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During the 4th crusade, Constantinople was defended by 20 half rotted war galleys. What happened in between the reigns of Manuel Comnenus and Alexius III to make the navy basically non existent

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who would the "Epic Of Gilgamesh" be for?

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When and why was the Varangian guard disbanded?

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Why was there no Scandinavian unification during the 1800 century similar to the Italian or German unifications?

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how did the nobles and merchants of ancient Mesopotamia guard their wealth?

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During the later reign of Genghis Khan, what sort of troops did the army consist of?

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I am a Roman merchant sometime during 2nd century ad. How old could the coins which were in circulation be? Would any officials mind if I had coins minted from say the time of the republic? Would there be any sort of mint which specialised in reminting old or foreign coins?

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In 1978 members of The Peoples Temple at Jonestown committed one of the largest mass suicides in modern times by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid. How and where did the cult manage to get their hands on the (relatively) large quantity of cyanide needed to kill the roughly 900 members of the colony?

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Candles, when and where did they originate from? What was used by different cultures as lightning before candles and when did candles become available for them?

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Were mercenaries used during the world wars? If so, to what extent?

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During the 4th crusade, Constantinople was defended by 20 half rotted war galleys. What happened in between the reigns of Manuel Comnenus and Alexius III to make the navy basically non existent	931	AskHistorians
who would the "Epic Of Gilgamesh" be for?	374	AskHistorians
When and why was the Varangian guard disbanded?	18	AskHistorians
Why was there no Scandinavian unification during the 1800 century similar to the Italian or German unifications?	18	AskHistorians
how did the nobles and merchants of ancient Mesopotamia guard their wealth?	10	AskHistorians
During the later reign of Genghis Khan, what sort of troops did the army consist of?	8	AskHistorians
I am a Roman merchant sometime during 2nd century ad. How old could the coins which were in circulation be? Would any officials mind if I had coins minted from say the time of the republic? Would there be any sort of mint which specialised in reminting old or foreign coins?	7	AskHistorians
In 1978 members of The Peoples Temple at Jonestown committed one of the largest mass suicides in modern times by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid. How and where did the cult manage to get their hands on the (relatively) large quantity of cyanide needed to kill the roughly 900 members of the colony?	3	AskHistorians
Candles, when and where did they originate from? What was used by different cultures as lightning before candles and when did candles become available for them?	2	AskHistorians
Were mercenaries used during the world wars? If so, to what extent?	2	AskHistorians