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I'm a legionnaire in the Imperial Army during the Third Century C.E. I'm just about through with the inconsistent page increases/decreases as well as the constant wars against the Germanic tribes as well as those against the Sassanid Empire. What is the best way for me to desert from the Legion?	4
What was the relationship like between European and African embassies prior to trans-Atlantic slavery?	4
How did the European powers view the Italian defeat at Adwa against the Ethiopians during the first Ethiopian-Italo War? Did the further defeat of the Russians in the Russo-Japanese War give any indication that it wasn't simply a foregone conclusion that Europeans were militarily superior?	4
What do historians think about the Ethiopian Church's claim that it's housing the actual Ark of the Covenant? Any evidence to that claim?	4
What (if any) did Roman patricians think of the significant shift from the Republic into the Empire during the first few decades of the Empire's existence? Was it just seen as a temporary phase and things would ultimately return to the norm?	4
What was the experience like for African-Americans who were involved with the American Socialist and Communist Parties as well as any other leftist organizations in the early-to-mid 20th century?	4
What was the difference in the reception for asylum seekers coming to Western Europe in the 1970s/80s compared to those who came in large numbers during the 90s?	4
Communism/Socialism/Marxism in sub-Saharan Africa during the Cold War?	4
What was living like as a communist/socialist in Western/Northern Europe like during the Cold War?	4
In ancient and medieval societies, what was the strategy or plans for fathers (who had multiple sons) to keep them obedient to the eldest brother who would have inherited his kingdom/lands/property and not rebel or make war against said brother?	4

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