept of blasphemy, and, if so, how was it dealt with?	118	AskHistorians
When and why did Sparta cease to become a military power?	116	AskHistorians
Are modern Italians anything like ancient Romans physically?	75	AskHistorians
How true is it that Ogedai Khan's death prevented the Mongols from conquering all of Western Europe?	60	AskHistorians
Last Ride Home	41	nosleep