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Ancient circumcisions, how was it done safely? Were infections and bad outcomes rampant?

55 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In The Three Musketeers, D’artanion must be up by 6am to meet the king. How would a person in 1600s France manage that without an alarm clock?

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Is there any truth to the claim that Ancient Greek society was actually quite homophobic? Know they wouldn’t have conceived of sexuality in the same was as we do. So another phrasing: is it true the Ancient Greek society wasn’t actually that permissive of same sex relationships?

27 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why was John the Baptist baptizing people? Isn’t that a Christian thing? But his existence predates the whole Christianity thing

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What were conditions like for Jewish communities in Arab states, pre 1948?

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What was the point of money for citizens in the USSR? Given concepts like blat and how connections mattered more than money/how everyone in USSR had enough of to sustain themselves but not a lot of higher end brands to splurge on

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There are Celts in the Po valley Celts of Galatia, Celts in Britannia and of course the Celtics of Boston (17 rings) what are the differences between these groups? Are the similarities in name a coincidence? (Mostly curious about the first 3) any insight appreciated!

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I’ve heard the knights templars created the earliest banks. Is this true? Is it also true that they were destroyed by European powers on trumped up charges?

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I just read a claim that the Boston tea party was due to England lowering the tea tax, thus making business harder for American tea smugglers. Is this true?

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Do we know anything about the CIAs influence and involvement in Greece?

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Ancient circumcisions, how was it done safely? Were infections and bad outcomes rampant?	55	AskHistorians
In The Three Musketeers, D’artanion must be up by 6am to meet the king. How would a person in 1600s France manage that without an alarm clock?	30	AskHistorians
Is there any truth to the claim that Ancient Greek society was actually quite homophobic? Know they wouldn’t have conceived of sexuality in the same was as we do. So another phrasing: is it true the Ancient Greek society wasn’t actually that permissive of same sex relationships?	27	AskHistorians
Why was John the Baptist baptizing people? Isn’t that a Christian thing? But his existence predates the whole Christianity thing	11	AskHistorians
What were conditions like for Jewish communities in Arab states, pre 1948?	8	AskHistorians
What was the point of money for citizens in the USSR? Given concepts like blat and how connections mattered more than money/how everyone in USSR had enough of to sustain themselves but not a lot of higher end brands to splurge on	6	AskHistorians
There are Celts in the Po valley Celts of Galatia, Celts in Britannia and of course the Celtics of Boston (17 rings) what are the differences between these groups? Are the similarities in name a coincidence? (Mostly curious about the first 3) any insight appreciated!	4	AskHistorians
I’ve heard the knights templars created the earliest banks. Is this true? Is it also true that they were destroyed by European powers on trumped up charges?	4	AskHistorians
I just read a claim that the Boston tea party was due to England lowering the tea tax, thus making business harder for American tea smugglers. Is this true?	3	AskHistorians
Do we know anything about the CIAs influence and involvement in Greece?	2	AskHistorians