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Ancient Western Religions had Pantheons, with a hierarchy of gods including monarchs. But many Ancient Western societies did away with their monarchs in favour of republicanism. Was there any tension between these two concepts in the Ancient World?

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When the Ancient Greeks founded colonies around the Mediterranean and Black Sea in the first Millennium BC, did they violently displace the indigenous inhabitants of those areas?

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Why is Antioch/Antakya a part of Turkey and not Syria? Historically it has consistently been administered as a part of Syria, including under the Roman, Ottoman, and then French Empires, and it is clearly in geographical Syria rather than geographical Anatolia. Why did the French give it to Turkey?

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Did France ever have a serious chance of ending the Western Schism in favour of the Avignon Pope, either through force or diplomacy?

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Was Albrecht von Wallenstein really a traitor or were the charges against him trumped up?

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How close did France and the UK come to forging an alliance with the USSR in 1939?

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Why didn't the Carthaginians choose to pursue a Fabian strategy when the Roman armies landed in North Africa towards the end of the Second Punic War?

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What is/was Prestige? How did concepts of International Prestige affect relations in the Imperial era?

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Given that Elizabeth I did not officially name a successor, how did James manage to take the throne without significant opposition?

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Where did the tradition of European Explorers presenting gifts of scientific value, such as telescopes or fireworks displays, to non-European people come from? E.g. The voyages of Captain Cook, European trade missions to China and Japan, etc.

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Ancient Western Religions had Pantheons, with a hierarchy of gods including monarchs. But many Ancient Western societies did away with their monarchs in favour of republicanism. Was there any tension between these two concepts in the Ancient World?	6	AskHistorians
When the Ancient Greeks founded colonies around the Mediterranean and Black Sea in the first Millennium BC, did they violently displace the indigenous inhabitants of those areas?	5	AskHistorians
Why is Antioch/Antakya a part of Turkey and not Syria? Historically it has consistently been administered as a part of Syria, including under the Roman, Ottoman, and then French Empires, and it is clearly in geographical Syria rather than geographical Anatolia. Why did the French give it to Turkey?	5	AskHistorians
Did France ever have a serious chance of ending the Western Schism in favour of the Avignon Pope, either through force or diplomacy?	5	AskHistorians
Was Albrecht von Wallenstein really a traitor or were the charges against him trumped up?	4	AskHistorians
How close did France and the UK come to forging an alliance with the USSR in 1939?	3	AskHistorians
Why didn't the Carthaginians choose to pursue a Fabian strategy when the Roman armies landed in North Africa towards the end of the Second Punic War?	3	AskHistorians
What is/was Prestige? How did concepts of International Prestige affect relations in the Imperial era?	3	AskHistorians
Given that Elizabeth I did not officially name a successor, how did James manage to take the throne without significant opposition?	2	AskHistorians
Where did the tradition of European Explorers presenting gifts of scientific value, such as telescopes or fireworks displays, to non-European people come from? E.g. The voyages of Captain Cook, European trade missions to China and Japan, etc.	2	AskHistorians