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Many later states claimed heritage from the Romans and Caesar in particular, such as naming their kings Kaiser/Tzar, or calling their empires such as HRE or "Third Rome" (Russia). Have there been any post-Roman empires that claimed heritage/legitimacy from the Greeks or Alexander?

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What's the oldest Roman event for which we have historical evidence?

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Why did Stalin dismiss his personally loyal staff and allow those he suspected to get close to him shortly before his death?

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Why were many rapiers made with a swept (open ring) hilt? Wouldn't it leave the hand exposed to an opponent's rapier?

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Before the advent of modern treatments, there were other sexually-transmitted or bloodborne, and ultimately fatal diseases such as Syphilis or Hepatitis C. What made the HIV stigma so unique in the 1980s?

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Why were Southern generals like Robert E. Lee allowed to resign from the Union Army and leave the Union?

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Did ancient Greeks and Romans believe the planets to literally be the gods they are named after, or were they symbols/homonyms?

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In post-medieval, pre-industrial Britain, what exactly made one a 'gentleman'?

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In Dumas' The Three Musketeers, the musketeers were depicted as chronically impoverished and even going hungry, seeking out dinner invitations for sustenance, and unable to afford their military gear. Would an elite royal French noble-only unit really be unpaid and expected to fend for themselves?

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Why didn't (at least to common knowledge) the Ancient Egyptians (especially the Old and Middle Kingdoms) sail the Mediterranean much?

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Many later states claimed heritage from the Romans and Caesar in particular, such as naming their kings Kaiser/Tzar, or calling their empires such as HRE or "Third Rome" (Russia). Have there been any post-Roman empires that claimed heritage/legitimacy from the Greeks or Alexander?	34
What's the oldest Roman event for which we have historical evidence?	34
Why did Stalin dismiss his personally loyal staff and allow those he suspected to get close to him shortly before his death?	33
Why were many rapiers made with a swept (open ring) hilt? Wouldn't it leave the hand exposed to an opponent's rapier?	28
Before the advent of modern treatments, there were other sexually-transmitted or bloodborne, and ultimately fatal diseases such as Syphilis or Hepatitis C. What made the HIV stigma so unique in the 1980s?	27
Why were Southern generals like Robert E. Lee allowed to resign from the Union Army and leave the Union?	26
Did ancient Greeks and Romans believe the planets to literally be the gods they are named after, or were they symbols/homonyms?	24
In post-medieval, pre-industrial Britain, what exactly made one a 'gentleman'?	22
In Dumas' The Three Musketeers, the musketeers were depicted as chronically impoverished and even going hungry, seeking out dinner invitations for sustenance, and unable to afford their military gear. Would an elite royal French noble-only unit really be unpaid and expected to fend for themselves?	22
Why didn't (at least to common knowledge) the Ancient Egyptians (especially the Old and Middle Kingdoms) sail the Mediterranean much?	21