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How was it that the Macedonian and Achaemenid Empires, at their territorial peak, covered such a similar area/boundaries? Was it purely coincidence?

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Given that from very early on, the Turkic tribes that formed the early Ottoman elites intermarried with those of the much larger native Anatolian and Greek populations, would it be accurate to say that the Ottoman Empire was actually the 4th phase of Rome?

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During the Roman Empire, the wealthiest/most developed areas were Italy and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean, with the Germanic regions of Europe seen as barbaric backwaters. In the present time, the wealthiest in the region are the countries in those Germanic/Nordic regions. Why is that?

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Why was the Isaurian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire seen as a foreign dynasty and not Roman, despite hailing from a part of Anatolia under roman rule for centuries?

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If the various Germanic tribes were able to organize into confederations that posed real competition to the Roman Empire, why didn’t they also form a Germanic empire on their side of the Rhine/Danube?

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Is it possible that the remnants of the Huns around the Black and Caspian sea were the precursors of the Khazars?

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Why did the Young Turks, described as "secular liberal intellectuals and revolutionaries", participate in genocides?

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At what point did people of Seljuk/Oghuz Turkic tribes no longer make up a significant part of the Ottoman ruling elites?

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How on earth did the Romans think it was a good idea to let teenagers become emperor of a huge and complex empire?

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How did Islam, a religion founded by a prophet who had concubines, become so associated with sexually repressive/conservative cultures in the modern day?

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How was it that the Macedonian and Achaemenid Empires, at their territorial peak, covered such a similar area/boundaries? Was it purely coincidence?	8	AskHistorians
Given that from very early on, the Turkic tribes that formed the early Ottoman elites intermarried with those of the much larger native Anatolian and Greek populations, would it be accurate to say that the Ottoman Empire was actually the 4th phase of Rome?	8	AskHistorians
During the Roman Empire, the wealthiest/most developed areas were Italy and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean, with the Germanic regions of Europe seen as barbaric backwaters. In the present time, the wealthiest in the region are the countries in those Germanic/Nordic regions. Why is that?	7	AskHistorians
Why was the Isaurian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire seen as a foreign dynasty and not Roman, despite hailing from a part of Anatolia under roman rule for centuries?	6	AskHistorians
If the various Germanic tribes were able to organize into confederations that posed real competition to the Roman Empire, why didn’t they also form a Germanic empire on their side of the Rhine/Danube?	5	AskHistorians
Is it possible that the remnants of the Huns around the Black and Caspian sea were the precursors of the Khazars?	4	AskHistorians
Why did the Young Turks, described as "secular liberal intellectuals and revolutionaries", participate in genocides?	4	AskHistorians
At what point did people of Seljuk/Oghuz Turkic tribes no longer make up a significant part of the Ottoman ruling elites?	2	AskHistorians
How on earth did the Romans think it was a good idea to let teenagers become emperor of a huge and complex empire?	2	AskHistorians
How did Islam, a religion founded by a prophet who had concubines, become so associated with sexually repressive/conservative cultures in the modern day?	2	AskHistorians