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Julius Caesar is significantly more know than Augustus Caesar among the general populace. Since the fall of the (western) Roman Empire, has that always been the case or where there events that made Julius the more popular Caesar later in time?

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In the TV show Vikings. It is shown that the norse and saxons in england could not understand each other. Given how close the languages are how much mutabilty was there?

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The phalanx were defeated by others in battles where they used a flanking strategy. So why weren’t the Persians able to figure out a way to defeat the Greeks despite having so many battles with them?

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Where was gold of the Catholic Church stored?

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What’s the earliest historical record of the act of “kissing” people to show affection?

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History Degree Holders in the US, Is a Degree in History Really as Worthless as People Say?

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Did the public opinion consider the Balkans a specially convoluted place before the Yugoslav Civil War? How was the popular perception of the Balkans before the war?

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How much authority did princely states have in British India?

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Did the Ancient Greeks really have 7 different types of love?

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What do the numbers on my Grandpa's Faschinenmesser (M1864 U/M) mean?

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Julius Caesar is significantly more know than Augustus Caesar among the general populace. Since the fall of the (western) Roman Empire, has that always been the case or where there events that made Julius the more popular Caesar later in time?	6
In the TV show Vikings. It is shown that the norse and saxons in england could not understand each other. Given how close the languages are how much mutabilty was there?	6
The phalanx were defeated by others in battles where they used a flanking strategy. So why weren’t the Persians able to figure out a way to defeat the Greeks despite having so many battles with them?	6
Where was gold of the Catholic Church stored?	6
What’s the earliest historical record of the act of “kissing” people to show affection?	6
History Degree Holders in the US, Is a Degree in History Really as Worthless as People Say?	6
Did the public opinion consider the Balkans a specially convoluted place before the Yugoslav Civil War? How was the popular perception of the Balkans before the war?	6
How much authority did princely states have in British India?	6
Did the Ancient Greeks really have 7 different types of love?	6
What do the numbers on my Grandpa's Faschinenmesser (M1864 U/M) mean?	6