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Would ancient Athenians have found it strange that Pericles began his funeral oration by calling into the question the value of the customary funeral oration?
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Ronald Reagan is held up as a conservative icon - how far to the right were his policies in relation to the modern US political spectrum?
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Were there enough of the famous ancient Roman public toilets for everyone? Or were they a rare public amenity, with most people crapping in chamber pots and dumping them in the street?
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France violated the Monroe Doctrine by invading Mexico and installing Maximilian von Habsburg as an emperor. Did the United States take this standing down?
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Did ancient Athen's random-selection system for filling government posts frequently result in unqualified or incompetent officials conducting important government business?
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I'm interested in mnemonic techniques in antiquity and the middle ages. What primary sources should I read besides Rhetorica ad Herennium? Any modern books summarizing the history?
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Corsica was a part of the Roman Empire, but was incorporated into France decades before Italy unified. Did the island desire a union with Italy? Did the people ever have a strong Italian culture, or were they culturally French by the time of Italy's unification?
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The US spearheaded the labor movement/leisure legislation - writing the weekend into law in 1938 and capping the work week at forty hours. Europe soon followed suit. But the US backslid while other countries went even further. What lead to the withering of the US labor movement and worker free time?
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