r/AskHistorians

: "A trope in time travel plots involves intervening at a critical moment to change the course of History. Did early Christian theologians feel the need explain why God chose to send Jesus to year ~331 of the Seleucid calendar?"

: "Why aren't there eastern Asian Jews?"

: "Why did cowboy culture become a shared identity across racial and ethnic lines in the American West?"

: "Could a 21st century general teach anything (regarding Warfare) to Julius Caesar or Napoleon?"

: "Christians say that there were over 500 eyewitnesses to the resurrection of Jesus, and opposers argue that all 500 testimonies came from one source (i.e one person said that 500 people saw it). I’m confused, which is true?"

: "Have there been times in US history where the US military acted on behalf of a judge rather than the POTUS due the ruled unconstitutionality of POTUS orders? What is the most that a judicial outcome has ever directly influenced the military in this way?"

: "Was there ever a realistic path for surrender for the Soviet Union in World War Ii?"

: "How was project management done in Ancient times?"

: "Since Ai art is seen as a threat to artist as it’s stealing their jobs, did 19th century painters feel a similar kind of pressure when photography emerged?"