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The Hellenic philosopher Themistius, despite living under fanatically Christian Emperors, vocally supported religious freedom, tutored the Emperor Arcadius and held some of the most powerful positions in the Empire till his death. How did he achieve such success despite his refusal to convert?	3
How well did the Byzantines and Rum Seljuks understand each other’s culture?	3
It’s 313 CE and I’m wealthy Hellene merchant of Equestrian rank in Roman Italy who has just heard about the Edict of Toleration. How shocked might I be by it’s message and what changes might I see to my social milieu as a result?	3
When and how did the Roman tradition of eunuch servants begin?	3
Did Scottish parsons really wield pistols while giving sermons in the 17th century?	3
It’s 311 CE and I’m wealthy Hellene merchant of Equestrian rank in Roman Italy who has just heard about the Edict of Toleration. How shocked might I be by it’s message and what changes might I see to my social milieu as a result?	2
In the 350’s AD the future Emperor Valentinian was supposedly exiled for assaulting a Hellenic priest trying to ritually purify him. What kind of Hellenic ceremonies were still being practiced under Constantius II and why might Valentinian have been in the splash zone considering his fanaticism?	2
Did Roman slaves in more physically demanding roles such as agriculture and mining have opportunities to engage in religious ritual and practices?	2
What was the utility of joining the ranks of the Flamen priests in Republican Rome?	2
How would the military forces of the last native Egyptian Pharaoh Nectanebo II have been organised? How much continuity with Ancient Egypt would have remained?	2

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