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Do any ancient Greek or Latin texts exist only in their Arabic translations?

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Europe was remarkably peaceful for a century after Napoleon's downfall. Was this blind luck? Was peaceful diplomacy suddenly en vogue? What happened?

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Did the Christian usury bans retard economic growth during the middle ages? Or were there always ample workarounds like Jewish moneylenders?

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Texas granted settlers between 4605 and 640 acres for free, depending on when they arrived. A family couldn't work this much land by themselves and there was little extra labor to hire. So did most buy slaves to work their grants? Or was it expected that they'd sell the rest?

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From the founding of the United States until the late nineteenth century, Plutarch’s "Lives" was, after the Bible, the book most likely to be found on the bookshelves of Americans. Is this true?

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The Palace of Knossos was rebuilt in 1922. How much of it is a work of fantasy, and how much is a historically accurate depiction?

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Was the Roman Empire's unusually wealthy economy notable for the "large role played by market forces...compared to the medieval economy that would follow?"

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Was Galen truly a revolutionary medical thinker, or was he just good at advertising himself through books?

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Andrew Jackson ran on a populist platform and promised to help the regular people of America. Did he get much done that substantially improved the lives of the on-elite?

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I've heard it said that Patton was the only American general the Germans feared. Is this true? What was so formidable about him?

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Do any ancient Greek or Latin texts exist only in their Arabic translations?	9
Europe was remarkably peaceful for a century after Napoleon's downfall. Was this blind luck? Was peaceful diplomacy suddenly en vogue? What happened?	9
Did the Christian usury bans retard economic growth during the middle ages? Or were there always ample workarounds like Jewish moneylenders?	9
Texas granted settlers between 4605 and 640 acres for free, depending on when they arrived. A family couldn't work this much land by themselves and there was little extra labor to hire. So did most buy slaves to work their grants? Or was it expected that they'd sell the rest?	9
From the founding of the United States until the late nineteenth century, Plutarch’s "Lives" was, after the Bible, the book most likely to be found on the bookshelves of Americans. Is this true?	9
The Palace of Knossos was rebuilt in 1922. How much of it is a work of fantasy, and how much is a historically accurate depiction?	9
Was the Roman Empire's unusually wealthy economy notable for the "large role played by market forces...compared to the medieval economy that would follow?"	9
Was Galen truly a revolutionary medical thinker, or was he just good at advertising himself through books?	9
Andrew Jackson ran on a populist platform and promised to help the regular people of America. Did he get much done that substantially improved the lives of the on-elite?	9
I've heard it said that Patton was the only American general the Germans feared. Is this true? What was so formidable about him?	9