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.
/u/iphikrates answered "I'm a greek hoplite at the battle of marathon who is not in the first couple rows of the phalanx. What are the odds that i see any combat?" as well as "What was the relationship between the two royal dynasties of Sparta like?" and "What did an ancient soldier in formation (e.g. shield-wall or phalanx) do if his shield was destroyed?" and "Did Spartans fight at Thermopylae for the defense of the Hellas or did they fight for glory and bragging rights?"
/u/endlessmichael on "What was the culture of Vandal North Africa like?"