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Dacia was one of the first provinces the romans abandoned. Yet the current inhabitants still call themselves romans (Romanians). How did the culture or maybe just the language survive that long even though the region was abandoned and the neighbours weren‘t particularly friendly?

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Why was the emperor of the HRE called „Kaiser“ derived from Caesar, and not „Augustus“ wich was the official title of the emperor of the Western Roman Empire?

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Why did many roman emperors prefer greek over their native latin in their private affairs (Last words (Caesar), Meditations (Aurelius)). Was it just that it was seen as the more educated language or did greek provide something that latin couldn‘t?

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What were Catherine the Great favourite books from Voltaire?

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What did the 5th century christian romans think about the fact their ancestors killed jesus.

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What where the worldwide expections or thoughts about Vladimir Putin when he was first voted into office?

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What did the christian romans in the 5th century think about the julio-claudians?

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How did right arm amputated german soldiers in the secod world war performe the nazi salute?

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Dacia was one of the first provinces the romans abandoned. Yet the current inhabitants still call themselves romans (Romanians). How did the culture or maybe just the language survive that long even though the region was abandoned and the neighbours weren‘t particularly friendly?	609
Why was the emperor of the HRE called „Kaiser“ derived from Caesar, and not „Augustus“ wich was the official title of the emperor of the Western Roman Empire?	569
Why did many roman emperors prefer greek over their native latin in their private affairs (Last words (Caesar), Meditations (Aurelius)). Was it just that it was seen as the more educated language or did greek provide something that latin couldn‘t?	37
What were Catherine the Great favourite books from Voltaire?	14
What did the 5th century christian romans think about the fact their ancestors killed jesus.	10
What where the worldwide expections or thoughts about Vladimir Putin when he was first voted into office?	5
What did the christian romans in the 5th century think about the julio-claudians?	1
How did right arm amputated german soldiers in the secod world war performe the nazi salute?	0