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During Ancient Greek battles did enemies who had fought during the day really collect their dead right next to each other at night?

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Did the Romans ever notice or reference the fact Italy was shaped like a boot?

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You always hear about the Baby Boomers or Generation Y or X. For what other times in history are generational disputes or generalisations recorded?

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31 out of an estimated 1000 poleis repelled the Persian invasion of Greece. Does this mean the amount of Greeks involved was an insignificant proportion of the total Greek military power?

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Where did the association between the Roman army and the colour red come from?

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What, if any, wars can be said to have been started by women?

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Why did Caesar never name Caesarion (his son by Cleopatra) his heir? Why did he only name Octavian?

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How common was it for a soldier to return from war under the identity of another dead soldier?

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How did the Greeks view having an empire like Persia as their neighbour?

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Would you consider Franco Spain to have been a Fascist state?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
During Ancient Greek battles did enemies who had fought during the day really collect their dead right next to each other at night?	1173
Did the Romans ever notice or reference the fact Italy was shaped like a boot?	71
You always hear about the Baby Boomers or Generation Y or X. For what other times in history are generational disputes or generalisations recorded?	36
31 out of an estimated 1000 poleis repelled the Persian invasion of Greece. Does this mean the amount of Greeks involved was an insignificant proportion of the total Greek military power?	10
Where did the association between the Roman army and the colour red come from?	8
What, if any, wars can be said to have been started by women?	6
Why did Caesar never name Caesarion (his son by Cleopatra) his heir? Why did he only name Octavian?	6
How common was it for a soldier to return from war under the identity of another dead soldier?	6
How did the Greeks view having an empire like Persia as their neighbour?	5
Would you consider Franco Spain to have been a Fascist state?	3