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A roman emperor (who's name I forgot) reportedly dressed in women's clothes; was this seen as a 'statement' on gender/sexual orientation, or rather an unusual sense of fashion?

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Why did so many cultures include Psychopomps in their mythologies, i.e. what lead to the spread of the believe that the afterlife was "hard to find"

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Is it true that the early Christians believed that Jesus would return during their lifetime? If so, when did Christianity develop the concept of a return of Jesus in the far future?

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What do we know about the Algonquian peoples from before Colombus arrived? Where they seditary? How large where their settlements?

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When caribbean pirates stayed at ports, would they sleep on their ships or at an inn?

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Italy had a strong communist party after WWII. Was that a post-war development, or where there organized communists opposing Mussolini during the war?

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How was Zoroastrianism viewed in european Antiquity? Was Zoroaster really perceived as “inventor“ of magic, and zoroastrian priests as mages?

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Has there ever been an abstract symbol asociated with war, akin to the peace symbol?

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Did Ludendorff ask the emperor to die on the battlefield in the last weeks of WW1?

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Somebody told me a story about an alleged medieval nobleman, who's spouse was discovered to have been a cross-dressing man after 'her' death. Is there any credibility to this story, is it bogwash?

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A roman emperor (who's name I forgot) reportedly dressed in women's clothes; was this seen as a 'statement' on gender/sexual orientation, or rather an unusual sense of fashion?	43	AskHistorians
Why did so many cultures include Psychopomps in their mythologies, i.e. what lead to the spread of the believe that the afterlife was "hard to find"	40	AskHistorians
Is it true that the early Christians believed that Jesus would return during their lifetime? If so, when did Christianity develop the concept of a return of Jesus in the far future?	37	AskHistorians
What do we know about the Algonquian peoples from before Colombus arrived? Where they seditary? How large where their settlements?	36	AskHistorians
When caribbean pirates stayed at ports, would they sleep on their ships or at an inn?	33	AskHistorians
Italy had a strong communist party after WWII. Was that a post-war development, or where there organized communists opposing Mussolini during the war?	32	AskHistorians
How was Zoroastrianism viewed in european Antiquity? Was Zoroaster really perceived as “inventor“ of magic, and zoroastrian priests as mages?	30	AskHistorians
Has there ever been an abstract symbol asociated with war, akin to the peace symbol?	29	AskHistorians
Did Ludendorff ask the emperor to die on the battlefield in the last weeks of WW1?	26	AskHistorians
Somebody told me a story about an alleged medieval nobleman, who's spouse was discovered to have been a cross-dressing man after 'her' death. Is there any credibility to this story, is it bogwash?	25	AskHistorians