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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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Are there any instances of ancient kings or chiefs dueling or engaging in other physical con...
You start with two very significant words: popular fiction. It's a popular theme to write about, but happened seldom in reality.
It's not very practical, from a leader's point of view. You are a triba …
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What are the earliest traces of slavery?
Slavery became only possible when people got the means to keep slaves, which was after the neolithic revolution. Slaves need feeding, some care, they need to be properly locked up and guarded. That's …
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Did anyone in ancient times want to abolish slavery?
As far as I know: no, that was not an issue at all. At best people said 'Don't be a slave. Own one!' Spartacus never mentioned he wanted to abolish slavery. In fact, he set Roman senators up as pairs …
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How do we know that ancient peoples didn't see their gods and mythologies as simple works of...
You know worshipers sacrificed their children in some religions? Especially first born children were considered more valuable. I know of no culture were parents do not cherish their children.
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How accurately could ancient soldiers/commanders maneuver during battles
Is it at all accurate to divide the army into units of specific sizes.
Of course, you're making a game. You have to make a balance between playability and reality. A Roman cohort has 480 officers …
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How did gladiators/assyrians kill large predators in single combat?
As an Assyrian king, you wouldn't defend yourself against animals. That would be the job of your bodyguard and entourage. You'd be out to entertain yourself, by killing them (the wild animals; not you …
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Are there any confirmed accounts of ancient Greek or Roman mathematicians owning slaves?
The poverty line in Republican Rome was not being able to own one slave. Sulla once qualified as being poor. Later in life he became dictator and very rich. But in his younger years he was anything bu …
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With no heavy infantry, how could melee units be effective, facing competition from ranged u...
Light infantry often carried small or medium sized shields. Peltasts for example carried their own type of shield. Even a buckler offers some form of protection against arrows. Not all light infantry …
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A Roman Admiral, a Tribune, a Legatus and a Promagistrate all walk into an arena
The Romans rated their navy very low. Service was much longer, pay was a lot less. Even so, an admiral rated definitely higher than a mere tribunus angusticlavius. In modern terms he would be a junior …
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Why didn't Caesar hire free men to do slave work?
Most important: nobody was interested in reducing or abolishing slavery. Roman society, and all Mediterranean societies, were slave-based. Caesar would not gain any popularity by reducing the number o …
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Why did the ancient Romans kill deer so often?
People ate just about anything with legs for food in those days. Bears, badgers, foxes, voles & dormouse (they were a delicacy), mice - anything. That includes deer as well, my dear.
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