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What happened to Roman Emperor Valerian after he was captured by the Persians in 260 AD? Was there a precedent for how to treat leaders in this situation?

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Was adopting pseudonyms a particularly Communist thing to do and when did it begin?

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Was Alexander II of Russia just about to convene a new Duma before he was assassinated in 1881, or is that a myth?

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Why did the Nazi leadership commit suicide on defeat? Had any losing war leaderships ever done this before?

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Did the Byzantine Emperors have a steam-pressurized throne that could rise by pressing a switch and how did it work?

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Why did Menshevism die out with its' leaders but Trotskyism persisted outside the USSR?

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Are the 'History Wars' of Australia over and what is the current academic view on the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal Australians?

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Why wasn't Eastern Europe officially incorporated into the Soviet Union after WWII?

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Did royal dynasties like the Hapsburgs know about the dangers of inbreeding and take steps to avoid it?

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Why did Russia and Ukraine support Transnitria in its war with Moldova?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to Roman Emperor Valerian after he was captured by the Persians in 260 AD? Was there a precedent for how to treat leaders in this situation?	207
Was adopting pseudonyms a particularly Communist thing to do and when did it begin?	125
Was Alexander II of Russia just about to convene a new Duma before he was assassinated in 1881, or is that a myth?	112
Why did the Nazi leadership commit suicide on defeat? Had any losing war leaderships ever done this before?	106
Did the Byzantine Emperors have a steam-pressurized throne that could rise by pressing a switch and how did it work?	88
Why did Menshevism die out with its' leaders but Trotskyism persisted outside the USSR?	32
Are the 'History Wars' of Australia over and what is the current academic view on the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal Australians?	26
Why wasn't Eastern Europe officially incorporated into the Soviet Union after WWII?	26
Did royal dynasties like the Hapsburgs know about the dangers of inbreeding and take steps to avoid it?	10
Why did Russia and Ukraine support Transnitria in its war with Moldova?	8