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In The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas off-handedly refers to Italian cookery as 'the worst in the world'. How prevalent was this view at the time, and when did it change?

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I am a well-educated born-and-bred Roman from 400AD that is suddenly transported back to 133BC—to what extent do I recognise the city?

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How much difference was there in the way different ancient Mediterranean people dressed and clothed themselves, before the dominance of the Roman Empire?

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In his book Dominion, Tom Holland mentions horrors such as 'little children being led around on ropes like dogs' in the 30 Years war. Did this happen? What's the context?

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Will Durant has a very strong negative opinion of the biblical King David. Is this fair? How is it substantiated? (Details in text)

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How did Roman sisters refer to each other casually, if they all had the same name?

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The most famous divisions in Christianity are Protestantism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Were there ever any 'heretic' contenders who stood a serious chance of toppling any of these?

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What made the Roman maniple system obsolete, and why was the cohort system under the Marian reforms more effective?

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In Dominion, Tom Holland writes 'Adolf Hitler was not, as Mussolini could claim to be, an intellectual'. To what extent is this contrast true and how did it affect their ruling styles?

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Rather than extravagant written insults, how did Romans insult each other day-to-day?

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In The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas off-handedly refers to Italian cookery as 'the worst in the world'. How prevalent was this view at the time, and when did it change?	2263
I am a well-educated born-and-bred Roman from 400AD that is suddenly transported back to 133BC—to what extent do I recognise the city?	133
How much difference was there in the way different ancient Mediterranean people dressed and clothed themselves, before the dominance of the Roman Empire?	125
In his book Dominion, Tom Holland mentions horrors such as 'little children being led around on ropes like dogs' in the 30 Years war. Did this happen? What's the context?	85
Will Durant has a very strong negative opinion of the biblical King David. Is this fair? How is it substantiated? (Details in text)	79
How did Roman sisters refer to each other casually, if they all had the same name?	52
The most famous divisions in Christianity are Protestantism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Were there ever any 'heretic' contenders who stood a serious chance of toppling any of these?	32
What made the Roman maniple system obsolete, and why was the cohort system under the Marian reforms more effective?	28
In Dominion, Tom Holland writes 'Adolf Hitler was not, as Mussolini could claim to be, an intellectual'. To what extent is this contrast true and how did it affect their ruling styles?	19
Rather than extravagant written insults, how did Romans insult each other day-to-day?	13