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Was Alexander the Great really a great battlefield commander and leader, or did he just get lucky a bunch?

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Painted Ancient Greek vases all seem to be very similar in style (orange and black 2D figures), is there a reason there aren't more 'styles', like how there's lots of different painting styles today?

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A lot of writers have accused the Romans of only 'spreading civilization' to make it easier to rule the rest of the world. Valid criticism or not, did the Romans themselves thing of themselves as the 'good guys' or did they know spreading the Empire was a self-serving thing to do?

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If you can to defend any extant nation as the "successor to the Roman Empire", which one would be the best candidate?

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In highschool, (~2010 - 2015) my history teachers told us that 'objective' history was more or less impossible and an old-fashioned way of thinking of things. But are there historians today who do argue 'truth' can be achieved in writing history?

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I once had a history teacher say that Medieval Europeans more or less lived "in harmony" with nature (like the Native Americans) before the advent of the printing press. Is there any truth to that claim?

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Historians generally defend "creating a narrative" (ie. interpreting events) as part of the historical process, but is there anyone serious out there that suggests the writing of historical works that are just facts without narrative?

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When Hayden White says that all history is just narratives, is he suggesting that it would be possible to write history without them? What would that even look like?

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How exactly did the Gutenberg printing press lead to real social change? Did having a literate population suddenly make Europe able to do its colonial projects, and if so, why was the clergy so resistant to mass-produced books in the first place?

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When printing was developed in Europe, religious writers utilised it a lot for the publication of treatises and such, but did the 'scientists' and secular researchers see it as useful for publishing?

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Was Alexander the Great really a great battlefield commander and leader, or did he just get lucky a bunch?	3	AskHistorians
Painted Ancient Greek vases all seem to be very similar in style (orange and black 2D figures), is there a reason there aren't more 'styles', like how there's lots of different painting styles today?	3	AskHistorians
A lot of writers have accused the Romans of only 'spreading civilization' to make it easier to rule the rest of the world. Valid criticism or not, did the Romans themselves thing of themselves as the 'good guys' or did they know spreading the Empire was a self-serving thing to do?	2	AskHistorians
If you can to defend any extant nation as the "successor to the Roman Empire", which one would be the best candidate?	1	AskHistorians
In highschool, (~2010 - 2015) my history teachers told us that 'objective' history was more or less impossible and an old-fashioned way of thinking of things. But are there historians today who do argue 'truth' can be achieved in writing history?	1	AskHistorians
I once had a history teacher say that Medieval Europeans more or less lived "in harmony" with nature (like the Native Americans) before the advent of the printing press. Is there any truth to that claim?	1	AskHistorians
Historians generally defend "creating a narrative" (ie. interpreting events) as part of the historical process, but is there anyone serious out there that suggests the writing of historical works that are just facts without narrative?	1	AskHistorians
When Hayden White says that all history is just narratives, is he suggesting that it would be possible to write history without them? What would that even look like?	1	AskHistorians
How exactly did the Gutenberg printing press lead to real social change? Did having a literate population suddenly make Europe able to do its colonial projects, and if so, why was the clergy so resistant to mass-produced books in the first place?	1	AskHistorians
When printing was developed in Europe, religious writers utilised it a lot for the publication of treatises and such, but did the 'scientists' and secular researchers see it as useful for publishing?	1	AskHistorians