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Were the most common dialects of Ancient Greek (Doric, Attic, Ionic, Aeolic and the like) mutually intelligible to each other?

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Did any Punic/Carthaginian communities, city-states or other establishments get peaceably absorbed into the Roman Republic? And if yes, did they maintain their identity/culture?

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Got some questions about my maternal Irish/Scandinavian heritage if anyone is willing to help out!

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I’m the second son of a rich Republican plebeian, that has been adopted by the last male descendant of an ancient Patrician family as he and my father were close and struck a contract to keep his family from extinction. Can I legally marry his daughter, and am I now legally a Patrician?

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Did Ottoman Christians serve in the Ottoman armies?

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Was Anatolia ever wholly (or almost) Hellenic? If it was, were they actually ethnically Greek or just acculturated?

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Did the Romans in the Imperial era view any particular ancient historical Romans from the Republican era with the same reverence and awe that many modern Americans view the Founding Fathers like George Washington or John Adams?

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I recently learned that Lt. Governor John Graves Simcoe successfully enacted policies that led to many Americans moving into Upper Canada, known as Late Loyalists. What were these policies and how many people settled from the USA?

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Why was the Venetian government so insanely stratified, complex, and multi-faceted compared to other medieval governments that didn’t seem to change in structure nearly so often?

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Were there laws and conventions about becoming a mercenary and raising your own mercenary company during the Renaissance period?

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Were the most common dialects of Ancient Greek (Doric, Attic, Ionic, Aeolic and the like) mutually intelligible to each other?	12
Did any Punic/Carthaginian communities, city-states or other establishments get peaceably absorbed into the Roman Republic? And if yes, did they maintain their identity/culture?	12
Got some questions about my maternal Irish/Scandinavian heritage if anyone is willing to help out!	12
I’m the second son of a rich Republican plebeian, that has been adopted by the last male descendant of an ancient Patrician family as he and my father were close and struck a contract to keep his family from extinction. Can I legally marry his daughter, and am I now legally a Patrician?	12
Did Ottoman Christians serve in the Ottoman armies?	11
Was Anatolia ever wholly (or almost) Hellenic? If it was, were they actually ethnically Greek or just acculturated?	11
Did the Romans in the Imperial era view any particular ancient historical Romans from the Republican era with the same reverence and awe that many modern Americans view the Founding Fathers like George Washington or John Adams?	11
I recently learned that Lt. Governor John Graves Simcoe successfully enacted policies that led to many Americans moving into Upper Canada, known as Late Loyalists. What were these policies and how many people settled from the USA?	11
Why was the Venetian government so insanely stratified, complex, and multi-faceted compared to other medieval governments that didn’t seem to change in structure nearly so often?	10
Were there laws and conventions about becoming a mercenary and raising your own mercenary company during the Renaissance period?	10