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To what degree was Rome's Republic destabilized by a unwillingness to deal with real social and economic problems that could have had political solutions? Did Cato the Younger and the Optimates block reforms that would have stabilized the Republic?
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What happened to the Russian Communist Party after the fall of the Soviet Union? Today, Russia is dominated by United Russia. Did the soviets retain much support after the early 1990s?
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Thomas Aquinas wrote that eating too soon in the day was a form of the deadly sin of gluttony. Did Medieval Europeans pay attention and eschew their sinful breakfasts, or did only members of the church heed him?
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The Pontic Greek dialect is very different from modern Greek. Was the language difference as large in antiquity when ancient-Greek-speaking Byzantine emperors ruled over Pontus? Did they easily understand each other?
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Hollywood studios were forced to jettison their theater chains and end unfair contract practices with independent theaters after the 1948 United States vs. Paramount Pictures court decision. How did this change Hollywood? Was there a change in the type or quality of films appearing in theaters?
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Madison concluded the Articles of Confederation system was dysfunctional and doomed by 1784, and in seeking a replacement, he looked to the ancient Greek confederacies. In letters, he wondered what had brought down ancient Republics/confederations. Did he find any convincing answers?
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Did the British Empire function as a single market economy such as the US or EU has? Would citizens have felt like their buying power could command goods and services from across the far corners of the globe?
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Did the introduction of horses in the Americas change the balance of power between hunter-gatherers and settled agriculturalists?
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I've read that the idea that eastern rulers had harems is a form of orientalization. Does that make these relationships any less harem-like? How is it a distortion?
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