/u/Climactic-Cosmonaut's posts in /r/askhistorians
In Greek mythology, the gods are said to live atop Mount Olympus. Olympus is an actual real mountain in Greece. Did the Ancient Greeks never climb the mountain? Wouldn't it have been obvious that no actual gods lived there?
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In ancient times, the continent of Africa was referred to as "Libya" with "Africa" being a small region of its northern coast. Today, Libya is a country on the northern coast of Africa. When did this change and why?
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In 1185, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa arrived at Constantinople. Do we know anything of any meeting with the reigning Byzantine Emperor, Isaac II?
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