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Why did the battle of Teutoburg Forest have such an impact on Roman expansion into Germany?

165 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the Soviet Union trying to accomplish by invading Afghanistan?

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When Antigonus started disbanding the silver shields, he sent them by small groups of two or three on dangerous missions in order to rapidly dwindle their numbers. What missions were the silver shields sent out to do?

127 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom has been referred to as "That extremely wealthy Bactrian empire of 1000 cities"; but what happened to the "1000" cities?

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How was war loot split amongst armies in the ancient world?

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Did ancient historians like Livy have trouble understanding archaic Latin?

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What evidence is there, that Carthage sacrificed humans?

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After a successful battle, what would happen to used Pilum's?

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Is it true that humans have only been at peace for just 268 years of recorded history?

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How did the Hastati fall back behind the Principes and Triarii without suffering massive casualties?

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Why did the battle of Teutoburg Forest have such an impact on Roman expansion into Germany?	165	AskHistorians
What was the Soviet Union trying to accomplish by invading Afghanistan?	139	AskHistorians
When Antigonus started disbanding the silver shields, he sent them by small groups of two or three on dangerous missions in order to rapidly dwindle their numbers. What missions were the silver shields sent out to do?	127	AskHistorians
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom has been referred to as "That extremely wealthy Bactrian empire of 1000 cities"; but what happened to the "1000" cities?	48	AskHistorians
How was war loot split amongst armies in the ancient world?	29	AskHistorians
Did ancient historians like Livy have trouble understanding archaic Latin?	28	AskHistorians
What evidence is there, that Carthage sacrificed humans?	21	AskHistorians
After a successful battle, what would happen to used Pilum's?	21	AskHistorians
Is it true that humans have only been at peace for just 268 years of recorded history?	21	AskHistorians
How did the Hastati fall back behind the Principes and Triarii without suffering massive casualties?	16	AskHistorians