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Why is Alexander the Great remembered in history as a great general and valient leader while other conquerors in history like Ghengis Khan are demonized?

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In the Netflix show 'The Alienist' which is set in 1896 in NYC, we see underage boys dressing up as women being used as prostitutes did this actually happen?

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Why didn't mounted archery ever 'catch on' in England?

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What were the reasons for samurai duels and were they 'to the death'?

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Why wasn't a crusade raised to take back Constantinople after it was taken by the Ottomans?

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Mounted archery used most famoulsy and succesfully by the Mongols proved to be extremely effective on the battlefield as it could be described as a 'bee swarm' keeping this in mind, did anybody try this appraoach in the early days of gun warfare?

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Do we have contemprary manuals or scripts describing Samurai weapon, techniques and training?

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Why were the biscuits soldiers recieved during WW1 so hard?

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Why was the US incapable of swapping to metric unlike the rest of the world?

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How effective was the Ottoman Empire militarily? And did they often have a much larger force like ancient Persia?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Alexander the Great remembered in history as a great general and valient leader while other conquerors in history like Ghengis Khan are demonized?	346
In the Netflix show 'The Alienist' which is set in 1896 in NYC, we see underage boys dressing up as women being used as prostitutes did this actually happen?	36
Why didn't mounted archery ever 'catch on' in England?	14
What were the reasons for samurai duels and were they 'to the death'?	12
Why wasn't a crusade raised to take back Constantinople after it was taken by the Ottomans?	8
Mounted archery used most famoulsy and succesfully by the Mongols proved to be extremely effective on the battlefield as it could be described as a 'bee swarm' keeping this in mind, did anybody try this appraoach in the early days of gun warfare?	7
Do we have contemprary manuals or scripts describing Samurai weapon, techniques and training?	5
Why were the biscuits soldiers recieved during WW1 so hard?	5
Why was the US incapable of swapping to metric unlike the rest of the world?	4
How effective was the Ottoman Empire militarily? And did they often have a much larger force like ancient Persia?	4