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How widespread was the use of the punishment of decimation against a cohort in a Roman army? Wouldn't the negative effect on morale lead to more and more disobedience?	30
After the invention of the printing press, what was the church's stand on typos in holy texts?	29
What were the most notable/interesting aesthetic and lifestyle countercultures of Victorian era London?	29
What do we know about book design in High Middle Ages in England? Would a scribe in charge of writing up, say, Little Domesday book, had any precise instructions (and training) in regards to page arrangement, size of letters and so on? Was there any standard book to look at as an example?	29
From the point of dealing with the neighbours, the city hall and the police, what was it like to run a gay bar in the late 60s in the U.S.?	29
Let's say that I'm riding with Edward Longshanks in 1282 to combat some Welshmen. Naturally, I'm not going to exchange pleasantries with them. Would it be more expected of me to use swear words based on bodily fluids and genitals or religious themed ones? Any good examples of appropriate curses?	29
Is King James' "A Counterblaste to Tobacco" (1604) the first public anti-smoking/tobacco work? Who else was outspoken against it at the time?	28
Was there hunting tourism in the Late Middle Ages? Would a king or a high noble from Germany or France, who enjoyed the hunt as a pastime, maybe want to travel and try to get exotic trophies? Perhaps prodded by descriptions of mythical beasts such as unicorns?	28
In ancient Greek warfare, what role did the seer play in pre-battle rituals? What was their influence on the decision to fight?	28
I have read that one of the cases brought to Justinian shortly after consolidating his code, was in regards to a dispute over inheritance between a mother and daughter. Generally speaking, what was the consequence of his laws on women's rights in the Byzantine Empire?	28

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