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What was with the random rebel army that Catiline seems to have tapped into? Who were these guys, and why were they allowed to loiter around in northern Italy?	3
The US's last major bout of inflation was in the 1970s, and ended with Fed chairman Paul Volcker increasing interest rates. Was the cause too much government spending/printing of money? Why was the nation experiencing so much inflation?	3
Where can I learn more about the impact of the March of the 10,000 on later history — how it affected the way the Greeks thought of themselves and their beliefs about what they could do, their philosophy, etc?	3
How historically accurate is the "barbarians wearing fur" motif every historical TV series and movie seems to cling to?	3
Do we have evidence that the physical postures associated with modern yoga (asanas) are ancient? Could they be a fairly modern phenomenon?	3
Cicero writes dialogue for Cato the younger, making him seem very articulate in his philosophical explanations. Should we believe that he actually sounded like this, or has Cicero glammed him up to be a convenient mouthpiece?	3
How badly did the Nazis cripple their warfighting capabilities by murdering 8+ million people in concentration camps? Or did the slave labor they extracted make up for the loss of tax-paying citizens?	3
How did municipal and provincial budgets get funded in the Roman Empire outside of Italy? Who funded all those roads, aqueducts, bathhouses, etc? Rome sent out tax farmers to the provinces, but did the local administrations try to ring more money out of people too?	3
What did Washington think of Hamilton's plan to give the federal government vastly expanded monetary powers?	3
Can anyone help me recall the name of a Roman history book I read 15 years ago mentioning that a man could stand on a tower on the southern tip of Sicily and be able to see across the Mediterranean and watch ships leaving the harbor of the city of Carthage?	3

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