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Has a Jewish Synagogue dating from the pre-Christian era ever been discovered in Italy (full, partial, or just ruins of one), for example in an Ancient Roman site like Oplonti or during excavations underneath modern structures within Rome, Milan etc..?	2
At what point in time did browsing Online Porn cease being a potentially calamitous activity for the viewer’s laptop or computer (and reputation) and become more like a regular user experience similar to visiting any other website?	2
Which city was considered the 'Capital City' or 'Seat of Government' of the Venetian Republic? Venice the city on the Lagoon or was there instead a mainland city like Padua that held this role? And related to this question, which building/s were considered the seat of the Venetian 'Parliament'	1
Was the ever any instance in Italian or European Catholicism when a painting created by an Artist came to be thought of as a holy relic having mystical qualities of its own?	1
Why has Greek Buddhist heritage and Greek Buddhist art/architecture never been studied by Art historians as belonging to part of Ancient Greek culture? Its a bit sad that modern Western historians and Western Art Historians still can't see beyond their Euro-Christian-centrism?	1
Rather than feeling a special connection to Romania most Italians are oblivious to it (i.e. 'its just another country'). But I don't really understand why. During the Risorgimento or Soviet Occupation Romania never seemed entered the Italian consciousness. I just can't get my head round this?	1
How did fervent Christian Armenians who REJECTED a Turkish proposal of full autonomy within a post WW1 Turkish state end up quietly acquiescing to POSSIBLY AN EVEN WORSE OUTCOME administered by an Atheistic Russia without any Insurrection orRebellion..? Doesn't make any sense to me...	1
Do archaeologists have a rough idea of what percentage of Ancient Rome (say everything before 500 AD) remains unearthed/unexcavated beneath modern Rome?	1
These days FIFA World Cup qualifiers for national teams across all continents generate HUGE interest even 'obscure' games like Comoros v Togo. At what point did World Cup qualifiers become 'an Event' in themselves rather than just a boring formality that no-one paid much attention to?	1
Why didn't Western artists ever manage to grasp/utilize anything akin to anamorphic illusory techniques for sketching/painting in almost 600 years - 1400s - 1800s and further (an inordinate amount to even 'stumble' upon it by mistake)...?	1

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