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Was there ever a "fertility" cult in the Roman Empire, which had young men publically castrate themselves as an initation ceremony?

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How did the Roman Empire organize Mesopotamia during the short times it held control over that region?

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Was Islam more defined by Mohammed's succesors than Mohammed himself?

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[After Rome's fall in the west and before 1500] How common was it for "warlords" to take over a region and what was the reaction to it? (mount & blade warband)

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How "socially conservative" was the common peasant in medieval europe? Did the aristocracy contrast this with a more "socially liberal" view?

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What were the most important (military) developments in making the turkic rulers of Anatolia transform from a tribal/steppe society to the Ottoman Empire?

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I heard of claims that the Greek City States were "proto-socialist". What are they referring to?

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What was the reaction of the Orsini family and the revelent papal factions, when they found out that Nicholas Orsini converted to orthodox eastern christianity?

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Is the spread of christianity and islam an accident of history or fueled by important societal factors? Did something similar happen before?

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What's the deal with the pyramids in bosnia?

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Was there ever a "fertility" cult in the Roman Empire, which had young men publically castrate themselves as an initation ceremony?	19
How did the Roman Empire organize Mesopotamia during the short times it held control over that region?	16
Was Islam more defined by Mohammed's succesors than Mohammed himself?	14
[After Rome's fall in the west and before 1500] How common was it for "warlords" to take over a region and what was the reaction to it? (mount & blade warband)	13
How "socially conservative" was the common peasant in medieval europe? Did the aristocracy contrast this with a more "socially liberal" view?	13
What were the most important (military) developments in making the turkic rulers of Anatolia transform from a tribal/steppe society to the Ottoman Empire?	13
I heard of claims that the Greek City States were "proto-socialist". What are they referring to?	13
What was the reaction of the Orsini family and the revelent papal factions, when they found out that Nicholas Orsini converted to orthodox eastern christianity?	12
Is the spread of christianity and islam an accident of history or fueled by important societal factors? Did something similar happen before?	9
What's the deal with the pyramids in bosnia?	9