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What were fetishes like in antiquity? What were commoners "into" compared to today? [nsfw?] NSFW

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How frequently did rape occur among prisoners/slaves on slave-ships?

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Why did the World Fair fall out of popularity?

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Did Romans marry in the same sense that we do today? What were their pre-Christian marriage rituals like?

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How large were ancient cities compared to modern ones?

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During the age of the Vikings, was there any strife or conflict between pagan Vikings and newly-converted Christian Vikings during the rise of Christianity?

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Did the Roman army have military ranks like we do today (private, sergeant, lieutenant, etc)? If so, what sort of roles or duties did each rank have?

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Did ancient Rome or ancient Greece have anything comparable to our modern gangs?

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Were there any incidents that were considered "terrorist attacks" in ancient or medieval Europe? And if so, how did they end up affecting European culture?

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Did Christian vikings view their pagan viking counterparts any differently after the conversion process started to take place?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What were fetishes like in antiquity? What were commoners "into" compared to today? [nsfw?] NSFW	843
How frequently did rape occur among prisoners/slaves on slave-ships?	558
Why did the World Fair fall out of popularity?	105
Did Romans marry in the same sense that we do today? What were their pre-Christian marriage rituals like?	92
How large were ancient cities compared to modern ones?	48
During the age of the Vikings, was there any strife or conflict between pagan Vikings and newly-converted Christian Vikings during the rise of Christianity?	35
Did the Roman army have military ranks like we do today (private, sergeant, lieutenant, etc)? If so, what sort of roles or duties did each rank have?	31
Did ancient Rome or ancient Greece have anything comparable to our modern gangs?	26
Were there any incidents that were considered "terrorist attacks" in ancient or medieval Europe? And if so, how did they end up affecting European culture?	22
Did Christian vikings view their pagan viking counterparts any differently after the conversion process started to take place?	21