/u/RichmondRay's posts in /r/AskHistorians
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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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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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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