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Why did Republican Romans dress so lightly, while medieval Italians wore seemingly a lot of clothes, while living in the same climate?

2389 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How common was sexual violence (rape, sexual enslavement) towards local men by conquering armies during antiquity?

353 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did Sweden go from being a deeply Lutheran country to a very non-religious society?

228 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A Russian woman told me that Stalin's second wife, Nadya Alliluyeva, wanders the earth as a ghost, haunting the minds of young men. Is this a widespread myth or just a crazy old lady's fantasies?

154 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What's the origin of saint worship in Christianity?

115 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What are the oldest "ghettos"/"bad neighbourhoods" we know about?

105 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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European Jews are generally categorized as either Ashkenazim (Originally from the Rhine basin) and Sephardim (Originally from the Iberian peninsula). What happened to all the other European Jewish communities?

66 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How were the large pre-industrial Chinese cities like Kaifeng and Hangzhou able to grow beyond 1 million inhabitants?

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How were the folk-revival American music from the 60's and 70's generally seen in the rural South?

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Vad är detta för frukt/växt?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Republican Romans dress so lightly, while medieval Italians wore seemingly a lot of clothes, while living in the same climate?	2389	AskHistorians
How common was sexual violence (rape, sexual enslavement) towards local men by conquering armies during antiquity?	353	AskHistorians
How did Sweden go from being a deeply Lutheran country to a very non-religious society?	228	AskHistorians
A Russian woman told me that Stalin's second wife, Nadya Alliluyeva, wanders the earth as a ghost, haunting the minds of young men. Is this a widespread myth or just a crazy old lady's fantasies?	154	AskHistorians
What's the origin of saint worship in Christianity?	115	AskHistorians
What are the oldest "ghettos"/"bad neighbourhoods" we know about?	105	AskHistorians
European Jews are generally categorized as either Ashkenazim (Originally from the Rhine basin) and Sephardim (Originally from the Iberian peninsula). What happened to all the other European Jewish communities?	66	AskHistorians
How were the large pre-industrial Chinese cities like Kaifeng and Hangzhou able to grow beyond 1 million inhabitants?	53	AskHistorians
How were the folk-revival American music from the 60's and 70's generally seen in the rural South?	50	AskHistorians
Vad är detta för frukt/växt?	43	Asksweddit