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Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks?

asked Jan 14, 2013 at 23:20

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6 answers

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Was slavery really on the way out in the antebellum USA?

asked Oct 19, 2014 at 9:02

33 votes

3 answers

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Did the Romans have winter uniforms?

asked Jan 31, 2013 at 1:48

32 votes

2 answers

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Did Muslim states hire Western European knights as mercenaries before the Crusades?

asked Oct 14, 2017 at 8:28

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3 answers

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Why didn't the Persians make and use ballistas and other kinds of artillery?

asked Sep 19, 2013 at 16:00

22 votes

7 answers

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Is it true that medieval villages didn't have names?

asked Dec 26, 2012 at 0:16

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4 answers

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Did the poor performance of the Red Army in the Winter War significantly contribute to German underestimation of the USSR's military capacity?

asked Mar 30, 2013 at 10:37

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What is the basis for the argument that the true believers in Juche died in the N. Korean famine?

asked Jan 24, 2013 at 12:35

19 votes

2 answers

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Who came up with the name "Peloponnesian War"?

asked Mar 7, 2013 at 22:15

19 votes

3 answers

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Did the Romans install offensive statues in the temples of conquered territories?

asked Dec 2, 2017 at 12:15

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4 answers

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What was the contemporary German public opinion on the Herero Genocide?

asked Feb 10, 2013 at 23:28

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2 answers

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Why were women excluded from the succession line in the Meiji constitution?

asked May 11, 2013 at 17:26

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2 answers

817 views

How popular was Mozart in France before WWII and after it?

asked Apr 16, 2013 at 21:09

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Did the Romans melt down looted golden objects or did they keep them intact?

asked Jan 2, 2013 at 19:53

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Why did Charles I not borrow abroad?

asked Jan 28, 2017 at 0:54

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1 answer

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Gazan attitudes to Egyptian rule 1948-1967

asked Jan 16, 2013 at 23:53

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Why was Stalin so opposed to genetics?

asked Dec 24, 2012 at 11:24

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4 answers

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Why is Finland represented as a Soviet satellite in this 1947 cartoon?

asked May 29, 2013 at 12:33

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What was Gandhi's post-factum view of the Partition?

asked Jan 26, 2013 at 21:11

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How credible is Antony Beevor's work? [closed]

asked Dec 10, 2012 at 13:33

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Is the USA Congress explicitly patterned after the British Parliament?

asked Jan 6, 2013 at 0:27

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Was there an export industry of papyrus from ancient Egypt?

asked Jan 10, 2013 at 2:03

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756 views

What happened to General Eugen Müller after WWII?

asked Jun 12, 2017 at 7:38

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Did Goebbels realize that his wife used to know Arlozorov?

asked Jun 29, 2013 at 20:52

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3 answers

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Did the Weimar governments publish revelatory WWI documents?

asked Dec 6, 2013 at 13:00

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What was (if at all) Hitler's Plan B if Molotov-Ribbentrop had not worked out?

asked Apr 11, 2014 at 7:58

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3 answers

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Have famous rabbis ever converted to Islam?

asked Oct 15, 2013 at 14:11

12 votes

2 answers

2k views

Is there a difference between Douhet and Walther Wever's strategic bombing theories?

asked Jul 28, 2017 at 5:00

12 votes

1 answer

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Why were cobblers so radical?

asked Oct 24, 2016 at 1:26

12 votes

1 answer

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Why did the start of the Roman consular year move?

asked Dec 30, 2012 at 22:17

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137 Questions

Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks?

Was slavery really on the way out in the antebellum USA?

Did the Romans have winter uniforms?

Did Muslim states hire Western European knights as mercenaries before the Crusades?

Why didn't the Persians make and use ballistas and other kinds of artillery?

Is it true that medieval villages didn't have names?

Did the poor performance of the Red Army in the Winter War significantly contribute to German underestimation of the USSR's military capacity?

What is the basis for the argument that the true believers in Juche died in the N. Korean famine?

Who came up with the name "Peloponnesian War"?

Did the Romans install offensive statues in the temples of conquered territories?

What was the contemporary German public opinion on the Herero Genocide?

Why were women excluded from the succession line in the Meiji constitution?

How popular was Mozart in France before WWII and after it?

Did the Romans melt down looted golden objects or did they keep them intact?

Why did Charles I not borrow abroad?

Gazan attitudes to Egyptian rule 1948-1967

Why was Stalin so opposed to genetics?

Why is Finland represented as a Soviet satellite in this 1947 cartoon?

What was Gandhi's post-factum view of the Partition?

How credible is Antony Beevor's work? [closed]

Is the USA Congress explicitly patterned after the British Parliament?

Was there an export industry of papyrus from ancient Egypt?

What happened to General Eugen Müller after WWII?

Did Goebbels realize that his wife used to know Arlozorov?

Did the Weimar governments publish revelatory WWI documents?

What was (if at all) Hitler's Plan B if Molotov-Ribbentrop had not worked out?

Have famous rabbis ever converted to Islam?

Is there a difference between Douhet and Walther Wever's strategic bombing theories?

Why were cobblers so radical?

Why did the start of the Roman consular year move?