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The Cold War ramped up in 1948, but WWII was over by 1945. What was the world like in the brief interlude before the world split into Eastern and Western spheres hellbent on beating the other side and building vast military-industrial complexes?

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The Roman army was a political tool prior to Augustus - what did the first emperor do to take its influence out of politics?

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I'm a Greek mercenary who wants to take service with the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. Will I be expected to huff it, can I afford to buy passage for myself on a ship, or with the king send his fleet to pick me and my fellows up?

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How did pigeons play into the communication mix of the Roman Empire and its vast territories? Did birds play a major role in getting important news around the empire? How was the system set up?

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Did WWII POWs whistle, march in ranks, and keep military discipline, as portrayed in Bridge Over the River Kwai?

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Would a Carthaginian ditching his linothorax cuirass for some looted Roman chain mail have been the obvious choice during the public wars?

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When Romans engaged in large-scale public banquets, or dining at social clubs/collegia, what would this have looked like?

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The Age of Enlightenment seemed to bring a lot of good to humanity. What brought it to a close and turned people away from its precepts?

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Only the Byzantine Empire and the Teutonic Order maintained standing armies during the European medieval era. But did Kings maintain standing "regiments," as the basis of larger levy-based armies?

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Monks copied and preserved most of the surviving Greco-Roman literature. Why did the copying tradition start, and when was it discarded?

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The Cold War ramped up in 1948, but WWII was over by 1945. What was the world like in the brief interlude before the world split into Eastern and Western spheres hellbent on beating the other side and building vast military-industrial complexes?	4
The Roman army was a political tool prior to Augustus - what did the first emperor do to take its influence out of politics?	4
I'm a Greek mercenary who wants to take service with the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. Will I be expected to huff it, can I afford to buy passage for myself on a ship, or with the king send his fleet to pick me and my fellows up?	4
How did pigeons play into the communication mix of the Roman Empire and its vast territories? Did birds play a major role in getting important news around the empire? How was the system set up?	4
Did WWII POWs whistle, march in ranks, and keep military discipline, as portrayed in Bridge Over the River Kwai?	4
Would a Carthaginian ditching his linothorax cuirass for some looted Roman chain mail have been the obvious choice during the public wars?	4
When Romans engaged in large-scale public banquets, or dining at social clubs/collegia, what would this have looked like?	4
The Age of Enlightenment seemed to bring a lot of good to humanity. What brought it to a close and turned people away from its precepts?	4
Only the Byzantine Empire and the Teutonic Order maintained standing armies during the European medieval era. But did Kings maintain standing "regiments," as the basis of larger levy-based armies?	4
Monks copied and preserved most of the surviving Greco-Roman literature. Why did the copying tradition start, and when was it discarded?	4