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Alexander the Great's invasion of India gets no mention in Indian sources, all our knowledge of it comes from Greek sources. Are records lost or did Indian historians consider it unimportant?

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Did European great powers ever express anxiety over the rise of the United States, the way modern commentators express anxiety over the rise of China?

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Colleen McCoullugh depicts Spartacus as a Roman ex-soldier and citizen, rather than a Thracian auxiliary and most of the slaves in the revolt are similarly Roman. What's the historical evidence for this depiction?

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Alexander the Great's invasion of India gets no mention in Indian sources, all our knowledge of it comes from Greek sources. Are records lost or did Indian historians consider it unimportant?	3476
Did European great powers ever express anxiety over the rise of the United States, the way modern commentators express anxiety over the rise of China?	63
Colleen McCoullugh depicts Spartacus as a Roman ex-soldier and citizen, rather than a Thracian auxiliary and most of the slaves in the revolt are similarly Roman. What's the historical evidence for this depiction?	15