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Was explosive manure used in warfare and assassination attempts?

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St. Jerome said that Emperor Constantine, in order to adorn his new city (Constantinople), made all others naked. I read this in a review regarding the Serpent Column of Delphi, but what else might St. Jerome be referring too?

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What are the most popular areas or interest/scholarship for Ph.D. candidates in the US and UK?

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What is known of St. Paul the Apostle's journey to Spain?

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What was it about Gaul/Celt/Gallic tactics that enabled them to sack Rome around 400BC?

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What were Augustus' health issues?

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Its seem that during antiquity it was common for an educated person to write a "history of the world"- was this as common as I think and if so, what stopped the trend?

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In Genesis, on the eve on the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Gomorrah’s residents demand that Lot release his guests (Angels, incognito) so that they can “have intimacies” with them. What is meant by “intimacies” here and did these “guests” looked much different from regular people?

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What is significant about the timing of historian Andre Piganiol's claim that western Rome was "assassinated" in the 5th century. He said this right after WW2

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A History of Rome to A.D. 565 by Sinnigen and Boak...Do you recommend it?

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Was explosive manure used in warfare and assassination attempts?	10
St. Jerome said that Emperor Constantine, in order to adorn his new city (Constantinople), made all others naked. I read this in a review regarding the Serpent Column of Delphi, but what else might St. Jerome be referring too?	8
What are the most popular areas or interest/scholarship for Ph.D. candidates in the US and UK?	7
What is known of St. Paul the Apostle's journey to Spain?	5
What was it about Gaul/Celt/Gallic tactics that enabled them to sack Rome around 400BC?	5
What were Augustus' health issues?	5
Its seem that during antiquity it was common for an educated person to write a "history of the world"- was this as common as I think and if so, what stopped the trend?	5
In Genesis, on the eve on the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Gomorrah’s residents demand that Lot release his guests (Angels, incognito) so that they can “have intimacies” with them. What is meant by “intimacies” here and did these “guests” looked much different from regular people?	4
What is significant about the timing of historian Andre Piganiol's claim that western Rome was "assassinated" in the 5th century. He said this right after WW2	3
A History of Rome to A.D. 565 by Sinnigen and Boak...Do you recommend it?	3