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I’m a merchant in an ancient Roman port city. To produce my wares, I need to import goods from distant provinces. What is that process like? Who do I talk to? What taxes and fees will I pay? Is there any paperwork?

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What made Christianity so attractive as a state religion in late antiquity?

29 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I’m transported back in time to a Bronze Age city state. What parts of early city life do I find familiar and what do I find totally foreign?

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How were land and property disputes handled before modern map making techniques emerged?

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Thailand is known for its thriving gay and transgender community; how did it get that way?

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Why does China periodically collapse into warlordism and inevitably reunite?

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In ww1, the Ottoman sultan/caliph called for global jihad against the entente. Did this lead to any uprisings in British or French colonies with large Muslim populations?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are so many streets in American towns named after trees?

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How integrated was the USSR with global trade and diplomacy?

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Did any imperial Chinese institutions survive into the modern era?

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I’m a merchant in an ancient Roman port city. To produce my wares, I need to import goods from distant provinces. What is that process like? Who do I talk to? What taxes and fees will I pay? Is there any paperwork?	137	AskHistorians
What made Christianity so attractive as a state religion in late antiquity?	29	AskHistorians
I’m transported back in time to a Bronze Age city state. What parts of early city life do I find familiar and what do I find totally foreign?	17	AskHistorians
How were land and property disputes handled before modern map making techniques emerged?	16	AskHistorians
Thailand is known for its thriving gay and transgender community; how did it get that way?	12	AskHistorians
Why does China periodically collapse into warlordism and inevitably reunite?	8	AskHistorians
In ww1, the Ottoman sultan/caliph called for global jihad against the entente. Did this lead to any uprisings in British or French colonies with large Muslim populations?	7	AskHistorians
Why are so many streets in American towns named after trees?	7	AskHistorians
How integrated was the USSR with global trade and diplomacy?	6	AskHistorians
Did any imperial Chinese institutions survive into the modern era?	6	AskHistorians