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What are the sources or research materials used by Tacitus when he wrote "Germania"?

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Did Celtic and pre-celtic peoples like the Gauls and Picts and actually practice tattooing or were their markings more likely a form of body paint?

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What was life like for a common person living in pagan Lithuania during the Baltic Crusade?

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What was life like for a homosexual commoner living in 16th century western Europe?

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How did sailors on old wooden ships in the age of exploration keep warm when sailing in cold weather?

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What did artists use as reference for depicting scenes of battle in 16th and 17th centuries?

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At what point in Britain's history did Anglo-Saxons outnumber the native British Celtic inhabitants of Scotland, England and Wales?

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How accurate are the illustrations that depict the English peasants of 1381 in armor with quality weapons?

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Were there mosques and synagogues in Byzantine Constantinople?

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To what degree did defensive moats around walled medieval and early modern cities and fortresses/castles impact the health of their inhabitants and the surrounding communities?

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What are the sources or research materials used by Tacitus when he wrote "Germania"?	31
Did Celtic and pre-celtic peoples like the Gauls and Picts and actually practice tattooing or were their markings more likely a form of body paint?	30
What was life like for a common person living in pagan Lithuania during the Baltic Crusade?	29
What was life like for a homosexual commoner living in 16th century western Europe?	29
How did sailors on old wooden ships in the age of exploration keep warm when sailing in cold weather?	29
What did artists use as reference for depicting scenes of battle in 16th and 17th centuries?	28
At what point in Britain's history did Anglo-Saxons outnumber the native British Celtic inhabitants of Scotland, England and Wales?	28
How accurate are the illustrations that depict the English peasants of 1381 in armor with quality weapons?	27
Were there mosques and synagogues in Byzantine Constantinople?	26
To what degree did defensive moats around walled medieval and early modern cities and fortresses/castles impact the health of their inhabitants and the surrounding communities?	26