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Where “guards” a thing in medieval cities ?

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What are the origins of the myth that Byzantine General Belisarius died a blind beggar ?

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I’m a common man in the Middle Ages. I just received a single gold coin and decided to go to the market. What could I reasonably buy ?

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Where rangers (as depicted in Lord of the Rings) a thing in the Middle Ages ?

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Nobunaga tolerated Japanese Christians and foreign missionaries to decrease the power of his rivals, the Buddhist Monks. The Byzantine Emperors brought in Vikings to servers as bodyguards. What are other examples of rulers using foreigners or minority groups to increase their own power ?

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How did the Roman Republic not collapse after the defeats, Hannibal inflected on them?

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In Polish and Spanish, the American Civil War is called "the American Secessionist War". Why is it not common in English to call it that ?

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Ancient Greeks believed their gods lived on Mt. Olympus. Where there any attempts to climb up the mountain and "meet them" in Ancient times ?

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How likely would have it been that a man like Maximus from Gladiator, been a “General “ during the time of Marcus Aurelius?

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A hypothesis about the Beast of Gévaudan is that it was maybe a hyena or some kind other exotic animal that escaped a nobleman's collection. How likely this could have been ?

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Where “guards” a thing in medieval cities ?	23	AskHistorians
What are the origins of the myth that Byzantine General Belisarius died a blind beggar ?	22	AskHistorians
I’m a common man in the Middle Ages. I just received a single gold coin and decided to go to the market. What could I reasonably buy ?	21	AskHistorians
Where rangers (as depicted in Lord of the Rings) a thing in the Middle Ages ?	21	AskHistorians
Nobunaga tolerated Japanese Christians and foreign missionaries to decrease the power of his rivals, the Buddhist Monks. The Byzantine Emperors brought in Vikings to servers as bodyguards. What are other examples of rulers using foreigners or minority groups to increase their own power ?	20	AskHistorians
How did the Roman Republic not collapse after the defeats, Hannibal inflected on them?	18	AskHistorians
In Polish and Spanish, the American Civil War is called "the American Secessionist War". Why is it not common in English to call it that ?	18	AskHistorians
Ancient Greeks believed their gods lived on Mt. Olympus. Where there any attempts to climb up the mountain and "meet them" in Ancient times ?	17	AskHistorians
How likely would have it been that a man like Maximus from Gladiator, been a “General “ during the time of Marcus Aurelius?	16	AskHistorians
A hypothesis about the Beast of Gévaudan is that it was maybe a hyena or some kind other exotic animal that escaped a nobleman's collection. How likely this could have been ?	16	AskHistorians