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Normans in Italy went on the attack Byzantium and seized its territory. Were most of their troops Norman or Italian conscripts? How "Norman," was their army?
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How did the popes feel about southern Italy remaining a bastion of the Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Church long after the rest of the peninsula came under papal/Catholic control?
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Did empires that urbanized have advantages over those that remained more pastoral/rural in character?
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How big of an improvement were iron weapons over bronze weapons? What about iron armor compared to bronze armor?
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What did it look like when Western civilizations switched from a shame-based to a guilt-based morality system? Would you see differences in public condemnation or anything else?
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What sort of naval vessels might Pliny the Elder have lead across the Bay of Naples to rescue the civilians stranded at Herculaneum as Vesuvius erupted?
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Saint Peter's Square and Basilica are arguably the most impressive and expansive examples of monumental architecture in modern Rome. Did the ancient Romans have complexes that were as impressive?
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How much of a raw deal were the members of the Athenian league getting, with Athens throwing its weight around and imposing its rules on them? Were they safer than they had been? More prosperous? Were the Athenians taxing them for every spare penny they had and leaving them impoverished?
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