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When did people of the former Roman Empire cease to consider themselves "Roman?"

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What was it like living in the Papal States?

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How did the Italians justify attacking and conquering the Papal States during Italian unification in the 19th century?

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How did the 'Third Rome' theory develop with regards to Russia after the fall of the Byzantine Empire? Are there any legitimate claims that Russia has to be able to say that they are the legitimate successor to this empire?

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Did Byzantine Emperors maintain the court rituals, grandiose titles, and other traditions of the Byzantine/Roman royal court that were present during the empire's height until the bitter end?

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How did baseball grow to become so popular in the Dominican Republic while never catching on at all in Haiti?

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Did the Vatican support the Confederacy in the Civil War? If so, why? If not, then what involvement/interests did they have, if any, in the American Civil War?

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When did people of the former Roman Empire cease to consider themselves "Roman?"	211
What was it like living in the Papal States?	69
How did the Italians justify attacking and conquering the Papal States during Italian unification in the 19th century?	48
How did the 'Third Rome' theory develop with regards to Russia after the fall of the Byzantine Empire? Are there any legitimate claims that Russia has to be able to say that they are the legitimate successor to this empire?	33
Did Byzantine Emperors maintain the court rituals, grandiose titles, and other traditions of the Byzantine/Roman royal court that were present during the empire's height until the bitter end?	15
How did baseball grow to become so popular in the Dominican Republic while never catching on at all in Haiti?	2
Did the Vatican support the Confederacy in the Civil War? If so, why? If not, then what involvement/interests did they have, if any, in the American Civil War?	0