Sorry, we don't allow throughout history questions. These tend to produce threads which are collections of trivia, not the in-depth discussions about a particular topic we're looking for. If you have a specific question about a historical event or period or person, please feel free to re-compose your question and submit it again. Alternatively, questions of this type can be directed to more appropriate subreddits, such as /r/history or /r/askhistory.

You can also simply rephrase your question with a specific time period in mind: 'how significant was Greece in antiquity?' for example, or 'how important was the Byzantine Empire in the 14th century?'.