/u/RusticBohemian's posts

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Haitian slaves rebelled against France in 1804 and gained independence. In 1803, Napoleon's attempt the reclaim the island with 20,000 men failed. So why did Haitai capitulate when the French returned and demanded an exorbitant sum of money in 1825?	497	AskHistorians
The Popes rebuilt Rome during the Renaissance, creating massive basilicas like St. Peter's, funding amazing sculptures and paintings, and importing expensive marble and precious metals. But Rome was not a rich city. Where did they find the money?	492	AskHistorians
Less than 1% of ancient Greek and Roman literature survives. Did Chinese and Indian works have a similarly high rate of attrition?	489	AskHistorians
I'm a merchant in ancient Rome, and a thief just ran off with some of my goods. Is the legal system good enough to get me justice? Is it worth my while, as a plebian merchant, to report the crime to a magistrate?	484	AskHistorians
England had no problem filling its 13 North American colonies with settlers, but Spaniards and Frenchmen seemed reluctant to emigrant to the New World in any great numbers. Was government policy holding back settlement, or cultural reluctance/economic conditions?	472	AskHistorians
I've seen Viking skulls with filed-down teeth. Do we know how common this was, and why the Vikings did it? Wouldn't it have made chewing difficult?	471	AskHistorians
Why did Vermont have a massive Merino Sheep boom and bust in the 19th century (A peak of 70% of the land was devoted to sheep). What market forces were at play?	452	AskHistorians
Seneca abandoned vegetarianism because he did not want to be associated with a Roman political faction of vegetarians - What was this faction, and why was is best that he not be associated with them?	450	AskHistorians
Being sent to work in a Roman mill was up there with being whipping and being placed in fetters in terms of potential punishments for slaves, according to Messenio, a character created by the Roman playwright Plautus. The mines I understand, but a mill? What was bad about mills?	443	AskHistorians
Hollywood movies make it seem like everyone partner danced on a regular basis from the 1920s up until some point in the 1960s. How popular was dancing to music during this period? If we stopped in a small to medium-sized US town in 1940s, would we find people dancing in the evenings?	437	AskHistorians

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