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Part Science / Part History: Still don't understand the physical process which results in Ground Level being raised after successive Centuries / Millennia... for example why don't we find Ancient Rome crumbling right next to Modern Rome instead being buried underneath as it now is...?	30	AskHistorians
The small island of Sant'Elena is home to Venezia FC. However, how has Venice coped with the flood of soccer fans every Sunday? Have there never been cases of hooliganism from 'Away' fans or damaging Churches/Museums or have residents ever pushed for the club to be moved to Mestre?	27	AskHistorians
At its height when Venice ruled over places inland like Brescia, would most poor peasants have lived and died without ever seeing the floating city (maybe only hearing about it from passing travellers) or would the majority of "Venetians" of all demographics have seen the city first hand?	25	AskHistorians
Why was Murano glassware so unique? What prevented it being copied and reproduced better elsewhere? Surely there were thousands of skillful glassware manufacturers all across Europe... was it really that difficult to produce beautiful glassware imitating Murano?	19	AskHistorians
Christian Armenians struggled from mid-19th C, initially for greater rights within Turkey but eventually wanted to create their own independent homeland. But why didn't these Armenians rebel against Atheistic Soviet Russia whey wound up giving them even LESS than what the Muslim Turks had offered?	18	AskHistorians
During the Circassian Genocide of 1864-70 when Russia ethnically cleansed territory and replaced the original inhabitants with Christians loyal to Russia, do any surviving documents, correspondence, reports etc give an indication as to the ethnic make-up of these imported Christian settlers?	14	AskHistorians
Why are there no other Lupanarii (Roman Brothel) ruins anywhere else in Italy apart from the one at Pompeii, unlike those for Mithraeums, Villas, Amphitheaters, Temples which can be found at many different locations and sites all around the Country?	14	AskHistorians
Why did Moscow turn some countries into Soviet Socialist Republics (SSRs) but not others? For example, Armenia - even though they wanted independence - became an SSR whereas countries like Poland and Romania were allowed to retain their independent borders?	12	AskHistorians
During the Circassian Genocide of 1864-70 when Russia ethnically cleansed territory and replaced the original inhabitants with Christians loyal to Russia, do any surviving documents, correspondence, reports etc give an indication as to the ethnic make-up of these imported Christians settlers?	12	AskHistorians
When did the now-widely used 'architectural feature' of lighting external surfaces of prominent landmarks/buildings at night in order to make them stand out from surrounding buildings, first appear? Which architect or architectural/arts movement was behind this trend, if any...?	9	AskHistorians

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