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Why was the historical language of Nepal, Newar, suppressed for Nepali?

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Has the American Presidency always been as powerful as it is today? Has the power of the office waxed and waned?

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Why do these Neolithic axes from China look Chinese to me?

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Did ethnic identity exist before nationalism?

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Question inspired by Game of Thrones - how effective would the phalanx be against a Western European army from the High Middle Ages?

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Is Spanish bull-fighting demonstrably descended from Roman gladiatorial spectacles?

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Why did Romans seek to claim Trojan ancestry?

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Did Germanic and later Norse pagans have priestly class or specialized priests?

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I've seen posts claiming that the early history of Islamic was written during the Abbasid dynasty - over a hundred years after Muhammad. Is this completely true - is there no surviving native literature from the first century of Islam?

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Did any ancient Roman or Greek writers ever write anything trying to prove the existence of their Gods or discredit Christianity or Judaism?

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Why was the historical language of Nepal, Newar, suppressed for Nepali?	8	AskHistorians
Has the American Presidency always been as powerful as it is today? Has the power of the office waxed and waned?	8	AskHistorians
Why do these Neolithic axes from China look Chinese to me?	8	AskHistorians
Did ethnic identity exist before nationalism?	8	AskHistorians
Question inspired by Game of Thrones - how effective would the phalanx be against a Western European army from the High Middle Ages?	7	AskHistorians
Is Spanish bull-fighting demonstrably descended from Roman gladiatorial spectacles?	7	AskHistorians
Why did Romans seek to claim Trojan ancestry?	7	AskHistorians
Did Germanic and later Norse pagans have priestly class or specialized priests?	7	AskHistorians
I've seen posts claiming that the early history of Islamic was written during the Abbasid dynasty - over a hundred years after Muhammad. Is this completely true - is there no surviving native literature from the first century of Islam?	7	AskHistorians
Did any ancient Roman or Greek writers ever write anything trying to prove the existence of their Gods or discredit Christianity or Judaism?	7	AskHistorians