/u/Iestwyn's posts
Sparta wasn't that effective in war; were there any hyper-militarized groups that DID have success (besides Rome)?
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What were roads like in Medieval Europe? Were they almost nonexistent between smaller settlements? Did some serfs spend time maintaining a manor's roads as part of their labor tax, or were the roads kept functional only by the traffic that used them?
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The fantasy trope of a "city guard" was largely nonexistent during the European Middle Ages; was there a premodern society that DID have city guards?
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If the trope of the king spending all day in the throne room conducting business is false, then what did the average day for the court look like? Where did the king and household work?
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Despite the tropes, I'm only aware of one successful peasant rebellion (the one that toppled the Ming Dynasty and installed the very short-lived Shun Dynasty). Are there other successful peasant revolts in your period of study?
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The concept of generals engaging in a personal duel on the battlefield---either alongside a clash of armies or as a replacement for a larger engagement---is a common trope in fiction, both modern and ancient (such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms). Did this practice really exist? How common was it?
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