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Romans threatening to throw someone to the lions is a running gag in Asterix. How common was it really as a punishment, and for what crimes would it be proscribed?

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How were the Ottomans able to conquer the entire eastern Mediterranean using the same core territories as the Byzantines, who had barely been able to expand?

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What happened to Marcus Licinius Crassus's enormous fortune after his death?

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Why is Saturn the only classical planet not named after an Olympian god?

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What factors have contributed to the stability of Canada, the USA, and Australia compared to most other post-colonial nations?

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Was there ever a serious attempt to bring back the Republic after Augustus?

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How were the cathedrals destroyed and damaged in WW2 restored?

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Early Christians seem intolerant of 'heretics' compared to their pagan contemporaries. Is this a correct impression, and if so, what caused this difference?

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter were named after living Olympian gods. Yet Saturn is named after Jupiter's dead father. Why was Saturn named after a titan when all the other known planets were named after Olympians?

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How did the fall of the Western Roman Empire affect the average peasant?

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Romans threatening to throw someone to the lions is a running gag in Asterix. How common was it really as a punishment, and for what crimes would it be proscribed?	1065
How were the Ottomans able to conquer the entire eastern Mediterranean using the same core territories as the Byzantines, who had barely been able to expand?	218
What happened to Marcus Licinius Crassus's enormous fortune after his death?	163
Why is Saturn the only classical planet not named after an Olympian god?	115
What factors have contributed to the stability of Canada, the USA, and Australia compared to most other post-colonial nations?	46
Was there ever a serious attempt to bring back the Republic after Augustus?	33
How were the cathedrals destroyed and damaged in WW2 restored?	33
Early Christians seem intolerant of 'heretics' compared to their pagan contemporaries. Is this a correct impression, and if so, what caused this difference?	27
Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter were named after living Olympian gods. Yet Saturn is named after Jupiter's dead father. Why was Saturn named after a titan when all the other known planets were named after Olympians?	26
How did the fall of the Western Roman Empire affect the average peasant?	25