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The Byzantine Empire often gets remarkably little attention in the history of civilization. Are there any notable advances in science or culture that can be directly traced back to Byzantine innovators?

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Why didn't the Romans build castles? Why did castles emerge as the thing to build in medieval times?

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The Fertile Crescent was evidently fertile enough to support the rise of early civilization, but today that area is associated with dry, barren deserts. What happened?

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Was the Vietnam War winnable? If so, what would the US have needed to do differently in order to prevail?

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The Byzantine Empire often gets remarkably little attention in the history of civilization. Are there any notable advances in science or culture that can be directly traced back to Byzantine innovators?	140
Why didn't the Romans build castles? Why did castles emerge as the thing to build in medieval times?	113
The Fertile Crescent was evidently fertile enough to support the rise of early civilization, but today that area is associated with dry, barren deserts. What happened?	98
Was the Vietnam War winnable? If so, what would the US have needed to do differently in order to prevail?	3