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Did the Romans really have people/slaves whisper into emperor's ears to minimize their self-grandeur?

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Why was there no revolution in Britain in 1848?

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Is there a basic lifetime expectancy for an Empire? What about phases?

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Capturing/approximating the zeitgeist... Do any historians do this? If so, who and how?

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What is the Historian take on memetics?

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Has there been a study comparing headlines (or what was known amongst the public) to what is now known about that time?

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History of torture as a device for intelligence.

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Has anyone calculated what the respective casualty rates for all wars would be with modern technology/medicine and vice versa?

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What do Historians think of Glubb and his view of Empires?

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Why is it that after the 18th century, political revolutions became something that happened? What about the time period allowed that?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Romans really have people/slaves whisper into emperor's ears to minimize their self-grandeur?	134
Why was there no revolution in Britain in 1848?	16
Is there a basic lifetime expectancy for an Empire? What about phases?	12
Capturing/approximating the zeitgeist... Do any historians do this? If so, who and how?	12
What is the Historian take on memetics?	10
Has there been a study comparing headlines (or what was known amongst the public) to what is now known about that time?	6
History of torture as a device for intelligence.	6
Has anyone calculated what the respective casualty rates for all wars would be with modern technology/medicine and vice versa?	2
What do Historians think of Glubb and his view of Empires?	1
Why is it that after the 18th century, political revolutions became something that happened? What about the time period allowed that?	1