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What did the Romans think of Stonehenge?

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In Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt a character mentions that Milanese armour is the only thing that can stop the English Longbows. How accurate is that statement? Were any forms of armour impervious to Longbows?

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How often did the Roman Army resort to decimation? I recently read that it was an archaic punishment when Crassus used it on one of his Legions during the war against Spartacus.

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What made London an important trade centre during Roman times & the early middle ages?

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How old is the children's game "hide and seek"?

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Are there ever any mentions of anything sounding like dinosaur fossils in the Ancient Era?

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When were spaces introduced in writing, and why were they? (Or on the flip side, why did the ancient world not use spaces in writing? Was the stuff they wrote on that precious a commodity?)

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In The French Revolution is it true that women knitted the names of people who were executed?

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When did the English Court adopt English as it's language and drop French?

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According to Foundation: A History, Hari Seldon was actually a raving anti-imperialist. How accurate is this?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did the Romans think of Stonehenge?	1830
In Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt a character mentions that Milanese armour is the only thing that can stop the English Longbows. How accurate is that statement? Were any forms of armour impervious to Longbows?	300
How often did the Roman Army resort to decimation? I recently read that it was an archaic punishment when Crassus used it on one of his Legions during the war against Spartacus.	109
What made London an important trade centre during Roman times & the early middle ages?	53
How old is the children's game "hide and seek"?	46
Are there ever any mentions of anything sounding like dinosaur fossils in the Ancient Era?	12
When were spaces introduced in writing, and why were they? (Or on the flip side, why did the ancient world not use spaces in writing? Was the stuff they wrote on that precious a commodity?)	8
In The French Revolution is it true that women knitted the names of people who were executed?	5
When did the English Court adopt English as it's language and drop French?	3
According to Foundation: A History, Hari Seldon was actually a raving anti-imperialist. How accurate is this?	2