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What shifted the military balance of power between the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711 A.D. and the First Crusade in 1096 A.D.?

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Did Roman-style couch dining spread to other civilizations, such as the Carthaginians, Seleucids, or Ptolemaic Egypt?

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How has experimental archeology changed your area of expertise/interest?

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Pliny the elder suggested ancient Romans drink a lye-based beverage made from ashes for good health. Was this a popular drink?

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Palmanova, Italy was built as an ideal humanist Renaissance city, a kind of utopia. But when Venice had finished it, no one wanted to move there. They had to pardon criminals to get anyone to live in the city. Why was Palmanova so unappealing?

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The Cold War ramped up in 1948, but WWII was over by 1945. What was the world like in the brief interlude before the world split into Eastern and Western spheres hellbent on beating the other side and building vast military-industrial complexes?

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I'm a Greek mercenary who wants to take service with the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. Will I be expected to huff it, can I afford to buy passage for myself on a ship, or with the king send his fleet to pick me and my fellows up?

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How did pigeons play into the communication mix of the Roman Empire and its vast territories? Did birds play a major role in getting important news around the empire? How was the system set up?

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The Romans famously let people worship whatever gods they liked so long as they also sacrificed to the divine emperor. How big of a deal in terms of time and resource commitment would meeting one's obligations for emperor worship be? What did it look like in practice?

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Teddy Roosevelt became president despite saying, “I wish very much that the wrong people could be prevented entirely from breeding.” Was this sentiment widely accepted at the time, or were such expressions swept under the rug and not repeated by the press when campaign season came around?

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What shifted the military balance of power between the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711 A.D. and the First Crusade in 1096 A.D.?	4	AskHistorians
Did Roman-style couch dining spread to other civilizations, such as the Carthaginians, Seleucids, or Ptolemaic Egypt?	4	AskHistorians
How has experimental archeology changed your area of expertise/interest?	4	AskHistorians
Pliny the elder suggested ancient Romans drink a lye-based beverage made from ashes for good health. Was this a popular drink?	4	AskHistorians
Palmanova, Italy was built as an ideal humanist Renaissance city, a kind of utopia. But when Venice had finished it, no one wanted to move there. They had to pardon criminals to get anyone to live in the city. Why was Palmanova so unappealing?	4	AskHistorians
The Cold War ramped up in 1948, but WWII was over by 1945. What was the world like in the brief interlude before the world split into Eastern and Western spheres hellbent on beating the other side and building vast military-industrial complexes?	4	AskHistorians
I'm a Greek mercenary who wants to take service with the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. Will I be expected to huff it, can I afford to buy passage for myself on a ship, or with the king send his fleet to pick me and my fellows up?	4	AskHistorians
How did pigeons play into the communication mix of the Roman Empire and its vast territories? Did birds play a major role in getting important news around the empire? How was the system set up?	4	AskHistorians
The Romans famously let people worship whatever gods they liked so long as they also sacrificed to the divine emperor. How big of a deal in terms of time and resource commitment would meeting one's obligations for emperor worship be? What did it look like in practice?	4	AskHistorians
Teddy Roosevelt became president despite saying, “I wish very much that the wrong people could be prevented entirely from breeding.” Was this sentiment widely accepted at the time, or were such expressions swept under the rug and not repeated by the press when campaign season came around?	4	AskHistorians