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Is it feasible to try and learn "all" of history starting from 5000 bc to modern times?

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Just how accurate is the perception that the Spartans saved democracy and the foundations of our civilization from being destroyed by the Persians?

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Is western civilization unique in the amount of literary sources that still exist from antiquity?

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Why didn't everyone emulate Alexander's army's use of long spears ?

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In Mike Duncan's "History of Rome" podcast, he mentions in passing that Cleander and Commodus committed many sexually depraved acts, but doesn't go into detail as to what they were. What exactly did these two get up to?

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Do we know if the Characters of The Illiad or the Odyssey had any basis in reality?

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I've heard it said that Gladiators in ancient Rome would rarely die in the games. How was this possible?

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Whats with people dragging off bodies to loot them mid-combat in the Illiad?

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How "specific" were the prophecies in the Sibylline books?

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Why do so many native American myths involve old world animals/ideas?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is it feasible to try and learn "all" of history starting from 5000 bc to modern times?	20
Just how accurate is the perception that the Spartans saved democracy and the foundations of our civilization from being destroyed by the Persians?	16
Is western civilization unique in the amount of literary sources that still exist from antiquity?	15
Why didn't everyone emulate Alexander's army's use of long spears ?	12
In Mike Duncan's "History of Rome" podcast, he mentions in passing that Cleander and Commodus committed many sexually depraved acts, but doesn't go into detail as to what they were. What exactly did these two get up to?	12
Do we know if the Characters of The Illiad or the Odyssey had any basis in reality?	12
I've heard it said that Gladiators in ancient Rome would rarely die in the games. How was this possible?	11
Whats with people dragging off bodies to loot them mid-combat in the Illiad?	11
How "specific" were the prophecies in the Sibylline books?	10
Why do so many native American myths involve old world animals/ideas?	9