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The fledgling Jamestown colony fought a successful four-decade war with the Powhatan Confederacy. Was this as impressive an accomplishment as it seems? Were their small numbers made up for by their technology? Were the Powhatans not really trying to wipe them out?	1	AskHistorians
Today it's taken for granted that Cesare Borgia was the son of Pope Alexander VI. Borgia was well known at the time because Alexander appointed him to high church offices and made him leader of the papal armies. But was the connection between the two men openly discussed at the time?	1	AskHistorians
Florentine day laborers only had to work three days a week and took the other four off because they were so well paid. Has any similar level of financial abundance for the poorest existed elsewhere in history, or is this a unique accomplishment of the Florentine economy?	1	AskHistorians
Did Alexander the Great develop any effective anti-guerilla tactics during his conquests in Central Asia (Afghanistan), or did he just move on to India once he established nominal control and before the locals grew ornery?	1	AskHistorians
Empire of the Summer Moon suggests the Comanche had trouble replacing losses from war and disease due to the high rate of miscarriage among women riding horses. Is there evidence to support this? Was it also true for other horse-cultures, such as the many horse tribes on the Eurasian Steppe?	1	AskHistorians
How dramatically did the Cholla Dynasty alter the Cauvery River Delta in India? What was the result?	1	AskHistorians
Did Roman aqueducts only serve large cities due to their cost? Would a smaller city of say, 30,000 people have one? What's the smallest city we know of served by an aqueduct?	1	AskHistorians
Europeans only had alcoholic depressants until the import of tea and coffee in the 17th century. We often hear about the innovations and business ventures springing from coffee houses of the era. Is it reasonable to assume the switch from depressants to stimulants lead to innovations?	1	AskHistorians
Many mosques in Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa have large hygiene/cleaning facilities for ablutions. Did mosques replace Roman public bath complexes as major hygiene facilities after these lands fell under Muslim Control? Were the old Roman baths maintained?	1	AskHistorians
Roman and Byzantine generals waged successful wars in their 70s and 80s, according to Byzantine and Roman historians. Do modern historians buy this? Were then nominal figures with younger commanders doing most of the heavy lifting?	1	AskHistorians

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