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In Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" he says "every time the Romans moved into a new region it was on the invitation of local people". For an empire that huge it seems hard to believe, is there any truth to that?

1153 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How would successful generals (From Caesar to Napoleon and everyone in between) practise strategy and know what was effective and what was not? Was it through study of history and generals that came before them or was there a more hands on method of testing/practising strategy?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What did the Medieval Church think of the pantheons of Greece and Rome? Did they accept them as Gods or say “nah, those guys were made up”?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You have somehow gained knowledge of the exact moment you die, due to this your life is completely changed due to either how long, or little, time left.

3 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Without telling us which one, pick a battle in history and write a story from the perspective of someone directly involved(civilian, soldier, commander etc.) we will try and guess the battle.

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Alfred is and always has been the Joker.

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Write a scenario involving multiple people from two POV without telling us which character is which

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Pick a battle in history and write a story from the perspective of someone involved(civilian, soldier, commander etc.) and we will try and guess what battle it is [RF]

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Is Global Warming a myth?

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[WP] You are the zookeeper and it's down to you to stop them (link in the description)

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In Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" he says "every time the Romans moved into a new region it was on the invitation of local people". For an empire that huge it seems hard to believe, is there any truth to that?	1153	AskHistorians
How would successful generals (From Caesar to Napoleon and everyone in between) practise strategy and know what was effective and what was not? Was it through study of history and generals that came before them or was there a more hands on method of testing/practising strategy?	9	AskHistorians
What did the Medieval Church think of the pantheons of Greece and Rome? Did they accept them as Gods or say “nah, those guys were made up”?	8	AskHistorians
[WP] You have somehow gained knowledge of the exact moment you die, due to this your life is completely changed due to either how long, or little, time left.	3	WritingPrompts
[WP] Without telling us which one, pick a battle in history and write a story from the perspective of someone directly involved(civilian, soldier, commander etc.) we will try and guess the battle.	2	WritingPrompts
Alfred is and always has been the Joker.	1	WritingPrompts
Write a scenario involving multiple people from two POV without telling us which character is which	1	WritingPrompts
Pick a battle in history and write a story from the perspective of someone involved(civilian, soldier, commander etc.) and we will try and guess what battle it is [RF]	1	WritingPrompts
Is Global Warming a myth?	1	askscience
[WP] You are the zookeeper and it's down to you to stop them (link in the description)	0	WritingPrompts