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When did Greece cease being a major cultural and intellectual center?

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Are there any periods in history when women soliciting male prostitutes was a common occurrence?

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Any recommendations for good books on medieval Italy?

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Given that it had no police or military occupation, how much crime was there in the republican city of Rome? How could there have ever been any semblance of order?

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What do academic historians think of Edmund Morris' Theodore Roosevelt trilogy?

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When and why did American academia (in non-STEM subjects become significantly more leftist than the general population?

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How much time did western European peasants in the high middle ages spend working (farming, sewing, etc.)?

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In ancient Roman and Greek paganism, was there ever any widespread religious belief in the possibility of human salvation after this life?

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Are post-renaissance Europeans implicitly held to a higher moral standard than other peoples by historians?

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Why is generally considered a bad thing when a work (often of popular history) relies mostly on secondary sources?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did Greece cease being a major cultural and intellectual center?	10
Are there any periods in history when women soliciting male prostitutes was a common occurrence?	7
Any recommendations for good books on medieval Italy?	7
Given that it had no police or military occupation, how much crime was there in the republican city of Rome? How could there have ever been any semblance of order?	7
What do academic historians think of Edmund Morris' Theodore Roosevelt trilogy?	6
When and why did American academia (in non-STEM subjects become significantly more leftist than the general population?	6
How much time did western European peasants in the high middle ages spend working (farming, sewing, etc.)?	6
In ancient Roman and Greek paganism, was there ever any widespread religious belief in the possibility of human salvation after this life?	6
Are post-renaissance Europeans implicitly held to a higher moral standard than other peoples by historians?	6
Why is generally considered a bad thing when a work (often of popular history) relies mostly on secondary sources?	4