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What do historians have to say on the framing of historical conflicts in regards to "good guys and bad guys"?

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In reenactments and media, Roman centurions are either depicted wearing only scale or mail armour. Is is true?

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Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge attested as the birth of Canada as a nation?

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Was the falx really as deadly as Roman sources suggest?

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What were the specifics of the Achaemenid Empire's occupation of Crimea?

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What happened to the Iranian peoples of the steppes (Sarmatians, Scythians) after the Turkic (and later Mongolic) established themselves in the same area?

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What happened to the Britons that settled in Galicia in the 5th-6th centuries AD?

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How did the military of the Basques differ from that of their neighbours?

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How far would auxiliary Roman troops be deployed relative to their homeland?

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What advantage would field cannons have against, say, trebuchets/catapults/other siege engines on the battlefield?

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What do historians have to say on the framing of historical conflicts in regards to "good guys and bad guys"?	7
In reenactments and media, Roman centurions are either depicted wearing only scale or mail armour. Is is true?	7
Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge attested as the birth of Canada as a nation?	6
Was the falx really as deadly as Roman sources suggest?	6
What were the specifics of the Achaemenid Empire's occupation of Crimea?	6
What happened to the Iranian peoples of the steppes (Sarmatians, Scythians) after the Turkic (and later Mongolic) established themselves in the same area?	6
What happened to the Britons that settled in Galicia in the 5th-6th centuries AD?	6
How did the military of the Basques differ from that of their neighbours?	6
How far would auxiliary Roman troops be deployed relative to their homeland?	5
What advantage would field cannons have against, say, trebuchets/catapults/other siege engines on the battlefield?	5