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Did the Roman Colosseum have toilets? I've read that over it could accommodate up to 50k people so it must of had some kind of bathroom area?

496 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How well known were royal families during medieval times? Could an educated noble from one city go to another and pretend to be the Kings second cousin?

90 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How important was the Jaguar to Mesoamerican cultures? Was it akin to the Lion in the old world?

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In ancient Rome they had colosseum fights and chariot races, in medieval England they had tourneys and melees, what were the big celebratory sport equivalents for India or China?

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I read that in Ancient Rome noble woman often wore the hair of conquered people like the Germans, was this hair collected from conquered people or looted from corpses?

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Why do corpses turn "blue" when they die?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Roman Colosseum have toilets? I've read that over it could accommodate up to 50k people so it must of had some kind of bathroom area?	496	AskHistorians
How well known were royal families during medieval times? Could an educated noble from one city go to another and pretend to be the Kings second cousin?	90	AskHistorians
How important was the Jaguar to Mesoamerican cultures? Was it akin to the Lion in the old world?	33	AskHistorians
In ancient Rome they had colosseum fights and chariot races, in medieval England they had tourneys and melees, what were the big celebratory sport equivalents for India or China?	28	AskHistorians
I read that in Ancient Rome noble woman often wore the hair of conquered people like the Germans, was this hair collected from conquered people or looted from corpses?	1	AskHistorians
Why do corpses turn "blue" when they die?	1	askscience