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It was not uncommon during the Roman Republic for aristocrats to be exiled with little notice yet many returned with power & armies e.g. Crassus in 87BC. How did exiled Romans maintain their wealth/status abroad?
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Mike Duncan describes the appointment of Nerva as Roman Emperor, as the Senate's attempt to reclaim their influence lost under Augustus. How much power did they reclaim and how did they "lose it" again?
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In The Northman (2022), Viking farmsteads of approximately 100 people are constantly patrolled by armed guards carrying spears. In late 9th century Western Europe, was this common?
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In popular Netflix series Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte is incredibly involved and engaged with "the season" (i.e. the courtship of British elite). How involved would royalty be expected to be? Was Charlotte especially involved?
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Do we know what did China, and those at the Eastern end of the Silk Road, thought about England and the British Isles during the late Medival period?
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Research suggests Apollo has origins as an Anatolian god, going so far as to be linked with the tutelary god of Tory. How was an Asian god able to cross the Aegean Sea and coalesce in the form of "The Hellenic of the Greek Gods"?
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In WWII the USA dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. In only a few decades, Japan was one of the USA's most crucial strategic allies. What actions took place during the 20th century to fix their relationship?
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When nomadic peoples from the steppe (Mongols, Scythians, Kipchaks, etc) travelled from place to place, what did they rest on? Did they have portable deck chairs or just comfy portable mats?
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Duncan characterises the western claimants in Rome's first two succession crises as incorruptible disciplinarians. Eastern claimants are characterized happier to lubricate success with bribes/money. Was this typical of West v East differences in Roman rule?
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