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I’ve heard a lot about the idea of the “historical Jesus,” but is there anything on the “historical Muhammad?”

1223 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If the Dutch bought the island of Manhattan from the Native Americans, why was it necessary for them to erect a wall (now Wall Street) to keep them off the property they had just purchased from them?

224 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did Christians stop celebrating Jewish holidays like Passover and Hanukkah?

62 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did Scandinavia become Lutheran?

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What was the Byzantine Emperor Justinian’s relationship with the Roman Papacy?

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Why did some books of the Septuagint not end up in the Jewish Bible?

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How did people verify someone’s citizenship in Ancient Rome?

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The historian Arnaldo Momigliano once said Tacitus’ Germania and the Iliad were two of the most dangerous books in history. I understand the argument for the Germania, but why did he consider the Iliad to be so dangerous?

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What did non-westerners think of western art and vice versa?

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What determined if an American soldier in WWII would be sent to Europe/North Africa or the Pacific to fight?

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I’ve heard a lot about the idea of the “historical Jesus,” but is there anything on the “historical Muhammad?”	1223	AskHistorians
If the Dutch bought the island of Manhattan from the Native Americans, why was it necessary for them to erect a wall (now Wall Street) to keep them off the property they had just purchased from them?	224	AskHistorians
Why did Christians stop celebrating Jewish holidays like Passover and Hanukkah?	62	AskHistorians
Why did Scandinavia become Lutheran?	60	AskHistorians
What was the Byzantine Emperor Justinian’s relationship with the Roman Papacy?	36	AskHistorians
Why did some books of the Septuagint not end up in the Jewish Bible?	34	AskHistorians
How did people verify someone’s citizenship in Ancient Rome?	33	AskHistorians
The historian Arnaldo Momigliano once said Tacitus’ Germania and the Iliad were two of the most dangerous books in history. I understand the argument for the Germania, but why did he consider the Iliad to be so dangerous?	32	AskHistorians
What did non-westerners think of western art and vice versa?	28	AskHistorians
What determined if an American soldier in WWII would be sent to Europe/North Africa or the Pacific to fight?	28	AskHistorians