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Do you know any historical examples of people deliberately creating an economic downturn to excuse implementing draconian measures?

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Ex-Roman Consuls were awarded a province to govern after their term was up. With two new Consuls every year, how did they not quickly run out of provinces?

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How similar was Mark Antony to how he was portrayed in the HBO series "Rome"?

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Athens, Florence, Paris, etc, have all at some point been considered to be cultural centres of Europe. Which, if any, would be considered today's, and why?

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Who standardised the Latin alphabet and how did people adopt it?

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Do you know any historical examples of people deliberately creating an economic downturn to excuse implementing draconian measures?	30
Ex-Roman Consuls were awarded a province to govern after their term was up. With two new Consuls every year, how did they not quickly run out of provinces?	13
How similar was Mark Antony to how he was portrayed in the HBO series "Rome"?	4
Athens, Florence, Paris, etc, have all at some point been considered to be cultural centres of Europe. Which, if any, would be considered today's, and why?	1
Who standardised the Latin alphabet and how did people adopt it?	0