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How did Dante's Inferno come to dominating Christianity's symbology regarding Hell? I mean, wasn't it basically self-insert fan fiction?

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What was the medieval justice system like?

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Has the preamble of the US Constitution ever been used in determining Constitutionality of laws?

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What do we know about daily life in ancient cities like Babylon?

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If we want to get a sense of what a historical figure was really like, how would we go about doing that?

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How and why did Christianity become so engrained into medieval legal systems?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Dante's Inferno come to dominating Christianity's symbology regarding Hell? I mean, wasn't it basically self-insert fan fiction?	1710
What was the medieval justice system like?	7
Has the preamble of the US Constitution ever been used in determining Constitutionality of laws?	6
What do we know about daily life in ancient cities like Babylon?	2
If we want to get a sense of what a historical figure was really like, how would we go about doing that?	1
How and why did Christianity become so engrained into medieval legal systems?	0