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Were Olmec reliefs once covered with bright paint?	1
Were there legitimate utilitarian reasons to write about philosophy and other intellectual topics in ancient Greek instead of Latin, or was it just prestige and tradition that kept that happening?	1
Alfred The Great constructed a fleet of warships and used it to defeat the Vikings in several major engagements. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle claims Alfred's ships were larger, swifter, steadier, and rode higher in the water than viking ships. How did this innovation happen?	1
Historians Of Antiquity: What now-lost literary work or works do you dearly wish had survived the ages? What fascinates you about the topic or author, and what would humanity gain by the works rediscovery?	1
Did the Roma traditionally roam between countries nomadically? Did they have certain regular migration patterns, or were they focused on specific countries/geographic areas?	1
Who were the "newsies," in US history? Did these boys not go to school? Were they orphans? Were they supporting their adult parents/families? How did a large number of kids end up distributing newspapers?	1
Historically, was there a precedent of effective militaries succeeding when they tried to build up and train the military forces of less successful states?	1
"'Poor' knights invented romance to compete with the rich nobles of high standing for women" — any truth to this?	1
Poor knights invented romance to help them compete over women with rich nobles of high standing — any truth to this?	1
Parts of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as whole cities like Stabiae and smaller towns surrounding Vesuvius, remain buried and unexcavated. Is lack of money the main limitation? Is the influx of tourism dollars not enough to justify to expense of excavations?	1

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