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Aside from the Pyramids, what is the tallest man-made structure still standing in Europe & the Near East from ancient times?
Nov 21 '17 at 22:58
17
Why didn't invaders of India ever cross into Myanmar and beyond (east)?
Oct 11 '18 at 2:49
14
Why did the father of algebra speak Arabic instead of Persian?
Apr 12 '18 at 0:37
12
Why were fragments of the Mongol empire named after colors?
Mar 24 '19 at 16:49
10
Has there ever been an archbishop or bishop younger than the 16-year-old James of Nicosia?
Sep 26 '18 at 23:27
9
Why would a rifleman have his bayonet fixed to the rifle in a non-combat situation?
Nov 17 '18 at 3:34
8
Were/are the Gaels, Picts and Britons physically distinct?
Dec 14 '17 at 2:57
7
How did the baking soda recipe for crack cocaine catch on?
Nov 13 '17 at 5:13
7
Why were the Franks so successful in projecting power?
Aug 24 '17 at 21:40
6
What do we currently know about the ethnic origins of Jews?
Jan 9 '18 at 2:59
4
How did pastoral nomads keep winning battles/wars? When did the tide turn against them for settled societies?
Jul 15 '18 at 23:08
4
When were the three periods in which the silk road was most popularly used?
Nov 1 '18 at 20:38
4
What are the ruins in Turkey near Kömürcü Köyü?
Oct 5 '18 at 2:15
4
What is the historical significance of the Tryzub to Ukrainian diaspora?
Aug 18 '18 at 3:09
4
What is known about the people of Khazaria?
Mar 8 '18 at 0:07
4
What is the historical evidence for asserting Huns were one and the same as Xiongnu?
Sep 7 '17 at 3:29
4
What significant regions and countries became Muslim without being first conquered by a Muslim power?
Apr 27 '18 at 3:44
4
Did Zoroastrianism influence some Ancient Greek Philosophers?
Nov 16 '17 at 3:53
4
Has there been an occasion where ranged weapons were available but not used?
Aug 26 '17 at 2:12
3
Why didn't the Norsemen colonize North America?
Oct 17 '18 at 14:41
3
How did Islam spread before the invention of the printing press?
Aug 16 '18 at 14:16
3
Who was the Holy Roman Emperor that was a travelling adventurer?
Feb 25 '18 at 5:57
3
How did early Judaism and Zoroastrianism influence each other, if they were so far apart?
Nov 3 '17 at 3:36
3
How accurate was rocket artillery in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Jan 4 '18 at 2:24
3
Buddhism vs. Hinduism — what did it mean politically?
Nov 30 '17 at 3:33
3
Was there any other Germanic person who gained an important position in The Byzantine Empire other than Emperor Tiberios III Apsimar?
Nov 19 '17 at 0:50
2
Where did the Roman money involved in the spice and luxury trade end up?
Mar 11 '19 at 11:30
2
Did St Thomas really come to India?
Mar 13 '19 at 23:55
2
Are there no written records of Sanskrit before Rigveda?
Jan 24 '18 at 15:56
2
What government functions, if any, did the archchancellor of the HRE actually exercise?
Feb 10 '18 at 3:37
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