/u/JustinJSrisuk's posts
How important is it for a historian to learn the language of the time and place that they are studying?
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What is the history of the “Nerd” stereotype of a nebbish and socially-awkward man with glasses, and what was its origin?
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Looking for books or articles on the lesser-covered periods of Ancient Egyptian history, such as the Hyksos, Nubian/Kushite, Libyan, Saite and Persian periods.
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Moses of Crete was a Jewish messiah claimant of the 5th Century who “persuaded the Jews of Crete to walk into the sea, as Moses had done, to return to Israel - with disastrous results”. What is known about this strange historical anecdote?
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Did any of the Chinese dynasties attempt to expand their sphere of influence in Southeast Asia beyond Vietnam to the rest of mainland or Maritime SEA such as Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, etcetera?
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Over 5,000 people died of yellow fever in Philadelphia during an epidemic in 1793. Why did so many people in temperate Pennsylvania die of a tropical mosquito-borne disease? NSFW
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Why are ritual ball games and ball courts found in so many Mesoamerican cultures? Did the ball game develop independently in one culture and was transmitted to other nearby cultures through contact, trade and cultural diffusion?
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Is Finland traditionally considered to be a “Nordic” country? Despite the different languages, is there a shared cultural heritage between Finland and its neighbors?
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Has any consensus been reached among historians on where the legendary cities of the Bible like Ophir and Tarshish were actually located - or if they even existed?
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