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In HBO's "Rome", during on scene Julius Cesar is being shaved by a slave with what appears to be shaving cream on Cesar's face. Did the Romans have shaving cream at the time, and how was it produced?

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During World War II, was there any mistrust of Italian-Americans in the same way there was mistrust of German and Japanese Americans?

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Did the Polish/Lithuanian Winged Hussars wear their "wings" in battle? What was the origin of them?

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Where the Roman Imperial cults taken seriously? Or were the ceremonies just formalities?

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Did Landsknecht troops in Holy Roman Empire really wear the poofy, bright colored clothing that we see in pictures?

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Were there any great Meso-American philosophers?

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Why did the double-headed eagle become such a common symbol in heraldry?

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I'm meeting with my future History professor to discuss a career in museum/archival work, what are some questions that I should ask?

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Was there any western clerical opposition to the Crusades?

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In Eric Christiansen's "The Northern Crusades", he describes early Finnish sailors as attaching birch-bushes in their skin boats to catch the wind to sail. What did this look like, and does he literally mean they used bushes as sails?

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In HBO's "Rome", during on scene Julius Cesar is being shaved by a slave with what appears to be shaving cream on Cesar's face. Did the Romans have shaving cream at the time, and how was it produced?	396
During World War II, was there any mistrust of Italian-Americans in the same way there was mistrust of German and Japanese Americans?	343
Did the Polish/Lithuanian Winged Hussars wear their "wings" in battle? What was the origin of them?	69
Where the Roman Imperial cults taken seriously? Or were the ceremonies just formalities?	56
Did Landsknecht troops in Holy Roman Empire really wear the poofy, bright colored clothing that we see in pictures?	55
Were there any great Meso-American philosophers?	49
Why did the double-headed eagle become such a common symbol in heraldry?	44
I'm meeting with my future History professor to discuss a career in museum/archival work, what are some questions that I should ask?	18
Was there any western clerical opposition to the Crusades?	15
In Eric Christiansen's "The Northern Crusades", he describes early Finnish sailors as attaching birch-bushes in their skin boats to catch the wind to sail. What did this look like, and does he literally mean they used bushes as sails?	15