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What do modern historians think of the work of Will Durant?

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Andrew Johnson succeeded Lincoln and tried to reverse all of Lincoln's accomplishments except recapturing the south. Was it usual for premodern presidents to choose vice presidents with vastly different policy positions?

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How aware were ancient Greeks that their constant infighting and disunity left them open to conquest from larger powers, and did they ever make any attempts to federalize their city states?

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Was Greek conquest of Constantinople/Instanbul realistic for the fledgling nation, given the disparities between it and Turkey?

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The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 mandated that US mountains damaged by strip mining be restored. How effective have these measures been?

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Why did so many revolutions spring at the same time in 1848?

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To what degree did stoicism and other ancient philosophies influence Rome's ability to sustain massive casualties in war without surrendering when similar nation-states surrendered after losing a single army, or maybe two.

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Have Native Americans ever tried to return to a "less technologically reliant," form of existence, and live more like their ancestors by eschewing modern buildings/technologies?

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Did Christians debate or schism over whether Christ wanted them to be pacifists or practice a more "muscular" faith?

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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?

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What do modern historians think of the work of Will Durant?	3	AskHistorians
Andrew Johnson succeeded Lincoln and tried to reverse all of Lincoln's accomplishments except recapturing the south. Was it usual for premodern presidents to choose vice presidents with vastly different policy positions?	3	AskHistorians
How aware were ancient Greeks that their constant infighting and disunity left them open to conquest from larger powers, and did they ever make any attempts to federalize their city states?	3	AskHistorians
Was Greek conquest of Constantinople/Instanbul realistic for the fledgling nation, given the disparities between it and Turkey?	3	AskHistorians
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 mandated that US mountains damaged by strip mining be restored. How effective have these measures been?	3	AskHistorians
Why did so many revolutions spring at the same time in 1848?	3	AskHistorians
To what degree did stoicism and other ancient philosophies influence Rome's ability to sustain massive casualties in war without surrendering when similar nation-states surrendered after losing a single army, or maybe two.	3	AskHistorians
Have Native Americans ever tried to return to a "less technologically reliant," form of existence, and live more like their ancestors by eschewing modern buildings/technologies?	3	AskHistorians
Did Christians debate or schism over whether Christ wanted them to be pacifists or practice a more "muscular" faith?	3	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians