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Please tell me about these elite Athenian marines!

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Do we know of anyone from the Renaissance that made things up and then attributed to the Romans/Greeks?

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The Chinese thought the earth was flat or a square before contact with Europeans. What did they think was at/beyond the edge?

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How was Philip of Macedon able to succeed where Athens, Sparta, and Thebes failed?

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In fiction, characters are sometimes identified as upper class from the lack of calluses on their hands and feet. How realistic is this?

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What happened to the money paid to France for the Louisiana Purchase?

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In Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, called for his Swiss Guards. How far end wide were the Swiss Guards employed?

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Has cultural superiority been completely thrown out by modern historians as a reason for Western Europe being the first to industrialize?

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When did state land and treasury become separate from the head-of-state's personal possessions?

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Was a Early Modern European monarch, with the "divine right of kings" above the law?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Please tell me about these elite Athenian marines!	3
Do we know of anyone from the Renaissance that made things up and then attributed to the Romans/Greeks?	3
The Chinese thought the earth was flat or a square before contact with Europeans. What did they think was at/beyond the edge?	3
How was Philip of Macedon able to succeed where Athens, Sparta, and Thebes failed?	3
In fiction, characters are sometimes identified as upper class from the lack of calluses on their hands and feet. How realistic is this?	3
What happened to the money paid to France for the Louisiana Purchase?	2
In Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, called for his Swiss Guards. How far end wide were the Swiss Guards employed?	2
Has cultural superiority been completely thrown out by modern historians as a reason for Western Europe being the first to industrialize?	2
When did state land and treasury become separate from the head-of-state's personal possessions?	2
Was a Early Modern European monarch, with the "divine right of kings" above the law?	2