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In Robert Fabbri's Vespasian series, a Roman executioner remarks that a girl the age of 7 can not be executed as she is still a virgin. What was the precedent behind this law? When did it come into practice? and what effect did it have if any at all? NSFW

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The Vikings are said to have assimilated to the local culture of areas they settled. Is this true? If so, why was this the case?

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In Robert Fabbri's Vespasian series, a Roman executioner remarks that a girl the age of 7 can not be executed as she is still a virgin. What was the precedent behind this law? When did it come into practice? and what effect did it have if any at all? NSFW	198
The Vikings are said to have assimilated to the local culture of areas they settled. Is this true? If so, why was this the case?	9