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How historically accurate is the movie Braveheart? Who was William Wallace really and what did he do?

33 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why hasn't the gas on Jupiter fully mixed together yet? Why is it covered in visibly distinct regions of gas rather than being a single color like Neptune or Uranus?

31 upvotes • r/askscience

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It's said that Shakespeare introduced 1700+ new words through his works. How did audiences understand or react to these new words when they first heard them?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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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?

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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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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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How historically accurate is the movie Braveheart? Who was William Wallace really and what did he do?	33	AskHistorians
Why hasn't the gas on Jupiter fully mixed together yet? Why is it covered in visibly distinct regions of gas rather than being a single color like Neptune or Uranus?	31	askscience
It's said that Shakespeare introduced 1700+ new words through his works. How did audiences understand or react to these new words when they first heard them?	22	AskHistorians
Is it feasible to try and learn "all" of history starting from 5000 bc to modern times?	20	AskHistorians
Just how accurate is the perception that the Spartans saved democracy and the foundations of our civilization from being destroyed by the Persians?	16	AskHistorians
Is western civilization unique in the amount of literary sources that still exist from antiquity?	15	AskHistorians
Why didn't everyone emulate Alexander's army's use of long spears ?	12	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Do we know if the Characters of The Illiad or the Odyssey had any basis in reality?	12	AskHistorians
I've heard it said that Gladiators in ancient Rome would rarely die in the games. How was this possible?	11	AskHistorians