/u/Cataphractoi's posts in /r/AskHistorians
Ptolemy sent Seleukos with a small number of cavalry to fight the Antigonids. Yet how did he manage to win the Babylonian war against such forces?
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Before the automobile, was there a concept of public transport? If so, what was it like within and outside of cities?
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In spite of armies fielding masses of foot archers, and crossbowmen, the Horse archer remained a key part of many armies. What caused the decline in use and the eventual end of mounted missile units?
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In the book 'Foundation', Terminus establishes dominance in it's immediate region through (in part) economic reliance, in spite of a vastly inferior armed forces. Has there been any example of a nation gaining victory and dominance in their region through economic or other non-militaristic means?
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When discussing the militarisation of space, much emphasis is placed on space-earth or earth-space combat (e.g: ASAT). Did the USA or USSR develop any spaceborne platform dedicated to ASAT operations?
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Was the justification of the 6 day war propaganda? Or were Egypt, Syria and Jordan actually preparing to invade. If the former, how was it so successful that it is the accepted narrative around the world today?
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What kind of tactics were used during the Sengoku Jidai? And what was the role of cavalry in a typical battle of the period?
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Nagorno-Karabakh was historically Armenian, yet despite genocide and persecution, the international community recognised stalin's forcibly giving it to the azeris. Why?
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