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How accurate is the depiction of King David of Israel wearing a white tunic, belt and cape? Is his (or his culture's) garb actually written about in the bible, would the bible sources be accurate on this, or is his commonly depicted garb a later anachronism?

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Do we have a rough idea of the economic power of the Sassanid Empire to the Roman Empire during their respective contemporary existence? (200-600 CE)

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Why did Byzantine eunuchs not fashion themselves into a civil bureaucracy like Chinese eunuchs?

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Was there Egyptian influence with early medieval Irish monasticism?

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Given Charlemagne's position as the founder of western europe, why has he seemed to have faded from popular (though obviously not historical) consciousness?

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Why do the maps in the aftermath of Romulus Augustulus' deposition show Odoacer and Theodoric's kingdoms as separate from the Roman Empire rather than with it, when they both acknowledged suzerainty to the Eastern Emperor?

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Do historians view the wielding of violence by pre-modern societies as an aberration or an inevitability?

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What did the landscape of Carolingian France look like?

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The population of the Byzantine Empire clearly in the records refer to themselves as Romans. Did the population of the Holy Roman Empire do the same?

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[Meta?] What books do you guys think are most likely to survive a digital dark age? Whether by mass availability, or high interest in recopying?

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How accurate is the depiction of King David of Israel wearing a white tunic, belt and cape? Is his (or his culture's) garb actually written about in the bible, would the bible sources be accurate on this, or is his commonly depicted garb a later anachronism?	13	AskHistorians
Do we have a rough idea of the economic power of the Sassanid Empire to the Roman Empire during their respective contemporary existence? (200-600 CE)	13	AskHistorians
Why did Byzantine eunuchs not fashion themselves into a civil bureaucracy like Chinese eunuchs?	12	AskHistorians
Was there Egyptian influence with early medieval Irish monasticism?	11	AskHistorians
Given Charlemagne's position as the founder of western europe, why has he seemed to have faded from popular (though obviously not historical) consciousness?	10	AskHistorians
Why do the maps in the aftermath of Romulus Augustulus' deposition show Odoacer and Theodoric's kingdoms as separate from the Roman Empire rather than with it, when they both acknowledged suzerainty to the Eastern Emperor?	9	AskHistorians
Do historians view the wielding of violence by pre-modern societies as an aberration or an inevitability?	9	AskHistorians
What did the landscape of Carolingian France look like?	9	AskHistorians
The population of the Byzantine Empire clearly in the records refer to themselves as Romans. Did the population of the Holy Roman Empire do the same?	8	AskHistorians
[Meta?] What books do you guys think are most likely to survive a digital dark age? Whether by mass availability, or high interest in recopying?	8	AskHistorians