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Another question about the Roman Empire: during civil wars, did troops capture and enslave civilians in the different regions of the Empire that they occupied?

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Was the relationship between the Byzantine emperor Michael III and his usurper Basil I homoerotic?

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Wikipedia mentions that the ancient Kingdom of Cilicia (ruled by the Syennesis dynasty) "became as strong as Babylonia," but the wiki's maps of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (which coexisted with Cilicia) show Cilicia within Babylonian territory. Why is this?

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In addition to the Ottoman Empire, did other historical monarchies employ deaf-mute attendants at the royal court?

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Did women's social standing in the Roman Empire vary across regional cultures?

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Do we have a clear idea of when different phases of Egyptian artefact excavation began and ended?

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Another question about the history of investigation: How was evidence determined to be genuine before forensic science (which I mentioned in an earlier post), photography, audio and video recordings, and the like? How would people prove whether or not, say, a document or testimony was legitimate?

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I know that miniature horses/ponies can be trained to guide blind people (though I'm pretty sure that dogs are still more common). Back when people regularly rode horses for transportation, did anyone ever train horses (or hell, maybe other animals) to CARRY blind people on a set route?

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Another question about the Roman Empire: during civil wars, did troops capture and enslave civilians in the different regions of the Empire that they occupied?	2
Was the relationship between the Byzantine emperor Michael III and his usurper Basil I homoerotic?	2
Wikipedia mentions that the ancient Kingdom of Cilicia (ruled by the Syennesis dynasty) "became as strong as Babylonia," but the wiki's maps of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (which coexisted with Cilicia) show Cilicia within Babylonian territory. Why is this?	2
In addition to the Ottoman Empire, did other historical monarchies employ deaf-mute attendants at the royal court?	2
Did women's social standing in the Roman Empire vary across regional cultures?	1
Do we have a clear idea of when different phases of Egyptian artefact excavation began and ended?	1
Another question about the history of investigation: How was evidence determined to be genuine before forensic science (which I mentioned in an earlier post), photography, audio and video recordings, and the like? How would people prove whether or not, say, a document or testimony was legitimate?	1
I know that miniature horses/ponies can be trained to guide blind people (though I'm pretty sure that dogs are still more common). Back when people regularly rode horses for transportation, did anyone ever train horses (or hell, maybe other animals) to CARRY blind people on a set route?	1