Ancient history was from the beginning of recorded history (c. 4000 B.C.) until the fall of the Roman Empire (c. A.D. 500).
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Is there any corroborating evidence for the story of Sadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
Is there any historical evidence from the Babylonian or Persian side corroborating the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego found in Daniel chapters 1-3? What is the general state of records of ...
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How widespread was practice of fusion of Graeco-Roman and barbarian names?
There are some instances when barbarian names were romanized in order to be similar to already existing Roman or Greek names. Just some examples that come to mind:
Hebrew Martha -> Marta ("of Mars")
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When did the Hebrews stop speaking Hebrew and start speaking Aramaic?
The Torah was written Hebrew, and most of the old testament was written in Hebrew, although parts of Daniel were written in Aramaic. By the time of the 1st century, Aramaic was the common language for ...
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How human knowledge is passed by tens of thousands of generations without loss (especially today)? [closed]
I'm trying to understand how human knowledge is passed down from generation to generation without loss. Or loss occurs?
I believe that today is extremely rare that someone (a single person) can build ...
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Where was human history first purposely recorded?
I recently read about ancient cave paintings in France. Would this be an example of the first purposely recorded human events? If not, what was? When did it happen and where?
I am not much of an ...
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How accurate or supported is Jared Diamond's “Guns, Germs, and Steel”?
Jared Diamond wrote a fascinating book that purports to explain, in a very broad way, the development of civilization. It has several explanations for the development of Eurasian civilization rather ...
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What would be accurate illustrations of vikings and viking culture?
Vikings didn't have horned helmets as is often depicted. Where can I find accurate representations how vikings and viking society looked?
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What's the name of the (false) assumption that people in past ages were less able to reason? [closed]
In arguments involving past decisions or tradition, people frequently blow off a claim to tradition by using the (false) assumption that people in days gone by, or even ancient history were less able ...
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Who were the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Western Europe?
I've heard it said that the Basque are conjectured to be the last remnant of Pre-Celtic Western Europe. When would have these people existed? What evidence do we have for their culture and habitation ...
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Tarim Mummies origins and theories separating fact from fiction
Is there any conclusive evidence of where the Tarim Mummies originate from?
What were these "westerners" doing in China?
The theories I have heard are that they are the fore bearers of the Kazaks or ...
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What is the most widely accepted theory on the ancient “Sea Peoples”?
There are many theories as to who they are the wiki has SIX.
What is the most widely accepted theory on who the ancient Sea Peoples are?
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Josephus as a Legitimate Historical Text
Are Josephus and other Ancient writings considered Historically sound or does the fact that his numbers are sometimes overly Inflated to aggrandize his fellow countrymen make it a source of ...
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Oldest still existent Society [closed]
What is the oldest continual society that is still in existence today and what are the proofs for the age of the civilizations age?
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When and why did war chariots stopped being used?
Many cultures (Egypt, Celts, etc...) had war chariots either as mobile platforms or as troop transport. What other advance in warfare made them obsolete?
