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Count Von Schleiffen's plan purportedly delegated a 900-950 hour window to deal with the French Republic. How reasonable an estimate was this, both with 20/20 hindsight and with the information the German command was privy to?

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I stumbled across an image of the inside of the Hagia Sophia, it appears Christian imagery was not removed by the ottomans, why was this?

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Did booksellers fight the popularization of libraries?

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Would Plato have been familiar with Genesis?

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Would a Roman Centurion or Legionnaire have been expected to study something like Tacitus' Germania while on campaign, like a modern soldier would study Afghan culture?

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When population growth became observable, how did faiths rooted in reincarnation initially address the "new souls"?

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Did the cults of specific greek/roman gods reject or look down upon myths or epics that portrayed their specific deity negatively? Would a priest of Juno have been angered by portrayals of her as petty and vindictive?

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Would a common roman (first century) be influenced by long distance trade, or was commercial access to benefits of Indian and eastern goods something exclusive to upper class luxuries?

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Why is the Latin alphabet largely composed of letters referred to by something like their short phonetic sound ("E") while the Greek alphabet seems to have full words to designate each letter ("Epsilon")?

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how did early productions of plays like King Lear simulate plot-significant events like stormy weather?

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Count Von Schleiffen's plan purportedly delegated a 900-950 hour window to deal with the French Republic. How reasonable an estimate was this, both with 20/20 hindsight and with the information the German command was privy to?	54	AskHistorians
I stumbled across an image of the inside of the Hagia Sophia, it appears Christian imagery was not removed by the ottomans, why was this?	52	AskHistorians
Did booksellers fight the popularization of libraries?	52	AskHistorians
Would Plato have been familiar with Genesis?	51	AskHistorians
Would a Roman Centurion or Legionnaire have been expected to study something like Tacitus' Germania while on campaign, like a modern soldier would study Afghan culture?	49	AskHistorians
When population growth became observable, how did faiths rooted in reincarnation initially address the "new souls"?	48	AskHistorians
Did the cults of specific greek/roman gods reject or look down upon myths or epics that portrayed their specific deity negatively? Would a priest of Juno have been angered by portrayals of her as petty and vindictive?	43	AskHistorians
Would a common roman (first century) be influenced by long distance trade, or was commercial access to benefits of Indian and eastern goods something exclusive to upper class luxuries?	43	AskHistorians
Why is the Latin alphabet largely composed of letters referred to by something like their short phonetic sound ("E") while the Greek alphabet seems to have full words to designate each letter ("Epsilon")?	42	AskHistorians
how did early productions of plays like King Lear simulate plot-significant events like stormy weather?	41	AskHistorians