Been listening through Mike Duncan's The History of Rome podcast, and he seems to believe that Jovian could've fought it out, as Shapur II was reluctant to fight the Romans, even while weakened from harassment and Shapur's scorched earth tactics.

Is there enough knowledge about the strength and condition of both sides to know if it was worth it to try to win?

Bonus question: Duncan speculates that had they fought it out, that it would've not led to the issues in the East that would continue for years to come, with the Sassanids being emboldened and the Romans bitter and vengeful. Any comments on this as well?

Did the Soviet Union not want to make a fuss about missiles being in Turkey? Were their complaints ignored? Or is it simply a result of the fact that the Soviet Union isn't around any more?

As a tag question, what is it referred to in Russia?

As in, maybe some kind of archaeological discovery that was surprising because...idk, they had the first Taco Bell in Illyria or something (obviously kidding)

Or maybe just some texts that have been discovered or deciphered that have given us new perspective on x or totally changes the way we look at x?

I don't know if this sort of breaks the rules because I'm asking about something within the last twenty years, but it's about history, so I hope it's okay.

I know that the Romans invented glass windows, but it's hard to find out how common they were then. And they disappeared after the fall of the Roman Empire. When did they become common again?

They took Elzas-Lotharing but why not more?

Was it widely seen in, say, Vietnam, as a thinly-veiled excuse for aggressive expansion, or did they prefer the Japanese to their French colonial masters?

What exactly did a medieval university student learn in his trivium and quadrivium classes? Were these undergraduate studies? Did every university in medieval Europe teach them?

Interviews with public figures are such a commonplace nowadays, but I've always wondered, what was the one that started it all?

There is allot of hate directed towards Romania from Hungarians, who beleive that Transylvania belongs to them and is part of Hungary.

Wikipedia says that historically there were more Romanian people living there than Hungarians, but it does not quote any sources.

Does anyone know what the truth is? Why do Hungarians feel they have such a strong claim to the land? Do Romanians have a simmilar claim?

I'm nervous that this might sound dumb, but here goes. Otto was the first greek king after the greek war of independence, right? But where did he come from? Was he a random guy that was elected? Did the greek smallfolk have anything to say?

Another question; was it necessary to ban fez or headscraf?

F.e: In 1915's Istanbul there were womans who couldn't even get the sunlight from their windows, they had to put a veil. I know Ataturk changed so much in Turkey but would it be possible without these bans? If you know you can give examples from history. (society's change)

Being a queer history & anthropology hobbyist, I was curious what how homosexual behavior was viewed by the Mongol khanates. I found one article in IIRC the Guardian claiming that the Mongols practiced the death penalty for homosexuality. Is there any primary source for this?

I was having a discussion with a professor who was talking about taxing the wealthy and how the wealthy are the ones making the laws about tax rates.

It got me thinking about the revolution and the "no taxation without representation" slogan. After the US was founded, did the founding fathers (who were a bunch of rich people who didn't want to pay taxes) actual pay the taxes? Or has the idea of rich people not wanting to pay taxes literally the foundation of which the United States was based on.

Do they see him as a tyrant like modern U.S historians or, is their opinion more favorable?

What are some engaging history books? I am looking for something like Dan Carlin but in book form. My interests include the Khans, Aztecs, Ancient Greece, Russian and Chinese Communism and WW1 and WW2. Thanks so much!

What freedoms did slaves have in 15th-19th century West Africa? Were their children usually slaves? Were many American slaves previously put to work by local African leaders? Were European slavers and slave-drivers influenced in any way by African slavery?