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As a young man, Julius Caesar was a priest of Jupiter, and later the Pontifex Maximus. Do we know anything about his personal religious values or relation to religious life in Rome?

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At the Roman Empire's height under Trajan, how much of it was actually under the control of the government?

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When I see photos of european monarchs in the 19-20th centuries wearing military uniforms, whose uniforms are they? How much did they have to do with the conduct of war up to WW1?

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Did ancient societies just go out every summer to fight each other over nothing in particular? Interested particularly in the bronze age, but later as well

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Did Roman women really not have their own names?

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What was political life in Macedon like while Alexander was campaigning in the East?

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At the time of the civil war, how did the US army compare to european militaries?

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Is it true that some participants of the 'Christmas Truce' refused to fight afterwards? Were they punished?

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How similar were roman colonies (Like settlements in britain or germany) in role within the empire and governance to European colonies in America/Africa?

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I'm a south vietnamese farmer/peasant at end of the war, what effect would the communist victory have on my life?

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As a young man, Julius Caesar was a priest of Jupiter, and later the Pontifex Maximus. Do we know anything about his personal religious values or relation to religious life in Rome?	18
At the Roman Empire's height under Trajan, how much of it was actually under the control of the government?	13
When I see photos of european monarchs in the 19-20th centuries wearing military uniforms, whose uniforms are they? How much did they have to do with the conduct of war up to WW1?	12
Did ancient societies just go out every summer to fight each other over nothing in particular? Interested particularly in the bronze age, but later as well	11
Did Roman women really not have their own names?	11
What was political life in Macedon like while Alexander was campaigning in the East?	8
At the time of the civil war, how did the US army compare to european militaries?	8
Is it true that some participants of the 'Christmas Truce' refused to fight afterwards? Were they punished?	8
How similar were roman colonies (Like settlements in britain or germany) in role within the empire and governance to European colonies in America/Africa?	7
I'm a south vietnamese farmer/peasant at end of the war, what effect would the communist victory have on my life?	7