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Why did Xerxes spend three years making a canal through the Mt. Athos peninsula?

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Why did so many Roman emperors adopt their successors?

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Why did the Romans believe Jews and Christians worshiped a donkey?

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What did the Byzantines call themselves? Did the common people and the nobility use different names?

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How did Cicero's private letters survive? How were they "rediscovered" only in the 1300's?

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What is the mythological precedent for Jesus's single resurrection?

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What are "Hebrew Names?" Why do I have a Hebrew Name in addition to my real name?

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Did the Achaemenid Empire really contain 45% of the world population at its height?

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Why did the Romans call their Greek province Achaea?

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How did black people (and others) feel about the "Censored Eleven" (and other similar) Warner Brothers cartoons?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Xerxes spend three years making a canal through the Mt. Athos peninsula?	766
Why did so many Roman emperors adopt their successors?	104
Why did the Romans believe Jews and Christians worshiped a donkey?	83
What did the Byzantines call themselves? Did the common people and the nobility use different names?	75
How did Cicero's private letters survive? How were they "rediscovered" only in the 1300's?	73
What is the mythological precedent for Jesus's single resurrection?	67
What are "Hebrew Names?" Why do I have a Hebrew Name in addition to my real name?	62
Did the Achaemenid Empire really contain 45% of the world population at its height?	60
Why did the Romans call their Greek province Achaea?	46
How did black people (and others) feel about the "Censored Eleven" (and other similar) Warner Brothers cartoons?	36