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When the Romans flooded the colosseum for mock sea battles how did they get the water in and out?

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imagine you're walking the streets of Rome in AD266, what indication (if any) would you see that the empire had fallen on extremely hard time?

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in 1800 america if a black slave slept with or raped a white women (I expect in terms of his fate it makes little difference) and she got pregnant, would the child be born legally free?

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Suppose I work at the American Russian embassy in 1977 and I want to defect to the USA. Assuming I don't have family back home to worry about what would be the safest way to go about it?

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How much did the details of Norse mythology vary between different tribes? How different was Viking mythology that of the Saxons, or the Jutes?

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would a medieval mason (circa 1150) actually understand the math and physics involved in how to construct sturdy buildings, or would they just know by rote learning what generally does and doesn't work?

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Imagine a Japanese peasant farm in AD1050, Imagine a Japanese peasant farm in AD1850. How could you tell which was which?

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was the Trail of Tears an act of genocide?

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Imagine a small (less than 150 people) rural settlement in AD 295 in what is now Hebei (China near Beijing and Tianjin). What animals and crops would you expect to see? What would you expect the buildings to look like?

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Suppose I'm an academic in Alexandria in AD250, and I write something critical of the Roman Empire's dictatorial rule. Am I putting my self at much/any personal danger by doing this?

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When the Romans flooded the colosseum for mock sea battles how did they get the water in and out?	136	AskHistorians
imagine you're walking the streets of Rome in AD266, what indication (if any) would you see that the empire had fallen on extremely hard time?	135	AskHistorians
in 1800 america if a black slave slept with or raped a white women (I expect in terms of his fate it makes little difference) and she got pregnant, would the child be born legally free?	135	AskHistorians
Suppose I work at the American Russian embassy in 1977 and I want to defect to the USA. Assuming I don't have family back home to worry about what would be the safest way to go about it?	134	AskHistorians
How much did the details of Norse mythology vary between different tribes? How different was Viking mythology that of the Saxons, or the Jutes?	134	AskHistorians
would a medieval mason (circa 1150) actually understand the math and physics involved in how to construct sturdy buildings, or would they just know by rote learning what generally does and doesn't work?	134	AskHistorians
Imagine a Japanese peasant farm in AD1050, Imagine a Japanese peasant farm in AD1850. How could you tell which was which?	134	AskHistorians
was the Trail of Tears an act of genocide?	132	AskHistorians
Imagine a small (less than 150 people) rural settlement in AD 295 in what is now Hebei (China near Beijing and Tianjin). What animals and crops would you expect to see? What would you expect the buildings to look like?	132	AskHistorians
Suppose I'm an academic in Alexandria in AD250, and I write something critical of the Roman Empire's dictatorial rule. Am I putting my self at much/any personal danger by doing this?	132	AskHistorians