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Where there any famous mercenaries or mercenary armies?

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Did Roman architecture ever change as the Empire expanded ?

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Trying to find books about Hannibal of Carthage

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What was the process to make a katana back in the samurai era of Japan and China ? Also how long would it normally take ?

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Was there any repercussions from Alexander the Great conquering Persia and I assume absorbing some of its culture ?

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Was there a plan to win the battle of Thermopylae or was the goal to simply make any success that the Persians had a Pyrrhic victory?

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Was their every any equivalent of diss tracks in 19 or 20th century Europe or even America ?

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I am an architect hired by a king or queen in medieval Europe to build them a Fortress to withstand attacks and sieges. What kind of places am I looking to build at and what are some defenses id likely build to make it a strong place.

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Why does it seem like cultures in Asia, South East Asia, and Japan have a prevalence of public ritualistic suicide? Stuff like self immolation, seppeku, and Sokushinbuts?

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Why were Romans ok with older religions such as Judaism but seemed almost hostile for a time against the newish Christianity ?

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Where there any famous mercenaries or mercenary armies?	3
Did Roman architecture ever change as the Empire expanded ?	2
Trying to find books about Hannibal of Carthage	2
What was the process to make a katana back in the samurai era of Japan and China ? Also how long would it normally take ?	2
Was there any repercussions from Alexander the Great conquering Persia and I assume absorbing some of its culture ?	2
Was there a plan to win the battle of Thermopylae or was the goal to simply make any success that the Persians had a Pyrrhic victory?	2
Was their every any equivalent of diss tracks in 19 or 20th century Europe or even America ?	2
I am an architect hired by a king or queen in medieval Europe to build them a Fortress to withstand attacks and sieges. What kind of places am I looking to build at and what are some defenses id likely build to make it a strong place.	2
Why does it seem like cultures in Asia, South East Asia, and Japan have a prevalence of public ritualistic suicide? Stuff like self immolation, seppeku, and Sokushinbuts?	2
Why were Romans ok with older religions such as Judaism but seemed almost hostile for a time against the newish Christianity ?	2