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Cato the Younger is lauded for his staunch defense of the Roman Republic and refusal to compromise. But wasn't Cato's refusal to compromise a large reason why the Republic tore itself apart — because the senate refused to compromise and address very real economic, social, and political problems?
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How young was the boy Autolykos in Xenophon's Symposium? Are we supposed to think it would be awkward that the rich party host, Callias, admits to feeling physical lust for Autolykos in front of the boy's father?
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Buddha gained thousands of followers during his lifetime and sent them across India to teach. Beyond the trappings of religion, did his followers have a large impact on society? In what ways?
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The Confederacy started off the Civil War far behind the Union in terms of industrial capacity. Was there any concerted attempt made to close the gap during the war? Was it successful?
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What did the Aztec economy look like? Was it a free market? Heavily regulated? Totally planned like the Incas to the South?
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In an age of subservient women, did priestesses in classical Mediterranean cultures have outsized independence, power, or influence?
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Why was Pope Gregory X unable to rally Europeans to assist the ailing Crusading States? Had there been some sort of shift that made further crusades less appealing?
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Americans built a naval base and claimed the Japanese island of Chichijima in 1853. In 1862 a Tokugawa Shogunate ship entered the harbor at Chichijima and proclaimed Japanese sovereignty. The Americans appear to have let it go without a fight. Why?
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