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[Meta] is it not hypocritical to have Oral History as a theme considering this sub-reddit disallows personal anecdotes, even first hand ones, as a reliable sources?	91
Obviously what's happening to Palmyra is a loss to posterity, but is there actually anything significant further potential study of that could have told us about classical history that we don't already know?	91
Pre 1492 would the people who lived in what is now New England have been aware of the existence of the Mayans and/or the Aztecs?	89
How often did plains Indians (circa 1450) have to do Buffalo jumps (IE drive bison over a cliff)? How much meat did they typically get from doing it and how long did it last them?	88
What’s the earliest date I could reasonably expect to find potatoes in any good sized farmer’s market in England?	87
"Normal Life in 1308 & normal life in 1008 were very similar compared to the difference between normal life in 1708 & normal life in 2008. Progress has really sped up in modern history" a history teacher once said that to me, how reasonable do you think the statement is?	86
Did Roman generals/emperors really have a slave present at their triumphs to tell them "remember you are a man"? If not where does the myth come from?	86
"In the majority of American Indian societies however, biological sex played no part in any gender variant role" I got that from wikipedia. is it a statement you would agree with?	85
did the late period Byzantines still consider themselves Romans and feel personal pride for the triumphs in Roman history?	85
in 233 Emperor Alexander Severus celebrated a triumph in Rome despite the fact he actually lost a battle with the Sasanian Persians. Would the people in Rome have been aware of that when the Celebrations were taking place?	84

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