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Medieval/Renessaince Europe was always nostalgic about Roman Empire. Was it the same in Muslim World (Egypt, Muslim Spain, Anatolia)?
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Killing parent/sibling/spouse for inheritance seems popular in medieval world. What would happen in case the murderer is known? Were there any rules that inheritance doesn't work if the heir kills the king/duke/etc?
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Muscovite rulers claimed to be heirs of Rome with the idea Moscow is Third Rome. Not long before that they were a part of the largest land empire ever, Mongolian Empire. Where there any claims to be successors of Genghis Khan? If not then why?
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Crusaders promised to be vassals of Byzantine Emperor, right? Did he get anything from the First Crusade?
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Do we have any examples of people thinking they have their "golden age" at the time they lived - as opposed to some mythical past?
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Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812: how had people of recently divided Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth reacted to fighting each other?
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Starting with Common Era philosophers seem to be very interested in religion, both in East and the West. Had philosophers before that care about religion and dieties at all?
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