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How did the Balkans become the region of Europe most prone to ethnic conflict? Did either the Austro-Hungarian Empire (and predecessor states) or the Ottoman Empire have significant influence in this?

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[refugees] How significant was the post-1066 Anglo-Saxon presence in the Varangian Guard?

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Were people from the culturally Greek parts of Sicily, mainland Italy, and Anatolia considered to be less Greek than the region at the southern end of the Balkans?

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Before leaving academia for politics, how influential was historian Newt Gingrich in his specialty?

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How did Manichaeism last so long in China?

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[Arabia] Who was Ibn Fadlan?

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What is the most common type of fallacious reasoning in historical scholarship?

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What is the origin of the plumbatae, darts used by Roman soldiers? How important were they compared to pila?

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What history books would an eighteenth-century law student (specifically Thomas Jefferson) read?

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How did the Normans transform the English Church?

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How did the Balkans become the region of Europe most prone to ethnic conflict? Did either the Austro-Hungarian Empire (and predecessor states) or the Ottoman Empire have significant influence in this?	821
[refugees] How significant was the post-1066 Anglo-Saxon presence in the Varangian Guard?	110
Were people from the culturally Greek parts of Sicily, mainland Italy, and Anatolia considered to be less Greek than the region at the southern end of the Balkans?	41
Before leaving academia for politics, how influential was historian Newt Gingrich in his specialty?	29
How did Manichaeism last so long in China?	26
[Arabia] Who was Ibn Fadlan?	21
What is the most common type of fallacious reasoning in historical scholarship?	17
What is the origin of the plumbatae, darts used by Roman soldiers? How important were they compared to pila?	16
What history books would an eighteenth-century law student (specifically Thomas Jefferson) read?	12
How did the Normans transform the English Church?	11