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How much of Homer's Trojan War story actually happened?

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Perikles' Funeral Oration says that Athenians are "unique" in considering the citizen who takes no part in the affairs of the city as totally useless. Surely, Sparta and other places value commitment to the city too. Is this just pro-Athens propagandist bluster?

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At the height of its mercantile influence, how far could goods from the Mycenaean civilisation make it from Greece?

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Was Persepolis a "normal" city? Did it have citizens like Susa or was it just a big palace?

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Reading a lot of older books recently about Knossos. Seems like every modern generation of historians has a new explanation for why the Minoans just suddenly disappeared, but, what's the modern answer/consensus and why does this one particular historical question get flip-flopped on so much?

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From what I've read, it seems that Ancient Athens and Sparta both had basically the same language and religion, and both had a military culture. Are the supposed differences just a creation of pop-history/pop-culture?

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How much trade and movement of people did Ancient Knossos have with the rest of the Mediterranean?

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Perikles' Funeral Oration says that Athenians are "unique" in considering the citizen who takes no part in the affairs of the city as totally useless. Surely, Sparta and other places value commitment to the city too. Is this just pro-Athens propagandist bluster?

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How much trade and movement of people did Ancient Knossos have with the rest of the Mediterranean?

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I made this video explaining a strange transphobic dogwhistle, so you can spot it and denounce when the alt-right uses it.

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How much of Homer's Trojan War story actually happened?	15	AskHistorians
Perikles' Funeral Oration says that Athenians are "unique" in considering the citizen who takes no part in the affairs of the city as totally useless. Surely, Sparta and other places value commitment to the city too. Is this just pro-Athens propagandist bluster?	12	AskHistorians
At the height of its mercantile influence, how far could goods from the Mycenaean civilisation make it from Greece?	9	AskHistorians
Was Persepolis a "normal" city? Did it have citizens like Susa or was it just a big palace?	8	AskHistorians
Reading a lot of older books recently about Knossos. Seems like every modern generation of historians has a new explanation for why the Minoans just suddenly disappeared, but, what's the modern answer/consensus and why does this one particular historical question get flip-flopped on so much?	8	AskHistorians
From what I've read, it seems that Ancient Athens and Sparta both had basically the same language and religion, and both had a military culture. Are the supposed differences just a creation of pop-history/pop-culture?	7	AskHistorians
How much trade and movement of people did Ancient Knossos have with the rest of the Mediterranean?	5	AskHistorians
Perikles' Funeral Oration says that Athenians are "unique" in considering the citizen who takes no part in the affairs of the city as totally useless. Surely, Sparta and other places value commitment to the city too. Is this just pro-Athens propagandist bluster?	2	AskHistorians
How much trade and movement of people did Ancient Knossos have with the rest of the Mediterranean?	1	AskHistorians
I made this video explaining a strange transphobic dogwhistle, so you can spot it and denounce when the alt-right uses it.	1	BreadTube