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Would a Survivor of a Lightning Strike in Ancient Greece Just be Considered Lucky, or Would they be Ostracized for Having Somehow Offended Zeus?

3190 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Has long term vegetarianism led to any discernible genetic differences in South Asian populations?

320 upvotes • r/askscience

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How deadly were the stocks as a punishment?

103 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How much manpower was represented by a single ship in antiquity?

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Do we know if ancient stone sculptures/monuments from other cultures (e.g. Olmec, Egyptian, Buddhist) were painted similarly to Ancient Greek statutes that were made pastel colored and bright or was this a uniquely Greek style?

17 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why isn't New York State New Yorkshire?

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What role did the Byzantine Emperor play in the Greek Orthodox Church?

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What was Julius Caesar's relationship with the Jews?

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Are Snorri Sturluson's theories in the Edda locating the origins of the Aesir 'gods' and Norse people in Troy idiosyncratic to himself, or do they reflect an earlier Northern/Germanic tradition of claiming relation to the Romans?

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Are all Indian languages Indo-European?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Would a Survivor of a Lightning Strike in Ancient Greece Just be Considered Lucky, or Would they be Ostracized for Having Somehow Offended Zeus?	3190	AskHistorians
Has long term vegetarianism led to any discernible genetic differences in South Asian populations?	320	askscience
How deadly were the stocks as a punishment?	103	AskHistorians
How much manpower was represented by a single ship in antiquity?	31	AskHistorians
Do we know if ancient stone sculptures/monuments from other cultures (e.g. Olmec, Egyptian, Buddhist) were painted similarly to Ancient Greek statutes that were made pastel colored and bright or was this a uniquely Greek style?	17	AskHistorians
Why isn't New York State New Yorkshire?	14	AskHistorians
What role did the Byzantine Emperor play in the Greek Orthodox Church?	10	AskHistorians
What was Julius Caesar's relationship with the Jews?	10	AskHistorians
Are Snorri Sturluson's theories in the Edda locating the origins of the Aesir 'gods' and Norse people in Troy idiosyncratic to himself, or do they reflect an earlier Northern/Germanic tradition of claiming relation to the Romans?	10	AskHistorians
Are all Indian languages Indo-European?	9	AskHistorians