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When Roman Emperors allowed Germanic tribes to settle on Roman lands, what were the reaction to the Roman citizens already living on those lands?

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How does historians know of the existence of books that have been lost to us?

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Did private business in Imperial China select employees based on their imperial exams results?

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Is the Chinese Emperor, Tang Taizong, wearing Hanfu in this picture?

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Did imperial China have parades like the Roman triumph?

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How did Cassius and Brutus raised 17 legions from the eastern provinces of Roman Republic, when Pompey could only raise 9 legions? Pompey had more influence in the eastern provinces due to his past campaigns.

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As the first Empress of China, did Wu Zetian planned to have her daughter succeed her?

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Are there any cultural or practical reasons why armies in the Far East like to launch sneak attacks on enemy encampment while armies in Classical Antiquity never do so?

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How was Antoninus Pius able to rule the Roman Empire without leaving Italy, while later Roman Emperors Diocletian decided that the Roman Empire was too big to manage and divided it into 2 parts?

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Where there any institutional reasons why Rome lost control of her military during the Crisis of the Third Century, leading to constant civil wars and pretenders? How did Rome maintain control of her military before the Crisis of the Third Century?

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When Roman Emperors allowed Germanic tribes to settle on Roman lands, what were the reaction to the Roman citizens already living on those lands?	4
How does historians know of the existence of books that have been lost to us?	4
Did private business in Imperial China select employees based on their imperial exams results?	4
Is the Chinese Emperor, Tang Taizong, wearing Hanfu in this picture?	3
Did imperial China have parades like the Roman triumph?	3
How did Cassius and Brutus raised 17 legions from the eastern provinces of Roman Republic, when Pompey could only raise 9 legions? Pompey had more influence in the eastern provinces due to his past campaigns.	2
As the first Empress of China, did Wu Zetian planned to have her daughter succeed her?	2
Are there any cultural or practical reasons why armies in the Far East like to launch sneak attacks on enemy encampment while armies in Classical Antiquity never do so?	2
How was Antoninus Pius able to rule the Roman Empire without leaving Italy, while later Roman Emperors Diocletian decided that the Roman Empire was too big to manage and divided it into 2 parts?	1
Where there any institutional reasons why Rome lost control of her military during the Crisis of the Third Century, leading to constant civil wars and pretenders? How did Rome maintain control of her military before the Crisis of the Third Century?	1