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In the Iliad (Book 19) Odysseus tells Achilles that they should give the Trojans time to eat breakfast. What would’ve constituted a common breakfast in that place and era?

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What blend of Gods did the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty in Ancient Egypt believe in?

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Why was Pyrrhus of Epirus considered to be such a great general?

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Doesn’t Julius Caesar count as the first Roman Emperor?

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How did staunchly Zoroastrian Persia become almost completely Islamic with such fervor?

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Why did so many late Roman Emperors take the name Valerius?

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Constantine I was a Latin speaker, and he evidently needed Greek translators. How and when did Greek become the language of Constantinople and its Eastern Emperors?

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Since Aeneas was supposed to be the ancestor of Romulus, when the Romans read the Iliad, were they “rooting” against the Greeks?

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Was Pompey’s title “The Great” more of a political favor from Sulla than a testament to his skill?

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The Romans adopted MANY cultural practices from all of Latium and Etruria, but why was Classical Greek history, culture, architecture, and even literature integrated so throughly throughout the Roman Republic?

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In the Iliad (Book 19) Odysseus tells Achilles that they should give the Trojans time to eat breakfast. What would’ve constituted a common breakfast in that place and era?	187	AskHistorians
What blend of Gods did the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty in Ancient Egypt believe in?	54	AskHistorians
Why was Pyrrhus of Epirus considered to be such a great general?	41	AskHistorians
Doesn’t Julius Caesar count as the first Roman Emperor?	31	AskHistorians
How did staunchly Zoroastrian Persia become almost completely Islamic with such fervor?	24	AskHistorians
Why did so many late Roman Emperors take the name Valerius?	19	AskHistorians
Constantine I was a Latin speaker, and he evidently needed Greek translators. How and when did Greek become the language of Constantinople and its Eastern Emperors?	18	AskHistorians
Since Aeneas was supposed to be the ancestor of Romulus, when the Romans read the Iliad, were they “rooting” against the Greeks?	16	AskHistorians
Was Pompey’s title “The Great” more of a political favor from Sulla than a testament to his skill?	16	AskHistorians
The Romans adopted MANY cultural practices from all of Latium and Etruria, but why was Classical Greek history, culture, architecture, and even literature integrated so throughly throughout the Roman Republic?	12	AskHistorians