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What was done toward reconciliation after the Cold War between Russia and the NATO powers/US?

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Good books on the Incas?

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How did French citizens react to the declaration that Napoleon would be Emperor? Did they see that as the end of democracy/the various attempts at government during the years of the French Revolution, or was it more viewed as like a super executive but still (somehow) Republican?

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In Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, several times he muses on common human attributes, and at times connects these to some notion of "political community" - how then did he feel about external polities like Parthia and the Marcomanni and his various wars with them?

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What were administrative offices in medieval european cities and towns like, if any existed?

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How different were the gulags of Stalin from the forced exile work camps of the Romanovs?

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If I enlisted in WWI, what would my life expectancy be? How many who enlisted in 1914 walked out on their own legs and with both arms at the end of a tour?

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I'm a 13th century European baron. How many knights do I need to outdo my average peers?

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How did people living in countries with feudal systems in the 18th/19th centuries emigrate to the US?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was done toward reconciliation after the Cold War between Russia and the NATO powers/US?	6
Good books on the Incas?	5
How did French citizens react to the declaration that Napoleon would be Emperor? Did they see that as the end of democracy/the various attempts at government during the years of the French Revolution, or was it more viewed as like a super executive but still (somehow) Republican?	5
In Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, several times he muses on common human attributes, and at times connects these to some notion of "political community" - how then did he feel about external polities like Parthia and the Marcomanni and his various wars with them?	3
What were administrative offices in medieval european cities and towns like, if any existed?	3
How different were the gulags of Stalin from the forced exile work camps of the Romanovs?	2
If I enlisted in WWI, what would my life expectancy be? How many who enlisted in 1914 walked out on their own legs and with both arms at the end of a tour?	2
I'm a 13th century European baron. How many knights do I need to outdo my average peers?	2
How did people living in countries with feudal systems in the 18th/19th centuries emigrate to the US?	1