Today:
Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
I've not been around much of late but I did very much enjoy /u/Iphikrates's comments on the importance Syracuse in the Greek world this week. Really interesting and well explained.
These answers were so great that they've already been picked up by the Twitter feed. So go read /u/Ucumu and /u/400-Rabbits explaining Aztec medicine circa 1400--and also how we know about it!
Weekly Rundown:
/u/restricteddata on "How much investment was actually poured into Reagan's 'Star Wars' programs? Did it take away significant resources from other defense programs at the time?"
/u/Ucumu answered "What kind of medical care was available in Mesoamerica, circa 1400?"
/u/itsalrightwithme on "How would the empire react to a member state being annexed by the emperor?"
A little late but I want to point out /u/sowser 's answer to What is History? and the various answers on Why should I study history?
/u/keyilan's fantastic response to my question "Was Stilton traditionally eaten with maggots?" https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/41r6xq/was_stilton_traditionally_eaten_with_maggots/cz4nbnm?context=3