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hey mods, i know you’ll remove this but i just wanna say thank you for making this such a professional and truly educational subreddit, keep up the good work :)

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How well was armour ventilated? It would seem that armour would get very wet and sweaty inside and so what comfort measures available to a medieval society could be taken to reduce that?

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Was the Roman navy ever involved in any major wars outside of the Punic Wars? If so how did it perform, was it as formidable as their land counterpart?

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Why did the more complex states of south america settle in the mountains rather than the plains/rivers as seen with other early civilisations?

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How did engineers get the measurements for the height of siege towers?

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Did the Celts write before the romans? If so, did they have a unique script they shared?

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Why does Malta, an island that saw 6700 tons on its main harbour alone in ww2, retain its ancient architecture, whereas mainland UK was rebuilt from the blitz in such a way as to ignore traditional architecture?

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In WW1, the creeping fire tactic was used to obscure the advance of troops in no mans land, however, smoke bombs were invented in 1848, why weren’t smoke bombs used to obscure advancing troops?

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After the byzantines lost rome, did they refer to themselves as roman? even hundreds of years after? If not then what did they call themselves

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Why was Medieval European art less true to life than the art that came before and after? Was this due to skill, materials, or something else?

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hey mods, i know you’ll remove this but i just wanna say thank you for making this such a professional and truly educational subreddit, keep up the good work :)	17793
How well was armour ventilated? It would seem that armour would get very wet and sweaty inside and so what comfort measures available to a medieval society could be taken to reduce that?	201
Was the Roman navy ever involved in any major wars outside of the Punic Wars? If so how did it perform, was it as formidable as their land counterpart?	53
Why did the more complex states of south america settle in the mountains rather than the plains/rivers as seen with other early civilisations?	40
How did engineers get the measurements for the height of siege towers?	12
Did the Celts write before the romans? If so, did they have a unique script they shared?	11
Why does Malta, an island that saw 6700 tons on its main harbour alone in ww2, retain its ancient architecture, whereas mainland UK was rebuilt from the blitz in such a way as to ignore traditional architecture?	7
In WW1, the creeping fire tactic was used to obscure the advance of troops in no mans land, however, smoke bombs were invented in 1848, why weren’t smoke bombs used to obscure advancing troops?	6
After the byzantines lost rome, did they refer to themselves as roman? even hundreds of years after? If not then what did they call themselves	5
Why was Medieval European art less true to life than the art that came before and after? Was this due to skill, materials, or something else?	5