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I once read that Gaulish warriors in the Roman arena didn't fight bears because they could kill them too easily by plunging their arms into the bear's throat. Is there any historical veracity to this?

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Who were the nuraghe, and why are they so rarely talked about when Egypt in the bronze age considered them a contemporary civilization?

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why did the van gogh museum purchase caillebotte art work?

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I once read that Gaulish warriors in the Roman arena didn't fight bears because they could kill them too easily by plunging their arms into the bear's throat. Is there any historical veracity to this?	1430
Who were the nuraghe, and why are they so rarely talked about when Egypt in the bronze age considered them a contemporary civilization?	74
why did the van gogh museum purchase caillebotte art work?	3