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How is it that Bavaria is the center of wheat beer production if the same region was historically the strongest propagator of the Reinheitsgebot (Beer Purity Law)?

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Why do some Greek and Roman names end in "y" in English?

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Is there thought to be a connection between Weyland the Smith and Daedalus?

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How would someone like Herodotos handle the logistics of extensive travel?

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What (if any) is the current consensus regarding the historicity of the Documentary Hypothesis? What are the various historiographical opinions in this debate? Are there any compelling alternative hypotheses regarding the development of the Pentateuch?

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Roman historians, what is your opinion of Cicero's telling of the so-called Catiline Conspiracy?

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Why does Troy/Ilion have two names? Where did they come from and what do they mean?

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Why did the Achaemenids make Aramaic the language of their empire?

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Why are so many place names in Mexico and Central America seemingly of Nahuatl origin?

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Can someone please tell me what this horrifying monstrosity is?

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How is it that Bavaria is the center of wheat beer production if the same region was historically the strongest propagator of the Reinheitsgebot (Beer Purity Law)?	32
Why do some Greek and Roman names end in "y" in English?	27
Is there thought to be a connection between Weyland the Smith and Daedalus?	18
How would someone like Herodotos handle the logistics of extensive travel?	18
What (if any) is the current consensus regarding the historicity of the Documentary Hypothesis? What are the various historiographical opinions in this debate? Are there any compelling alternative hypotheses regarding the development of the Pentateuch?	14
Roman historians, what is your opinion of Cicero's telling of the so-called Catiline Conspiracy?	14
Why does Troy/Ilion have two names? Where did they come from and what do they mean?	11
Why did the Achaemenids make Aramaic the language of their empire?	10
Why are so many place names in Mexico and Central America seemingly of Nahuatl origin?	10
Can someone please tell me what this horrifying monstrosity is?	8