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Russia is having a lot of logistical difficulties in its invasion of Ukraine. Did the Soviet Union have the same problems supplying and feeding troops during its war in Afghanistan?

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I heard an expert suggest that the Battle of Trafalgar was not of great military significance in the Napoleonic Wars. How accurate is this?

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There's consensus among historians that Rome's seven kings are "legendary," but is there consensus on whether the Roman Kingdom existed in some form at some point?

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If the Ancient Greeks were polytheistic, why do I keep seeing references to a singular "God" in their texts?

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Do we know that the Spartan Crypteia existed?

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I'm a Loyalist Irish Protestant in a heavily Catholic county during the Irish Potato Famine. Do I get preferential treatment from the British authorities? If so, how?

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Why did the Mongols want to conquer Japan?

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I'm an Athenian during the Peloponnesian War, and I want to become a rower on a trireme. How do I sign up and what's the process like?

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I read that when a vacancy arose in the Vestal Virgins under Augustus, many Romans tried to make sure their daughters were not on the list of candidates. How common was this?

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Ancient Sparta elected its civilian leaders, the Ephors, by popular vote. So why do we define Sparta as an "oligarchy" and not a democracy?

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Russia is having a lot of logistical difficulties in its invasion of Ukraine. Did the Soviet Union have the same problems supplying and feeding troops during its war in Afghanistan?	1152	AskHistorians
I heard an expert suggest that the Battle of Trafalgar was not of great military significance in the Napoleonic Wars. How accurate is this?	146	AskHistorians
There's consensus among historians that Rome's seven kings are "legendary," but is there consensus on whether the Roman Kingdom existed in some form at some point?	119	AskHistorians
If the Ancient Greeks were polytheistic, why do I keep seeing references to a singular "God" in their texts?	62	AskHistorians
Do we know that the Spartan Crypteia existed?	23	AskHistorians
I'm a Loyalist Irish Protestant in a heavily Catholic county during the Irish Potato Famine. Do I get preferential treatment from the British authorities? If so, how?	22	AskHistorians
Why did the Mongols want to conquer Japan?	22	AskHistorians
I'm an Athenian during the Peloponnesian War, and I want to become a rower on a trireme. How do I sign up and what's the process like?	20	AskHistorians
I read that when a vacancy arose in the Vestal Virgins under Augustus, many Romans tried to make sure their daughters were not on the list of candidates. How common was this?	12	AskHistorians
Ancient Sparta elected its civilian leaders, the Ephors, by popular vote. So why do we define Sparta as an "oligarchy" and not a democracy?	10	AskHistorians