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All languages are roughly translatable to one another. Like English to Greek, or Spanish to Persian. What was the process for originally translating different languages such as English and Persian? How did we find out what letter or word was the equivalent to one another in the different languages?

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What was the Byzantine's reaction to the rise of kingdoms and empires in the 8th-11th centuries Eastern Europe?

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Why were the Seleucids so ineffective in holding their Persian Territories?

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How did the Sasanids originally do so well in the War of 602-628?

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After Justinians' conquest of Africa and Italy, what happened to the Vandals and Ostrogoths?

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What were the major cultural/ethnic groups of the Achaemenid Empire?

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What were the go-to cities for Tourism, Economics and Military Operations in the Byzantine Empire?

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How did Carthage come to dominate the Western Mediterranean, and how did this affect the culture of Carthage?

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What happened to the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia after their conquest by the Achaemenid Persians?

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Why didn't the Empire of Nicaea ask the Ilkhanate to help them conquer Constantinople?

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All languages are roughly translatable to one another. Like English to Greek, or Spanish to Persian. What was the process for originally translating different languages such as English and Persian? How did we find out what letter or word was the equivalent to one another in the different languages?	147
What was the Byzantine's reaction to the rise of kingdoms and empires in the 8th-11th centuries Eastern Europe?	18
Why were the Seleucids so ineffective in holding their Persian Territories?	13
How did the Sasanids originally do so well in the War of 602-628?	10
After Justinians' conquest of Africa and Italy, what happened to the Vandals and Ostrogoths?	9
What were the major cultural/ethnic groups of the Achaemenid Empire?	7
What were the go-to cities for Tourism, Economics and Military Operations in the Byzantine Empire?	4
How did Carthage come to dominate the Western Mediterranean, and how did this affect the culture of Carthage?	2
What happened to the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia after their conquest by the Achaemenid Persians?	2
Why didn't the Empire of Nicaea ask the Ilkhanate to help them conquer Constantinople?	2