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It is said that Rome was spared from the armies of Attilla when Pope St. Leo I met him outside the city and convinced him to turn back. What is the basis for this narrative, and what is known about the vontent of their meeting?
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Did people of average means and education embrae Epicureanism, Cynicism, Stoicism, or the other philosophies of life that flourished during antiquity, or were they mostly a pursuit of the rich and powerful?
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Was the Philippines in 1970's an economic powerhouse as many Filipinos claim it to be? And why is the topic surrounding this "golden age" of the Philippines seemingly so controversial?
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If the Anglo-Saxons who settled Britain came from Jutland, and the Vikings who pillaged the Anglo-Saxons in Britain a few hundred years later came from Jutland, then did those Vikings know they were pillaging their own people?
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The "Protestant Work Ethic," giving credit to the Reformation for the rise of capitalism, is considered by some scholars to be a myth due to capitalism functioning long before the Reformation. What led to the development of the idea of a "Protestant Work Ethic?"
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