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in The Pillars of the Earth (historical novel/TV series set in England in the 1110s/1130s) one of the main characters is stone mason who travels around the countryside with his family, looking for people to employ him. Is that all close to how craftsmen actually lived in the middle ages?

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Where die Aristotle's works spend the time between his death and there rediscovery by the Romans?

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how many people lived in the city of Carthage in 150BC(IE right before the last punic war)?

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what jobs existed in the societies of northern European iron-age tribe, besides farmer?

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in ancient Greece (circa 350BCE) how did people view the notion of women to being academics (philosophers, historians, etcetera)?

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pre 1492 what was the most northerly native American group to have a writing system?

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relative to the overall amount of land in each place, was there more cultivated farm land in the Yucatán Peninsula or (what is now) Italy in 50BCE?

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how many camp followers would you expect a full strength roman legion to have circa AD250?

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in the historical novel I'm reading the Romans are grossed out by the fact the Germanic people they're trying conqueror keep farm animals in their houses. Wouldn't (rural) Romans have lived the same way 2000 years?

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Did the ancient Egyptians' xenophobia ease up later in their history after they'd been conquered by outsiders several times?

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in The Pillars of the Earth (historical novel/TV series set in England in the 1110s/1130s) one of the main characters is stone mason who travels around the countryside with his family, looking for people to employ him. Is that all close to how craftsmen actually lived in the middle ages?	12	AskHistorians
Where die Aristotle's works spend the time between his death and there rediscovery by the Romans?	12	AskHistorians
how many people lived in the city of Carthage in 150BC(IE right before the last punic war)?	12	AskHistorians
what jobs existed in the societies of northern European iron-age tribe, besides farmer?	12	AskHistorians
in ancient Greece (circa 350BCE) how did people view the notion of women to being academics (philosophers, historians, etcetera)?	12	AskHistorians
pre 1492 what was the most northerly native American group to have a writing system?	12	AskHistorians
relative to the overall amount of land in each place, was there more cultivated farm land in the Yucatán Peninsula or (what is now) Italy in 50BCE?	12	AskHistorians
how many camp followers would you expect a full strength roman legion to have circa AD250?	12	AskHistorians
in the historical novel I'm reading the Romans are grossed out by the fact the Germanic people they're trying conqueror keep farm animals in their houses. Wouldn't (rural) Romans have lived the same way 2000 years?	12	AskHistorians
Did the ancient Egyptians' xenophobia ease up later in their history after they'd been conquered by outsiders several times?	12	AskHistorians