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Questions to ask historical figures

25 questions per character — with each one's answer rooted in their time, the idea the student learns and the related key concepts. Designed for secondary school and philosophy classes.

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49 BC
Julius Caesar
History · Ancient Rome

Crossed the Rubicon. Conqueror of Gaul. He is still unaware of the Ides of March.

Roman RepublicGallic WarsSenate
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1804
Napoleon Bonaparte
History · First Empire

At the height of the Empire. Creator of the Civil Code. Waterloo does not yet exist for him.

First EmpireCivil CodeNapoleonic Wars
25 questions to ask Napoleon →
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Vienna, 1900
Sigmund Freud
Psychology · Psychoanalysis

Has just published The Interpretation of Dreams. Convinced of having discovered the unconscious.

UnconsciousPsychoanalysisRepression
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Athens, 399 BC
Socrates
Philosophy · Ancient Greece

At the time of his trial. He wrote nothing. He answers with questions.

MaieuticsPhilosophyAthenian democracy
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Olympus
Zeus
Mythology · Ancient Greece

King of the gods. Master of lightning. He does not recognize Jupiter — he's a Roman impostor.

Greek pantheonCosmogonyIliad
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How to use these questions

Each question comes with the character's answer from their own time, a learning objective and key concepts. Use them as a starting point — then ask your own directly on Parlova.

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Read the answers
Each character answers from their own time, with their own certainties and blind spots.
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Note the ideas
Each answer shows what the student learns — directly linked to what is taught at school.
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Ask your own
On Parlova, the character answers your questions in real time, however you phrase them.

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