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What's the oldest piece of music we have recreated?

301 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did house slaves look down on field slaves and vice versa? How did each groups views of their owners differ?

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Why do we assume dark matter exists and not just that our understanding of the mass of the universe is wrong?

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Did Cortes really order his own ships burnt? Did he ever really stand a chance of losing when he made this decision?

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Why did we 'invent' capital letters? When did they first appear and how else have they been used throughout history?

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What's the latest into his rule that Napoleon could have stopped waging war and gotten 'away with it'?

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In Ancient Rome, did Gladiators pick on Scholars and call them a Roman equivalent of 'nerds'?

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In World War Z, one of the characters claims that the population explosion in China was because Mao thought it was the only way to win a nuclear war. Is there any truth to this?

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In Game of Thrones, the Unsullied patrol the streets with spears. Was this a common choice of weapon for street patrols?

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In Medieval Europe, did Kings and other important people usually lead the charge into battle like in movies? Or join battles at all?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the oldest piece of music we have recreated?	301	AskHistorians
Did house slaves look down on field slaves and vice versa? How did each groups views of their owners differ?	160	AskHistorians
Why do we assume dark matter exists and not just that our understanding of the mass of the universe is wrong?	84	askscience
Did Cortes really order his own ships burnt? Did he ever really stand a chance of losing when he made this decision?	62	AskHistorians
Why did we 'invent' capital letters? When did they first appear and how else have they been used throughout history?	51	AskHistorians
What's the latest into his rule that Napoleon could have stopped waging war and gotten 'away with it'?	50	AskHistorians
In Ancient Rome, did Gladiators pick on Scholars and call them a Roman equivalent of 'nerds'?	42	AskHistorians
In World War Z, one of the characters claims that the population explosion in China was because Mao thought it was the only way to win a nuclear war. Is there any truth to this?	34	AskHistorians
In Game of Thrones, the Unsullied patrol the streets with spears. Was this a common choice of weapon for street patrols?	33	AskHistorians
In Medieval Europe, did Kings and other important people usually lead the charge into battle like in movies? Or join battles at all?	30	AskHistorians