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Did the average crusader head to the holy land with the intention of getting some land and settling down, or just to loot a bit of wealth before heading home?	6
How popular were bicycles in cities before automobiles arrived, and how did they share road space with pedestrians, trams, pedestrians, and other road uses?	6
What sort of ships did Augustus use for his Red Sea fleet and India/Ethiopia/China trade, and how would they have differed from what was used in the Mediterranean and Atlantic?	6
Stoic philosophers dramatically opposed the creation of the empire. Did they remain a thorn in the emperors sides' afterwards as well?	6
How did Norman heavy cavalry and Byzantine cataphracts differ?	6
Were Iraqi generals and Saddam Hussein at all hopeful they could fend off an attack by the US and its allies during the Gulf War?	6
Hadrian had "Humanitas, Libertas, Felicitas," printed on his coins, and we might read into the actions of his adopted Grandson, Marcus Aurelius, a world view that sought to elevate man and to fix the world's ills. Was "Humanism," taking hold during the twilight years of the Pax Romana?	6
The Roman Senate seemed hidebound during its last few hundred years, unable to compromise or stray from tradition to seek practical solutions to its many pressing problems. Was there a movement to chart a different course?	6
I'm a member of an extended family living on an isolated homestead carved out of the wilderness of the northeastern American woodlands circa mid 1700s. When my family gathers after the chores or done and dinner is eaten, how do we add a bit of entertainment and culture to our lives before bed?	6
Ancient gymnastics seems synonymous with calisthenic exercise, without much representation at the ancient Olympics, and with no competitive element. What did ancient gymnastics look like? Would we find any modern gymnastic events on display in ancient gymnasiums? Was the sport at all competitive?	6

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