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According to the bible, Paul was a tentmaker by trade, and in Corinth stayed with a couple who were in the same business. What was tentmaking like in the Roman East? Who bought tents?

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If I were a sexually active gay man in early 19th century England that never actually broke the anti-sodomy laws how open could I be? NSFW

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When did javelins/darts finally fall out of use in Ireland? Is there any reason they remained popular for so long?

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Who exactly were European captains involved in the Atlantic slave trade buying their slaves from?

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Why were Tahitians so over represented as sailors in the first couple of decades of the 19th century?

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When did native American language revitalisation efforts start?

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[2 Août, 1924] La Vie Parisienne

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I have heard from a number of places that at one time very few sailors could swim. By the early nineteenth century it seems very common for sailors to be able to swim. Did it actually change? When and how?

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Uses of different written languages in the Seleucid Empire.

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Who were lascars? How common were they in the early 19th century?

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According to the bible, Paul was a tentmaker by trade, and in Corinth stayed with a couple who were in the same business. What was tentmaking like in the Roman East? Who bought tents?	203	AskHistorians
If I were a sexually active gay man in early 19th century England that never actually broke the anti-sodomy laws how open could I be? NSFW	202	AskHistorians
When did javelins/darts finally fall out of use in Ireland? Is there any reason they remained popular for so long?	55	AskHistorians
Who exactly were European captains involved in the Atlantic slave trade buying their slaves from?	44	AskHistorians
Why were Tahitians so over represented as sailors in the first couple of decades of the 19th century?	35	AskHistorians
When did native American language revitalisation efforts start?	31	AskHistorians
[2 Août, 1924] La Vie Parisienne	24	100yearsago
I have heard from a number of places that at one time very few sailors could swim. By the early nineteenth century it seems very common for sailors to be able to swim. Did it actually change? When and how?	23	AskHistorians
Uses of different written languages in the Seleucid Empire.	20	AskHistorians
Who were lascars? How common were they in the early 19th century?	18	AskHistorians