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Homosexuality in the Greco-Roman world is pretty well covered, but how about in the ancient Middle East?

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Why does the King James Bible mention unicorns? And why are they evil or threatening?

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Watching Mary Beard's "Meet the Romans" she reads the tombstone of a woman who cohabitated with 2 male lovers. She calls it "a Roman menage a trois" but can you give me any social context for such an arrangement? Historically the Romans were quite a bit more prudish than their movie counterparts

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How and why did Japan go from being a fairly isolated and (to my knowledge) relatively antiquated nation to a superpower in less than a century?

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To what extent was Han China in contact with Indian kingdoms? Do we know how intense trade and diplomatic relations were between these areas?

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Did the Romans ever play organized ball sports like we do today?

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Ancient West Africa was home to civilizations which lasted into the Medieval period like the Sao and Nok but archaeologists were surprised to find the ancient remains of cities and metallurgy in Niger c. early 20th C. Were any oral histories about these cities and cultures retained by the locals?

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Why did Indian food become the iconic Asian food in Britain but Chinese food became popular in the US/Canada?

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What was going on in Central Africa during Late Antiquity?

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2nd Time: Eleanor of Aquitane had to avoid noble suitors who tried to kidnap and force her into marriage. Was this common in Medieval Europe?

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Homosexuality in the Greco-Roman world is pretty well covered, but how about in the ancient Middle East?	50
Why does the King James Bible mention unicorns? And why are they evil or threatening?	49
Watching Mary Beard's "Meet the Romans" she reads the tombstone of a woman who cohabitated with 2 male lovers. She calls it "a Roman menage a trois" but can you give me any social context for such an arrangement? Historically the Romans were quite a bit more prudish than their movie counterparts	45
How and why did Japan go from being a fairly isolated and (to my knowledge) relatively antiquated nation to a superpower in less than a century?	45
To what extent was Han China in contact with Indian kingdoms? Do we know how intense trade and diplomatic relations were between these areas?	44
Did the Romans ever play organized ball sports like we do today?	43
Ancient West Africa was home to civilizations which lasted into the Medieval period like the Sao and Nok but archaeologists were surprised to find the ancient remains of cities and metallurgy in Niger c. early 20th C. Were any oral histories about these cities and cultures retained by the locals?	43
Why did Indian food become the iconic Asian food in Britain but Chinese food became popular in the US/Canada?	43
What was going on in Central Africa during Late Antiquity?	43
2nd Time: Eleanor of Aquitane had to avoid noble suitors who tried to kidnap and force her into marriage. Was this common in Medieval Europe?	42