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Why did Ancient Roman Historians lean so hard into inventing depravity when justifying a previous dynasties demise, and why did Caligula draw the short stick when it came to crimes attributed to him? Were the exaggerated depravities based on a kernel of truth, at least?

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"Ida" Question #2: At the climax, it transpires that the family giving refuge to Ida's parents killed them. Why would Poles sympathetic enough to hide Jews in the Holocaust eventually turn on them? Was this widespread?

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What does the book of Samuel's depiction of Saul tell us about (a) Pro - David writers specifically (b) Israelites, both Yahwist and polytheist in general, and (c) Saul himself, from what we can reconcile to history and the stories?

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I am Emperor Constantine, and to consolidate my power, I am going to side with a Jewish sect that has never been very popular with Romans and has a pacifist bent. Why do I do this?

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Why did Ancient Roman Historians lean so hard into inventing depravity when justifying a previous dynasties demise, and why did Caligula draw the short stick when it came to crimes attributed to him? Were the exaggerated depravities based on a kernel of truth, at least?	2
"Ida" Question #2: At the climax, it transpires that the family giving refuge to Ida's parents killed them. Why would Poles sympathetic enough to hide Jews in the Holocaust eventually turn on them? Was this widespread?	1
What does the book of Samuel's depiction of Saul tell us about (a) Pro - David writers specifically (b) Israelites, both Yahwist and polytheist in general, and (c) Saul himself, from what we can reconcile to history and the stories?	1
I am Emperor Constantine, and to consolidate my power, I am going to side with a Jewish sect that has never been very popular with Romans and has a pacifist bent. Why do I do this?	1