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I've always found the Risorgimento to be a fascinating yet rarely discussed point of European history. How did most Italians feel about going to war with the Papal States? How did so many people living in the center of Catholicism even agree to do this to begin with?

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How long after the fall of Rome did Latin continue to be spoken as a language by common people?

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It's the early 5th century CE and I'm a Western Roman military leader. Where do I go and who do I talk to about getting some barbarians for my army?

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What is the historical reason why many Belgians have French first names and Dutch last names? Is this common outside of Brussels?

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I've always found the Risorgimento to be a fascinating yet rarely discussed point of European history. How did most Italians feel about going to war with the Papal States? How did so many people living in the center of Catholicism even agree to do this to begin with?	1923	AskHistorians
How long after the fall of Rome did Latin continue to be spoken as a language by common people?	23	AskHistorians
It's the early 5th century CE and I'm a Western Roman military leader. Where do I go and who do I talk to about getting some barbarians for my army?	6	AskHistorians
What is the historical reason why many Belgians have French first names and Dutch last names? Is this common outside of Brussels?	3	AskHistorians