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How many slaves lived in Rome in 100 B.C.?

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I am a Portugese soldier conquering Malacca in 1511. What weapons and Armor am I using?

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What was the medieval equivalent of lighthouses? Were there even lighthouses? Who funded them, who manned them etc? Mainly asking about Northern Europe but am also interested in other areas.

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What do we know of Aztec/Mexican weaponry and armor?

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Three questions about Cossacks

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What was the medieval equivalent of lighthouses? Were there even lighthouses? Who funded them, who manned them etc? Mainly asking about Northern Europe but am also interested in other areas.

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How sound is the argument that we can never apply modern standards to historical events or people?

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What was the language(s) used by the Byzantine/Eastern Roman nobility?

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Did the people living in Indonesia know of Australia before the Europeans discovered it?

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How did the German voting system come to be? And why didn't the Allies adopt something similar?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How many slaves lived in Rome in 100 B.C.?	395
I am a Portugese soldier conquering Malacca in 1511. What weapons and Armor am I using?	27
What was the medieval equivalent of lighthouses? Were there even lighthouses? Who funded them, who manned them etc? Mainly asking about Northern Europe but am also interested in other areas.	18
What do we know of Aztec/Mexican weaponry and armor?	17
Three questions about Cossacks	14
What was the medieval equivalent of lighthouses? Were there even lighthouses? Who funded them, who manned them etc? Mainly asking about Northern Europe but am also interested in other areas.	13
How sound is the argument that we can never apply modern standards to historical events or people?	11
What was the language(s) used by the Byzantine/Eastern Roman nobility?	10
Did the people living in Indonesia know of Australia before the Europeans discovered it?	9
How did the German voting system come to be? And why didn't the Allies adopt something similar?	6