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Why did Octavian spare the children of Cleopatra VII with Mark Antony in the first place?

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Did France ever try to advance the argument that Paris was the Third Rome after Charles VIII bought the title of Roman Emperor from Andreas Palaiologos?

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Did Habsburgs and other enemies of Ottoman Empire develop spies from among the harem?

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Would Alexandra the Hasmonean, King Herod's mother-in-law, write with Cleopatra VII in Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic, as either one would be able to understand or speak either of the 3 languages mentioned here?

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When Ottomans ordered the deportation of all inhabitants of Gaza, Jaffa and Tel Aviv(and forbade the Yishuv from return, until the British takeover), did they have an Armenian Genocide-style operation against the Yishuv in mind?

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When the Pope gave the title of Defender of the Faith and a blessed sword to James V of Scotland in 1537, why didn't James V incorporate "Defender of the Faith" into his formal title (like his uncle, Henry VIII, in 1520)?

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Did correspondences exist between Eastern Roman Empire under the Palaiologoi(include the Kantakouzenoi) with the court of the Great Khan in Khanbaliq?

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Why wasn't Anne of Brittany allowed to return to Brittany to marry someone there after Charles VIII died, while Mary Queen of Scots was able to return to Scotland and remarry there?

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Was Cleopatra VII really hostile to the Jewish population in Alexandria, as said by Josephus in his "Against Apion"?

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Would the Septuagint actually be finalized much later than traditionally believed?

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Why did Octavian spare the children of Cleopatra VII with Mark Antony in the first place?	142
Did France ever try to advance the argument that Paris was the Third Rome after Charles VIII bought the title of Roman Emperor from Andreas Palaiologos?	19
Did Habsburgs and other enemies of Ottoman Empire develop spies from among the harem?	15
Would Alexandra the Hasmonean, King Herod's mother-in-law, write with Cleopatra VII in Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic, as either one would be able to understand or speak either of the 3 languages mentioned here?	9
When Ottomans ordered the deportation of all inhabitants of Gaza, Jaffa and Tel Aviv(and forbade the Yishuv from return, until the British takeover), did they have an Armenian Genocide-style operation against the Yishuv in mind?	7
When the Pope gave the title of Defender of the Faith and a blessed sword to James V of Scotland in 1537, why didn't James V incorporate "Defender of the Faith" into his formal title (like his uncle, Henry VIII, in 1520)?	5
Did correspondences exist between Eastern Roman Empire under the Palaiologoi(include the Kantakouzenoi) with the court of the Great Khan in Khanbaliq?	4
Why wasn't Anne of Brittany allowed to return to Brittany to marry someone there after Charles VIII died, while Mary Queen of Scots was able to return to Scotland and remarry there?	3
Was Cleopatra VII really hostile to the Jewish population in Alexandria, as said by Josephus in his "Against Apion"?	3
Would the Septuagint actually be finalized much later than traditionally believed?	3