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Outside of Pompeii, what effects did the CE 79 eruption of Vesuvius have on the wider Roman Empire, in terms of sociopolitical, physical, and climactic effects?

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Pre-WWII world militaries had many different ship hull classes, such as corvettes, frigates, destroyers, etc. Where did these designations originate?

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What actually happened to Mesopotamia?

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Little is known outside of Indonesia about the brutal regime of the dictator Bambang Suharto, and the USA's tacit support of the things he did against his own people in the guise of stamping out communism. What is the real story of the relations between these two countries?

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[Europe] What events precipitated the change in the Roman Empire from Republic to Imperial, and what were the consequences of such a change in the lives of the common Roman peoples?

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[Europe] What are some of the leading theories on why the Romans never fully conquered Dacia (nowadays Romania)?

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In the times of the technologically advanced wooden construction, wind-powered warships, what were the costs of commissioning, building, and manning them, and what were the economic impacts of irrevocably losing these ships at sea?

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On the burning of the Library of Alexandria, why did they burn the library, and not just loot it?

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Have any of the old Scottish war songs from pre-English monarchy times survived to today? And if so, what are they?

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How different is the Latin we learn today to the Latin that the Romans spoke during the time their civilisation existed?

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Outside of Pompeii, what effects did the CE 79 eruption of Vesuvius have on the wider Roman Empire, in terms of sociopolitical, physical, and climactic effects?	829
Pre-WWII world militaries had many different ship hull classes, such as corvettes, frigates, destroyers, etc. Where did these designations originate?	26
What actually happened to Mesopotamia?	24
Little is known outside of Indonesia about the brutal regime of the dictator Bambang Suharto, and the USA's tacit support of the things he did against his own people in the guise of stamping out communism. What is the real story of the relations between these two countries?	18
[Europe] What events precipitated the change in the Roman Empire from Republic to Imperial, and what were the consequences of such a change in the lives of the common Roman peoples?	17
[Europe] What are some of the leading theories on why the Romans never fully conquered Dacia (nowadays Romania)?	11
In the times of the technologically advanced wooden construction, wind-powered warships, what were the costs of commissioning, building, and manning them, and what were the economic impacts of irrevocably losing these ships at sea?	10
On the burning of the Library of Alexandria, why did they burn the library, and not just loot it?	8
Have any of the old Scottish war songs from pre-English monarchy times survived to today? And if so, what are they?	5
How different is the Latin we learn today to the Latin that the Romans spoke during the time their civilisation existed?	5