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Herodotus states that Xerxes' army could drink the rivers dry. This made me think: How clean was the average river in say Asia Minor during that period? Were waterborne illnesses common?

421 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why didn’t people try to resettle the old cities of Assyria such as Nineveh?

242 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the daily life like of the average citizen in Rome during the Crisis of the Third Century? Did anything change?

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Why was Prussia split in two separated parts and how did they govern it?

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What was the Roman reaction to the fall of Achaemenid Persia?

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Does drinking a lot of soda negatively impact cognitive function?

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Is having three names (first, middle, and last) derived from the Roman nomens, or did it develop independently?

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With it being quite humid and horrible out currently in Ohio, it makes me wonder: What did people really do before air conditioning? How did they work?

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Why is there a Thebes, Greece, and a Thebes, Egypt? Why do they have the same name?

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Why are British naval craft named so differently than American naval craft which are seemingly named after states and random people?

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Herodotus states that Xerxes' army could drink the rivers dry. This made me think: How clean was the average river in say Asia Minor during that period? Were waterborne illnesses common?	421	AskHistorians
Why didn’t people try to resettle the old cities of Assyria such as Nineveh?	242	AskHistorians
What was the daily life like of the average citizen in Rome during the Crisis of the Third Century? Did anything change?	28	AskHistorians
Why was Prussia split in two separated parts and how did they govern it?	22	AskHistorians
What was the Roman reaction to the fall of Achaemenid Persia?	18	AskHistorians
Does drinking a lot of soda negatively impact cognitive function?	18	askscience
Is having three names (first, middle, and last) derived from the Roman nomens, or did it develop independently?	16	AskHistorians
With it being quite humid and horrible out currently in Ohio, it makes me wonder: What did people really do before air conditioning? How did they work?	15	AskHistorians
Why is there a Thebes, Greece, and a Thebes, Egypt? Why do they have the same name?	14	AskHistorians
Why are British naval craft named so differently than American naval craft which are seemingly named after states and random people?	13	AskHistorians