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Why wasn't there a big, fat "gunpowder empire" dominating early modern Europe à la the Ottoman, Mughal and Qing empires of Asia?
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Were King David or other Biblical characters real, historical, verifiable people, or were they mostly legendary figures?
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In almost all modern depictions of Roman legionnaire, he is shown in red. A red tunic, red-colored shield, or with red crest on the helmet. Is this accurate or is it modern convention?
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"borders are a relatively new concept, first seen during Renaissance" - how valid is this statement?
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What do we know of Axumite and Abyssinian naval architecture and ship building? What did their warships look like?
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Given they were drawn from across Europe, what language would groups like the Knights Templar have spoken?
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imagine you're walking the streets of Rome in AD266, what indication (if any) would you see that the empire had fallen on extremely hard time?
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