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would Diogenes have been executed if he'd really said this to Alexander the Great?

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The Roman economy was extremely reliant on slavery in the first century BC. Did Rome have run away slave patrols like the antebellum south did?

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If you were a middle class English child in 1930 would you be likely to have what would now be considered a healthy diet?

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I've been told that native americans probably treated their women so well because their role in maize farming made them so important to society. does that mean women were treated worse in native tribes that were still pure hunter gatherer?

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when did people in South East Asia (japan, Korea, china) become aware of the existence of the Americas? how did news of the discovery reach them from the west?

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At the start of Boardwalk Empire Nucky gives a speech to the temperance society, he tries to convince them on their side by telling a (possibly made up) story involving his own abusive alcoholic father. In 1919 would having a background like that be more of a help of a hindrance to US politician?

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I read a book once that was fairly obviously using Rome as a stand in for the west, the Sasanian Empire as a stand in for IsIs, and zoroastrianism as a stand in for islam. do you think those are appropriate substitutions?

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Were meny university students forced to join the arm forces without finishing thier degree when the UK introduced conscription in world war 2?

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What did the Spanish want the Canary island for?

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Back before 1492 How did the native people of (what is now) New England feel about adults having sex with people other than their long term partner?

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would Diogenes have been executed if he'd really said this to Alexander the Great?	2	AskHistorians
The Roman economy was extremely reliant on slavery in the first century BC. Did Rome have run away slave patrols like the antebellum south did?	2	AskHistorians
If you were a middle class English child in 1930 would you be likely to have what would now be considered a healthy diet?	2	AskHistorians
I've been told that native americans probably treated their women so well because their role in maize farming made them so important to society. does that mean women were treated worse in native tribes that were still pure hunter gatherer?	2	AskHistorians
when did people in South East Asia (japan, Korea, china) become aware of the existence of the Americas? how did news of the discovery reach them from the west?	2	AskHistorians
At the start of Boardwalk Empire Nucky gives a speech to the temperance society, he tries to convince them on their side by telling a (possibly made up) story involving his own abusive alcoholic father. In 1919 would having a background like that be more of a help of a hindrance to US politician?	2	AskHistorians
I read a book once that was fairly obviously using Rome as a stand in for the west, the Sasanian Empire as a stand in for IsIs, and zoroastrianism as a stand in for islam. do you think those are appropriate substitutions?	2	AskHistorians
Were meny university students forced to join the arm forces without finishing thier degree when the UK introduced conscription in world war 2?	2	AskHistorians
What did the Spanish want the Canary island for?	2	AskHistorians
Back before 1492 How did the native people of (what is now) New England feel about adults having sex with people other than their long term partner?	2	AskHistorians