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Just read "The Lost City of Z", had a couple of questions about Percy Fawcett and "Z".

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What is the estimated percentage of American deaths caused by bayonets or hand-to-hand combat in the American Revolution? What about the American Civil War, WWI, WWII, or the Vietnam War?

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What do we know about how sanitary Roman baths were?

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In the Roman Empire, was there ever a "Colonel Kurtz" type of governor (meaning he either went mad or became too friendly with the locals for Rome's taste) who was targeted for elimination?

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In Ancient Rome, 69 AD was known as the “Year of Four Emperors”. How did this political turmoil affect the daily life of an average citizen in the city of Rome?

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Anarchists committed countless acts of violence (including terrorism and political assassination) in the U.S. and worldwide in the late 19th/early 20th century. How was this movement eventually defeated, particularly in the U.S.?

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How did the competing Soviet and American space agencies view each other during the Space Race? Did the opinions of the astronauts and cosmonauts differ from this?

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Is there any insight into why Marcus Aurelius (viewed as a wise philosopher Emperor) chose his son Commodus (viewed as one of the worst Roman emperors) as his heir?

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During WWII on the Hawaiian islands, what was life like for the ethnically Japanese population? Was there unrest or insurgency on the islands? Was there any sort of internment like there was on the mainland?

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To what extent (and for what purpose) did the British arm and otherwise support Native Americans in their resistance against the United States after the end of the American Revolutionary War?

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Just read "The Lost City of Z", had a couple of questions about Percy Fawcett and "Z".	16	AskHistorians
What is the estimated percentage of American deaths caused by bayonets or hand-to-hand combat in the American Revolution? What about the American Civil War, WWI, WWII, or the Vietnam War?	15	AskHistorians
What do we know about how sanitary Roman baths were?	13	AskHistorians
In the Roman Empire, was there ever a "Colonel Kurtz" type of governor (meaning he either went mad or became too friendly with the locals for Rome's taste) who was targeted for elimination?	13	AskHistorians
In Ancient Rome, 69 AD was known as the “Year of Four Emperors”. How did this political turmoil affect the daily life of an average citizen in the city of Rome?	11	AskHistorians
Anarchists committed countless acts of violence (including terrorism and political assassination) in the U.S. and worldwide in the late 19th/early 20th century. How was this movement eventually defeated, particularly in the U.S.?	10	AskHistorians
How did the competing Soviet and American space agencies view each other during the Space Race? Did the opinions of the astronauts and cosmonauts differ from this?	10	AskHistorians
Is there any insight into why Marcus Aurelius (viewed as a wise philosopher Emperor) chose his son Commodus (viewed as one of the worst Roman emperors) as his heir?	7	AskHistorians
During WWII on the Hawaiian islands, what was life like for the ethnically Japanese population? Was there unrest or insurgency on the islands? Was there any sort of internment like there was on the mainland?	7	AskHistorians
To what extent (and for what purpose) did the British arm and otherwise support Native Americans in their resistance against the United States after the end of the American Revolutionary War?	6	AskHistorians