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Was that Muslim aggression the reason the First Crusade happened? If not why did it happen?

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I'm reading First Man in Rome at the moment and it says that Alexandria was a horrendous drain on Egypt, a city of 3 million mouths to feed by Caesar's time. Is this accurate? Was the city a burden on Egypt's resources? What was the relationship of the aristocracy and common Egyptian?

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Were the war crimes of South Korea really greater than American war crimes during the Vietnam War?

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How dangerous was the medieval age?

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What led to the decline of Poland?

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How was homosexuality viewed in ancient times and possibly prehistoric times? At what point did cultures start to become anti-gay?

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Were there ever extended periods where Chinese/East Asian civilization was more advanced than than the Middle East/Greece/West?

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During WWII my recently deceased US Army grandfather helped break up a German spy ring near the Panama Canal. Does anybody know more about this or operations like it around Panama?

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How skilled did blacksmiths have to be in antiquity? Or how difficult to craft were the items they made?

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What event marked the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire?

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Was that Muslim aggression the reason the First Crusade happened? If not why did it happen?	20
I'm reading First Man in Rome at the moment and it says that Alexandria was a horrendous drain on Egypt, a city of 3 million mouths to feed by Caesar's time. Is this accurate? Was the city a burden on Egypt's resources? What was the relationship of the aristocracy and common Egyptian?	20
Were the war crimes of South Korea really greater than American war crimes during the Vietnam War?	20
How dangerous was the medieval age?	20
What led to the decline of Poland?	20
How was homosexuality viewed in ancient times and possibly prehistoric times? At what point did cultures start to become anti-gay?	20
Were there ever extended periods where Chinese/East Asian civilization was more advanced than than the Middle East/Greece/West?	20
During WWII my recently deceased US Army grandfather helped break up a German spy ring near the Panama Canal. Does anybody know more about this or operations like it around Panama?	20
How skilled did blacksmiths have to be in antiquity? Or how difficult to craft were the items they made?	20
What event marked the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire?	20