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[Spartans] the 'hot gates' are kai-ghe in protoindoeuropean or the asiatic inverse form ghe-kai which is phonetically similar to Xerses (ghe-kai). Is there a reason the hot gates might bare Xerses name?

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If the Ute were moved to the Ute Mountain reservation in the 1800s who built the fortress on the south side of the mountain at Location: 36.931615, -105.682151?

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Were homers reference to a wine-dark sea in illiad and odessy actually refering to the colour of the sky illuminated by dawns early light?

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How would I find out if the Mikawa Bay earthquake in 1945 was the result of a nuclear test?

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The Mkun Royal Family ruled what civilization

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[Spartans] the 'hot gates' are kai-ghe in protoindoeuropean or the asiatic inverse form ghe-kai which is phonetically similar to Xerses (ghe-kai). Is there a reason the hot gates might bare Xerses name?	6
If the Ute were moved to the Ute Mountain reservation in the 1800s who built the fortress on the south side of the mountain at Location: 36.931615, -105.682151?	4
Were homers reference to a wine-dark sea in illiad and odessy actually refering to the colour of the sky illuminated by dawns early light?	2
How would I find out if the Mikawa Bay earthquake in 1945 was the result of a nuclear test?	1
The Mkun Royal Family ruled what civilization	0