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How efficient was the usage of war elephants by the Carthaginians, especially considering the enormous amounts of food that a full-grown elephant needs to sustain?

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When did the overmystification of the Katana started?

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How did people in the past explain magnetism?

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The equester ordo of the Romans is frequently compared to Medieval Knights, so much so that "equites" is often translated as "knight," but is there really a continuity between these two classes as is often claimed ?

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The military Order of Christ in Portugal is often treated as a kind of unofficial successor to the Knights Templar, especially in the English Wikipedia, but how much continuity is there between the two organizations?

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After the Roman conquest of Egypt, the Egyptians started to venerate the reigning Roman emperor as pharaoh. What did the emperors think about that practice? Did any emperor officially adopt the title of Pharaoh?

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Why do people constantly claim that Timur/Tamerlane was born a peasant ?

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When did the Franks tarted to incorporate the local Gallo-Roman population into their armies ? How long were frankish armies truly frankish ?

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Why did the Muslim successors of the Sassanian Empire abandon the use of cataphrakts and heavy cavalry ?

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tacitus, mentions that his father in law ,Agricola who was than governor roman britain considered conquering ireland., Was it normal for a roman governor to act in such independent manner ?

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How efficient was the usage of war elephants by the Carthaginians, especially considering the enormous amounts of food that a full-grown elephant needs to sustain?	221	AskHistorians
When did the overmystification of the Katana started?	72	AskHistorians
How did people in the past explain magnetism?	13	AskHistorians
The equester ordo of the Romans is frequently compared to Medieval Knights, so much so that "equites" is often translated as "knight," but is there really a continuity between these two classes as is often claimed ?	7	AskHistorians
The military Order of Christ in Portugal is often treated as a kind of unofficial successor to the Knights Templar, especially in the English Wikipedia, but how much continuity is there between the two organizations?	6	AskHistorians
After the Roman conquest of Egypt, the Egyptians started to venerate the reigning Roman emperor as pharaoh. What did the emperors think about that practice? Did any emperor officially adopt the title of Pharaoh?	5	AskHistorians
Why do people constantly claim that Timur/Tamerlane was born a peasant ?	4	AskHistorians
When did the Franks tarted to incorporate the local Gallo-Roman population into their armies ? How long were frankish armies truly frankish ?	4	AskHistorians
Why did the Muslim successors of the Sassanian Empire abandon the use of cataphrakts and heavy cavalry ?	2	AskHistorians
tacitus, mentions that his father in law ,Agricola who was than governor roman britain considered conquering ireland., Was it normal for a roman governor to act in such independent manner ?	2	AskHistorians