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Sources state that Alexander the Great's army mutinied at the Hyphasis (Beas) River. After giving in their demands to return home, Alexander erected 'colossal altars'. Are there any remains of these today?

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In Ancient Rome, who was responsible for a child's behavior, and to what extent? If you grew up to be a psychopath, was that considered the Pater Familia's failure?

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To what extent were women allowed to drink alcohol in antiquity?

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Is this what an authentic Byzantine chant would have sounded like?

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In Ancient Rome, who was responsible for a child's behavior, and to what extent? If you grew up to be a psychopath, was that considered the Pater Familia's failure?

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Is there any physical pieces left of the Greek / Latin translated Mago's "Treatise on Agriculture"?

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Why exactly was Bacchanalia targeted / limited by the Roman state?

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Was there ever any evidence that the Fourth Crusade was intended to sack Constantinople?

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Sources state that Alexander the Great's army mutinied at the Hyphasis (Beas) River. After giving in their demands to return home, Alexander erected 'colossal altars'. Are there any remains of these today?	189
In Ancient Rome, who was responsible for a child's behavior, and to what extent? If you grew up to be a psychopath, was that considered the Pater Familia's failure?	73
To what extent were women allowed to drink alcohol in antiquity?	46
Is this what an authentic Byzantine chant would have sounded like?	23
In Ancient Rome, who was responsible for a child's behavior, and to what extent? If you grew up to be a psychopath, was that considered the Pater Familia's failure?	8
Is there any physical pieces left of the Greek / Latin translated Mago's "Treatise on Agriculture"?	5
Why exactly was Bacchanalia targeted / limited by the Roman state?	4
Was there ever any evidence that the Fourth Crusade was intended to sack Constantinople?	3