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How did large ancient/pre-modern cities managed traffic especially at intersections?

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How did a Roman slaving operation work?

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How did pre-modern soldiers keep their precious belongings, pay, loot, etc. safe while campaigning on the march?

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The Ottoman Empire conscripted young Christian boys in their empire to become Janissaries, did they conscripted young Christian girls into their harems?

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How did slave soldiers like the Janissaries and Mamluks deal with marriage and families?

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What did mounted warfare look like on the steppe? Did bands of mounted archers chase each other firing arrows?

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How did they extract a iron cannonball in a muzzle loader after a misfire e.g. the powder inside the cannon was bad?

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What happened to the gold mines/resources of the Mali Empire?

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What was the gun laws in Ireland and India under British rule? Were they afraid how guns would increase rebellions? Did any Irish immigrants buy guns in the American colonies and ship them back to Ireland?

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What happened to the gold mines/resources of the Mali Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did large ancient/pre-modern cities managed traffic especially at intersections?	82
How did a Roman slaving operation work?	66
How did pre-modern soldiers keep their precious belongings, pay, loot, etc. safe while campaigning on the march?	34
The Ottoman Empire conscripted young Christian boys in their empire to become Janissaries, did they conscripted young Christian girls into their harems?	28
How did slave soldiers like the Janissaries and Mamluks deal with marriage and families?	27
What did mounted warfare look like on the steppe? Did bands of mounted archers chase each other firing arrows?	21
How did they extract a iron cannonball in a muzzle loader after a misfire e.g. the powder inside the cannon was bad?	9
What happened to the gold mines/resources of the Mali Empire?	7
What was the gun laws in Ireland and India under British rule? Were they afraid how guns would increase rebellions? Did any Irish immigrants buy guns in the American colonies and ship them back to Ireland?	7
What happened to the gold mines/resources of the Mali Empire?	5