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Phillip of Macedonia had multiple wives as once. Do we know much about how they lived together and interacted?

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What's the ancient history and demography of heart disease look like?

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Why did later Roman emperors divest themselves of leadership of the state religion (pontifex maximus). Seems like a lot of power to give up. Byzantine emperors kept clashing with their patriarchs.

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Socrates served in at least three campaigns against Sparta as a hoplite —including once when he was old enough to have begged off —and acquitted himself well, saving Alcibiades and a senior Athenian general. Was he morally opposed to this war but serving because he believed it was his duty?

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Can anyone help me recall the name of a Roman history book I read 15 years ago mentioning that a man could stand on a tower on the southern tip of Sicily and be able to see across the Mediterranean and watch ships leaving the harbor of the city of Carthage?

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In "The Finding of the Sword Excalibur," By Sir Thomas Malory, Merlin counsels Arthur to "speak ye fair to (the lady of the lake) that she will give you the sword." Is he suggesting he speak wisely? Sweet talk the lady? What exactly would "speaking fair" cover?

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Did the constitution or articles of confederation give the original 13 states the right to secede, should they find the union more trouble than it was worth? Did any states attempt to gain this right?

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What did Washington think of Hamilton's plan to give the federal government vastly expanded monetary powers?

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The bride gets to say, "I do". When did a prospective wife's agreement become important in western marriage arrangements?

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Did the US federal government consider taking a large stake in its vast natural resource wealth, as Norway and many other countries do, and putting it into a sovereign wealth fund or otherwise spending it to benefit people?

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Phillip of Macedonia had multiple wives as once. Do we know much about how they lived together and interacted?	3	AskHistorians
What's the ancient history and demography of heart disease look like?	3	AskHistorians
Why did later Roman emperors divest themselves of leadership of the state religion (pontifex maximus). Seems like a lot of power to give up. Byzantine emperors kept clashing with their patriarchs.	3	AskHistorians
Socrates served in at least three campaigns against Sparta as a hoplite —including once when he was old enough to have begged off —and acquitted himself well, saving Alcibiades and a senior Athenian general. Was he morally opposed to this war but serving because he believed it was his duty?	3	AskHistorians
Can anyone help me recall the name of a Roman history book I read 15 years ago mentioning that a man could stand on a tower on the southern tip of Sicily and be able to see across the Mediterranean and watch ships leaving the harbor of the city of Carthage?	3	AskHistorians
In "The Finding of the Sword Excalibur," By Sir Thomas Malory, Merlin counsels Arthur to "speak ye fair to (the lady of the lake) that she will give you the sword." Is he suggesting he speak wisely? Sweet talk the lady? What exactly would "speaking fair" cover?	3	AskHistorians
Did the constitution or articles of confederation give the original 13 states the right to secede, should they find the union more trouble than it was worth? Did any states attempt to gain this right?	3	AskHistorians
What did Washington think of Hamilton's plan to give the federal government vastly expanded monetary powers?	3	AskHistorians
The bride gets to say, "I do". When did a prospective wife's agreement become important in western marriage arrangements?	3	AskHistorians
Did the US federal government consider taking a large stake in its vast natural resource wealth, as Norway and many other countries do, and putting it into a sovereign wealth fund or otherwise spending it to benefit people?	3	AskHistorians