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Did Ancient Greeks/Romans conceive of the Sun, the Moon, the planets and stars as actual places with geographical features, where you could hypothetically go and walk around?

473 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How many dresses did a medieval woman have?

193 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What's up with some Ancient Roman men having their heads veiled? (in some depictions)

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What was Cosimo de Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, like in person?

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What did 18-19th century Europeans/Christians thought of the status of women in Islam?

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Did medieval people really think women were more libidinous than men?

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Armpit shaving in the 19th century? Sleeveless evening dresses of the 1870-80s.

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Approximately how many nobles were living at the medieval royal court at any given time?

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How could Abelard have married Heloise, if he was a cleric?

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Once you come into contact with a person with infectious disease and the pathogens they bear, does the length of the contact have an effect on whether you get sick yourself?

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Did Ancient Greeks/Romans conceive of the Sun, the Moon, the planets and stars as actual places with geographical features, where you could hypothetically go and walk around?	473	AskHistorians
How many dresses did a medieval woman have?	193	AskHistorians
What's up with some Ancient Roman men having their heads veiled? (in some depictions)	13	AskHistorians
What was Cosimo de Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, like in person?	13	AskHistorians
What did 18-19th century Europeans/Christians thought of the status of women in Islam?	12	AskHistorians
Did medieval people really think women were more libidinous than men?	11	AskHistorians
Armpit shaving in the 19th century? Sleeveless evening dresses of the 1870-80s.	11	AskHistorians
Approximately how many nobles were living at the medieval royal court at any given time?	8	AskHistorians
How could Abelard have married Heloise, if he was a cleric?	4	AskHistorians
Once you come into contact with a person with infectious disease and the pathogens they bear, does the length of the contact have an effect on whether you get sick yourself?	3	askscience