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Can someone explain to me the evolution of Steam Punk?

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Octavian seems to have relied on his friend Agrippa quite a bit, and from what I've read he seems to have been just as effective, if not better, as a general. Yet he seems to have stayed out of the limelight and behind the scenes. Why? Is it just myth making altering his legacy?

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Certain colours are associated with certain emotions, but have they always been? What did "emotional colours"" look like in ancient Greece or medieval China?

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We are the Judean Peoples Front! What was Jewish Resistance to Roman occupation actually like?

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How did the Amish community react to Weird Al's hit parody song about their lifestyle?

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There's a lot of myths and legends about Ann Bonny, famously one of the few female pirates, but what do we REALLY know about her?

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When did helotage actually end in Sparta, and what happened to the helots when Sparta was subjected to Rome?

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We are the Judean Peoples Front! What was Jewish Resistance to Roman occupation actually like?

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The iconic image of Rome is the legion of infantrymen. What was the Roman Cavalry like? Did it have a good reputation, and why does it never feature nearly as much?

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When Siberia was first being colonized, did it have a similar "Frontier Myth/Glory" to the Wild West?

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Can someone explain to me the evolution of Steam Punk?	150
Octavian seems to have relied on his friend Agrippa quite a bit, and from what I've read he seems to have been just as effective, if not better, as a general. Yet he seems to have stayed out of the limelight and behind the scenes. Why? Is it just myth making altering his legacy?	133
Certain colours are associated with certain emotions, but have they always been? What did "emotional colours"" look like in ancient Greece or medieval China?	129
We are the Judean Peoples Front! What was Jewish Resistance to Roman occupation actually like?	127
How did the Amish community react to Weird Al's hit parody song about their lifestyle?	127
There's a lot of myths and legends about Ann Bonny, famously one of the few female pirates, but what do we REALLY know about her?	116
When did helotage actually end in Sparta, and what happened to the helots when Sparta was subjected to Rome?	95
We are the Judean Peoples Front! What was Jewish Resistance to Roman occupation actually like?	91
The iconic image of Rome is the legion of infantrymen. What was the Roman Cavalry like? Did it have a good reputation, and why does it never feature nearly as much?	84
When Siberia was first being colonized, did it have a similar "Frontier Myth/Glory" to the Wild West?	67