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Given their comparative isolation, were the Norse as open to other gods as the Greco-Roman polytheists, or was their pantheon considered more "absolute" in the vein of the Abrahamic faiths?

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What is the oldest military unit currently in existence?

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Was there some underlying factor making the maniple style formation unfeasible for the initial centuries of phalanx dominance before the Romans adopted it, or was its own dominance just a matter of when a military incorporated it?

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Is there any time historians can say a collapse has truly been because of "moral degradation?"

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Was FDR's Polio something only the most educated voters were knowledgeable of? How closely guarded was the secret, and how was it so effectively kept secret?

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Was On The Beach (1959) an accurate assessment of what 50s/60s era nuclear exchange was expected to produce by experts?

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When renaissance fascination with literature and works of antiquity was bringing about the reemergence of ancient writings, were there any notable fakes? Forged Latin writings that perhaps fooled scholars for a decade or more?

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Did the American founding fathers support the destruction of the monarchy in Britain itself? If so, was there ever anything more than lip service to the idea?

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What factors dictate whether a national culture assimilates a ruling culture (mongol china) or a national culture is converted by a ruling culture (roman Gaul)?

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Is Asymmetrical warfare more effective in the modern era? Why?

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Given their comparative isolation, were the Norse as open to other gods as the Greco-Roman polytheists, or was their pantheon considered more "absolute" in the vein of the Abrahamic faiths?	39
What is the oldest military unit currently in existence?	35
Was there some underlying factor making the maniple style formation unfeasible for the initial centuries of phalanx dominance before the Romans adopted it, or was its own dominance just a matter of when a military incorporated it?	30
Is there any time historians can say a collapse has truly been because of "moral degradation?"	29
Was FDR's Polio something only the most educated voters were knowledgeable of? How closely guarded was the secret, and how was it so effectively kept secret?	28
Was On The Beach (1959) an accurate assessment of what 50s/60s era nuclear exchange was expected to produce by experts?	27
When renaissance fascination with literature and works of antiquity was bringing about the reemergence of ancient writings, were there any notable fakes? Forged Latin writings that perhaps fooled scholars for a decade or more?	26
Did the American founding fathers support the destruction of the monarchy in Britain itself? If so, was there ever anything more than lip service to the idea?	25
What factors dictate whether a national culture assimilates a ruling culture (mongol china) or a national culture is converted by a ruling culture (roman Gaul)?	25
Is Asymmetrical warfare more effective in the modern era? Why?	24