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If I, a medieval lowly soldier, find a king/prince of the opposing army wounded on the battlefield, would I kill them or take them hostage? What would be going through my mind if I was honorable vs crooked?

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How did historians arrive at the figure of forty million deaths in the Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan or any other war for that matter. Is there someone who keeps count? How does the math behind this process work?

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Where did raising the white flag for surrender originate from and when was the last time it was used?

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What did Julius Caesar's command center/tent look like in the battlefield?

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Its 1520 and me being a travel bug-bitten very rich lord in Birmingham, decide to sell off all my land and go on a overland caravan to this fabled land of India. What would be my chances of dying on the way? What, if any, were road conditions like?

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Do we have archaeological evidence that some armies were better fed than others in history? How well-fed were they in comparison to others?

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How much did lead exposure affect the Roman civilization?

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If I successfully integrated myself into an Ancient Rome or Ancient Egypt society, would they die from my diseases or would I die from their diseases?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I, a medieval lowly soldier, find a king/prince of the opposing army wounded on the battlefield, would I kill them or take them hostage? What would be going through my mind if I was honorable vs crooked?	198
How did historians arrive at the figure of forty million deaths in the Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan or any other war for that matter. Is there someone who keeps count? How does the math behind this process work?	66
Where did raising the white flag for surrender originate from and when was the last time it was used?	60
What did Julius Caesar's command center/tent look like in the battlefield?	10
Its 1520 and me being a travel bug-bitten very rich lord in Birmingham, decide to sell off all my land and go on a overland caravan to this fabled land of India. What would be my chances of dying on the way? What, if any, were road conditions like?	6
Do we have archaeological evidence that some armies were better fed than others in history? How well-fed were they in comparison to others?	3
How much did lead exposure affect the Roman civilization?	3
If I successfully integrated myself into an Ancient Rome or Ancient Egypt society, would they die from my diseases or would I die from their diseases?	1