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I read a historical novel, set in AD255, where some Roman encounter a Zoroastrian slave well traveling east to fight the Sassanid’s, & they act like they've never heard of the religion. In reality were there many/any practicing Zoroastrians in Rome? were there many/any Zoroastrian temples in Rome?
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My late grandfather was a deck hand on a Royal navy arctic convoy ship, in his teens. What (assuming he was typical) would his daily life have been like during WW2?
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in the historical Novel I just read there's a bit where the Praetorian Guard are rioting through the city of Rome (circa AD238). To avoid getting killed, robbed, or raped, Roman families hide in the temples. Would that really have kept them safe?
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There’s two gothic churches near where I live (in Staffordshire), one was built in 1758 & other 1870. I always thought they looked really similar & I use to get their names confused. is there any way to tell which belongs to which period from looking at their architecture (see details for images)?
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Imagine the dining room of an English lord in 1701, imagine the dining room of an English lord in 1799. How can you easily tell which is which?
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historically when Totalitarian governments have tried to claim recent history took place differently than in actually did, are they usually believed by most their people?
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You know how "Augustus" and "Caesar" slowly morphed into titles despite having originally been names. Is that unique history? If "no" can you give me another example of a name turning into a title?
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You know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. In the middle ages (in England) how unusual would it have been for a farmer to accept something (allegedly) valuable in trade for an animal at market, rather than money?
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