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imagine a city in Mesopotamia in AD 394 (under the Sasanian Empire), imagine the same city in AD 994 (under the Abbasid Caliphate). what differences would you see? how many of them would be a result of the introduction of Islam?
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When did armies in Europe (or more particularly British armies, if that's too broad) stop relying on camp followers for their amenities and amusements?
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Why do we call the rulers of the different pre-dark age Greek cities "kings" when they were all subject to the ruler of Mycenae? Doesn't that make them more akin to Lords or regional governors?
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suppose it's AD789 and you live on the english coast, would your diet likely be much different from that of someone who lives inland? if "yes" in what way?
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suppose it's 1167 you're a nobleman in Constantinople, suppose it's 1167 you're a nobleman in England. how would your lives (particularly what foods you both ate) be different depending on climate & proximity to trade?
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Suppose you're a common French soldier on campaign in 1700-1710 in one of king Louis XIV's wars, suppose you're a common French soldier on campaign in 1800-1810 in one of Emperor Napoleon's wars. In terms of living conditions, provisions and duties, how would the two mens' situations compare?
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When the Vandals took over the farm land in North Africa, Did the (western) Roman empire have to stop giving out free bread to the poor citizens of Rome?
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By the first century I presume the Greeks & Romans has charted the entire Mediterranean. Were they at all troubled by the apparent lack of the various supernatural islands people like Jason or Odysseus were supposed to have found?
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