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What Roman names remained common from the Republic era to the end of the western empire? What names would have sounded normal during the republic but would be old-timey and weird by the time we get to the collapse?

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What did Carthage call the Punic Wars?

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How does the level of political polarization in the U.S. today compare to the years just prior to the Civil War?

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Was heat stroke a problem for soldiers in the Crusades?

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Why is it called "New South Wales?"

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Why did Quakers dominate the whaling industry so?

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There's lots of roads named "Union Street." Is this a Civil War thing or an organized labor thing?

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Many people harbored Jewish people in their homes during WWII. How did Jews know whose home was available?

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What did pre-Columbian indigenous nations do with the dead bodies of people who they fought? Did they just leave them on the field?

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What did worshippers of ancient Greek deities call their own religion?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What Roman names remained common from the Republic era to the end of the western empire? What names would have sounded normal during the republic but would be old-timey and weird by the time we get to the collapse?	184
What did Carthage call the Punic Wars?	90
How does the level of political polarization in the U.S. today compare to the years just prior to the Civil War?	88
Was heat stroke a problem for soldiers in the Crusades?	44
Why is it called "New South Wales?"	41
Why did Quakers dominate the whaling industry so?	27
There's lots of roads named "Union Street." Is this a Civil War thing or an organized labor thing?	25
Many people harbored Jewish people in their homes during WWII. How did Jews know whose home was available?	17
What did pre-Columbian indigenous nations do with the dead bodies of people who they fought? Did they just leave them on the field?	15
What did worshippers of ancient Greek deities call their own religion?	12