• /u/Mictlantecuhtli gets down and dirty in archaeological evidence to discuss what shaft tombs can and can't tell us about social class of their occupants and the people who buried them

• /u/400-Rabbits claimed that women are invisible in Aztec (or rather Mexica, but specific Mexica) sources before making Aztec noblewomen incredibly visible

• /u/k_hopz wrote: "no, Sissi didn't play a role," and then, "well, yes she did," and finally, "but take that with a grain of salt." It's a great intro to the power of celebrity in the 19th century.

I'm going to add to the pile-on for /u/sowser, who put in terrific effort into the post on Are there any records of white people being treated poorly and used as slaves by darker skinned rulers in any civilizations?, with some extensive follow-up on the question of Irish slavery/indenture in the Americas.

And I will also note /u/sunagainstgold as starting off that post with a cool take on a hot issue.

Shout out to /u/XenophonTheAthenian, who provided an excellent analysis of how the battle of Carrhae was an anomaly in the history of warfare between Romans and Parthians, challenging the assumptions that led OP to ask his question about Greek tactics against the Persians.

I'll re-submit my question from 3 days ago here. It was about the source of culture change in the 1960s. I got zero answers.

A day late, but better late than never!

• /u/the_howling_cow on "In band of brothers (WW2) American soldiers are allowed to return home after the war if they have 85 points, is this historically accurate and what were points based on?"

• /u/thejukeboxhero answered "How did the Merovingians respond to the gradual usurpation of power by the Carolingians?"

• /u/DerProfessor on "Why did France make Algeria an integral part of France unlike other African possessions of France?"