/u/Neveratalos's posts in /r/askhistorians
If there was no official "Emperor" position in the Roman Empire, or in its early days at least, what exactly did the new Emperor inherit from his predecessor? What official title or position did the new Emperor inherit that gave him absolute rule?
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I always found it strange that largest great Pyramid in Giza - Khufu - is also the oldest. Wouldn't Khafre and Menkaure want to to one up Khufu by building a larger Pyramid?
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What led to the creation of so many partner dance styles in Latin America in the 20th century? - like Salsa, Bachata, Pachanga, Merengue, Cha Cha, Cumbia and many others.
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Why and when did the Arabs in the Levant start viewing the Ottoman caliphate as the Ottoman occupation?
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How is it that the Aryan North India and the Dravidian South India are part of the same Indian "entity"? Was there ever a process of Indian unification?
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At what point in history would a Celtic Briton stop looking at the Angles and Saxons as invaders, and start to identify as 'English'?
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Were there any prophets in Arabia around or before the times of Muhammad that have gained any significant following at the time?
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The Chinese boxing vs Western boxing scene is one of my favorite martial arts film tropes. Do we know if any such matches took place in British Hong Kong? And what were the results?
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Dan Carlin says in his Hardcore History podcast that America became a superpower and a major player in the world stage only after the Spanish American War. How correct is he in this assessment?
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