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I'm a Ptolemaic period Egyptian. How hard would it be for me to read Old Kingdom texts?

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I'm a medieval baron who just received a muster call from his king to go on yet another military campaign. Are there "legit" ways for me to avoid this duty without causing royal wrath or people calling me a coward?

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Was Hannibal a bad strategist despite being a genius tactician?

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By 1947, Philippe Pétain had a serious dementia. Were there any signs of mental decline a few years before that, when he was a dictator?

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I'm a wealthy merchant from a Greek colony in the Classical period who wants to move to Athens. How hard would it be for me to get the right to live in the city and, preferrably, citizenship?

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As the traditional religions of the Roman Empire were losing their worshippers to Christianity, did they ever attempt to make their theology more attractive?

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French Revolution proclaimed equality for all, but did any of these new freedoms apply for women?

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What was the legal framework for Germany's post-WWII denazification trials? Did it involve using ex post facto laws?

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Herodotos is frequently called the father of history, but what were the earliest attempts to describe history before him?

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Why was the Polish szlachta so different from other countries' nobilities?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I'm a Ptolemaic period Egyptian. How hard would it be for me to read Old Kingdom texts?	16
I'm a medieval baron who just received a muster call from his king to go on yet another military campaign. Are there "legit" ways for me to avoid this duty without causing royal wrath or people calling me a coward?	15
Was Hannibal a bad strategist despite being a genius tactician?	10
By 1947, Philippe Pétain had a serious dementia. Were there any signs of mental decline a few years before that, when he was a dictator?	10
I'm a wealthy merchant from a Greek colony in the Classical period who wants to move to Athens. How hard would it be for me to get the right to live in the city and, preferrably, citizenship?	10
As the traditional religions of the Roman Empire were losing their worshippers to Christianity, did they ever attempt to make their theology more attractive?	9
French Revolution proclaimed equality for all, but did any of these new freedoms apply for women?	9
What was the legal framework for Germany's post-WWII denazification trials? Did it involve using ex post facto laws?	7
Herodotos is frequently called the father of history, but what were the earliest attempts to describe history before him?	7
Why was the Polish szlachta so different from other countries' nobilities?	7