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Can we compare among rulers of Indian History? [closed]
I want to know that is it possible to compare among the rulers of Indian History ?
There were many Indian rulers like Ashoka, Akbar, Maharana Pratap, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Jahangir, and many more.
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Why is the linear model of human history treated as fact, while the cyclic model is dismissed as myth despite evidence of global catastrophes? [closed]
Modern archaeology follows a linear timeline of human development, with early hominins appearing around 4 million BCE, Homo sapiens around 300 000 BCE, and the rise of agriculture and complex ...
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Were the Minoans in mainland Greece?
The Mycenaean of the Mycenaean civilisation in the early Bronze age shared 80% of their DNA with the Minoans who were based in Crete. I find it hard to believe that 80% of DNA of overlap comes from ...
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Why were the ancient Macedonians quite distinct from the other ancient Greeks?
The ancient kingdom of Macedon was a Hellenic kingdom related to the southern Hellenic states. However, it had many distinct features which were either out of use or simply not in practice in Southern ...
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Did the king of Mari, Zimri-Lim, and Hammurabi have male lovers?
While I was researching accounts of homosexuality in Mesopotamian cultures, I came across this particular article: Homosexuality in the Ancient Near East, beyond Egypt by Bruce L. Gerig.
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What did practitioners call "Hinduism" before the term was coined?
Before the term “Hinduism” was coined, what did practitioners themselves call their religion? Was there a proper name used in historical scriptures or inscriptions to refer to the collective spiritual ...
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Where to find examples of zodiacs with 11 signs?
Servius the Grammarian (4-5th. c.) wrote in his commentary to the Georgics
" Egyptians assert that there are 12 signs, the Chaldeans – 11 /
(Aegyptii XII esse adserunt signa, Chaldaei vero XI)&...
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Would calling Favorinus a ‘eunuch’ have boosted or harmed his fame as an orator in the Greco-Roman World?
In researching eunuchs for my very first novel that I wrote about a 6th-century BCE Ethiopian eunuch, I ran across Favorinus, a 2nd-century orator. His rival Polemon, said he was a “born without ...
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Favorinus the famed orator is proclaimed one of the most famous congenital eunuchs to have lived. Was he really a congenital or is it just fiction?
I have a novel coming out about a 6th-century B.C. Ethiopian eunuch, and while researching eunuchs, I ran across a man named Favorinus, a 2nd-century orator famed in Athens and Rome. Wikipedia calls ...
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At what point did Rome truly become an empire? [closed]
According to Wikipedia,
The history of the Roman Empire covers the history of ancient Rome from the traditional end of the Roman Republic in 27 BC until the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in AD 476 ...
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How likely is it that ancient Israelites of 1000 BCE had oral historical traditions dating back to 1500 BCE?
I am trying to research how likely it is that ancient Israelites of approximately 1000 BCE had oral historical traditions describing events as early as 1500 BCE.
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How did the Romans ram the casement walls of Masada when, according to Josephus, they were 18ft high, 12ft wide, and made of stone?
The Roman siege ramp at Masada was 25 degrees which is pretty steep. They were using a ram that they either dragged up the slope, or transported in pieces in place, all the while under fire from the ...
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How was wine made in first-century Galilee and surrounding regions? [closed]
In Galilee and surrounding regions in the first century AD, how was wine made?
If it was the same as in the rest of the Empire, than an answer would just explain how wine was made in the first-century ...
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How would children address adults, who aren't their parents, in ancient Greece?
Besides relatives and royalty, how would children address adults who aren't their parents? Mr. and Mrs. obviously don't work out because "last names" tended to be "of Athens," &...
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Could Augustus and Agrippa have been lovers? [closed]
While I'm VERY much not a Rome expert, I'm curious, could they have been lovers? I know enough about sexuality in ancient Greece and Rome to know that a relationship between two freeborn guys of the ...
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