/u/Lexicorint's posts in /r/AskHistorians
What was the reaction of the Roman people upon hearing about Caesar's assassination? How did Cleopatra and Egypt react?
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I am a Roman citizen living in the city of Rome and I am out for a stroll at noon. Do I know more or less what time it is? Did I have appointments set for certain times as I went about my day?
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I am a farmer living in colonial Massachusetts in 1692; how would I go about formally accusing someone of practicing witchcraft? Alternatively, what process would I go through if I was formally accused?
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How did people keep food from spoiling before modern refrigeration? Were people able to know what the "expiration dates" of foods that they were able to keep fresh were?
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The Year of the Five Emporors (193 AD) is the Year when ancient Rome experienced five changes in head of state. Nowadays, I'm sure we as citizens of our nation, would find this absolutely insane once the news reached us. Did the Romans feel the same?
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I am a farmer living in colonial Massachusetts in 1692; how would I go about formally accusing someone of practicing witchcraft? Alternatively, what process would I go through if I was in turn accused of said witchcraft?
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During medieval warfare, when a conquering army entered a city and essentially took over, how did the army treat the citizens?
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