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How was the Hagia Sophia built in five years, when the great cathedrals of the middle ages took centuries?

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Did people in antiquity have keys for their homes?

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Is medieval French as incomprehensible to modern French speakers as Medieval English is to modern English speakers?

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What/if any do the Ancient Persian sources say about the Battle of Thermopylae and the more general war against the Ancient Greek City-states?

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We're Shakespeare's plays considered works of a genius in his own time? How about a few years after his death?

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Was there any pushback, from ordinary residents of the island, in Hong Kong who wished to remain a British Colony in the late 1990s? Also, was there any pushback in the United Kingdom about letting Hong Kong revert back to Chinese rule during the same period?

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What happened to laws passed by confederate states after the civil war?

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Were there planning commission's in ancient Rome?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was the Hagia Sophia built in five years, when the great cathedrals of the middle ages took centuries?	262	AskHistorians
Did people in antiquity have keys for their homes?	160	AskHistorians
Is medieval French as incomprehensible to modern French speakers as Medieval English is to modern English speakers?	92	AskHistorians
What/if any do the Ancient Persian sources say about the Battle of Thermopylae and the more general war against the Ancient Greek City-states?	79	AskHistorians
We're Shakespeare's plays considered works of a genius in his own time? How about a few years after his death?	7	AskHistorians
Was there any pushback, from ordinary residents of the island, in Hong Kong who wished to remain a British Colony in the late 1990s? Also, was there any pushback in the United Kingdom about letting Hong Kong revert back to Chinese rule during the same period?	1	AskHistorians
What happened to laws passed by confederate states after the civil war?	1	AskHistorians
Were there planning commission's in ancient Rome?	1	AskHistorians