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Long Roman names

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How important was the battle of Thermopylae or the Spartans? How was it remembered in Sparta?

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What impact did the massive influx of silver from South America to Europe in the 16th century have? Did the price for silver drop? Were European mines closed because they weren't profitable anymore?

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Why was farming in the US in the so much earlier mechanized than in Europe?

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Why did Napoleon attack Moscow? Why didn't he march to Saint Petersburg, which was Russia's capital at this time?

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Ratio of Killed and wounded in early modern warfare

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The public perception of the medieval ruling system often seems to be as king>duke>count>baron. But when one look at actual medieval realms, this does not seem to be the case. In the Holy Ronan Empire, you have duke, princes, counts, barons, lords and even knights as direct vasalls to the Emperor.

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I'm just watching the film "The Talk of the Town" (1942) starring Cary Grant. One of the characters, law professor Michael Lightcap, portrayed by Ronald Colman, has his own driver and servant. Was it common for a professor in the 1940s to have a own driver and servant?

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What was the role of the pope in the 17th and 18th century?

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Reception of non-English research in the Anglosphere (especially ancient history)

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Long Roman names	4
How important was the battle of Thermopylae or the Spartans? How was it remembered in Sparta?	4
What impact did the massive influx of silver from South America to Europe in the 16th century have? Did the price for silver drop? Were European mines closed because they weren't profitable anymore?	4
Why was farming in the US in the so much earlier mechanized than in Europe?	3
Why did Napoleon attack Moscow? Why didn't he march to Saint Petersburg, which was Russia's capital at this time?	3
Ratio of Killed and wounded in early modern warfare	3
The public perception of the medieval ruling system often seems to be as king>duke>count>baron. But when one look at actual medieval realms, this does not seem to be the case. In the Holy Ronan Empire, you have duke, princes, counts, barons, lords and even knights as direct vasalls to the Emperor.	3
I'm just watching the film "The Talk of the Town" (1942) starring Cary Grant. One of the characters, law professor Michael Lightcap, portrayed by Ronald Colman, has his own driver and servant. Was it common for a professor in the 1940s to have a own driver and servant?	3
What was the role of the pope in the 17th and 18th century?	2
Reception of non-English research in the Anglosphere (especially ancient history)	2