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My uni prof presented Carthaginians visiting Cornwall because of their tin as a fact. Are we really sure that traders / explorers made direct contact rather than buying the ore in northern Spain/the Bretagne or on one of the isles of Scilly off the British coast?

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Why did the Qin legal system work in Qin, but cause revolts in the rest of China?

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Generally, does the reputation of ancient rome as "sex crazed" and all the wild activities that come with such a reputation actually based in fact? Were the Romans as adventurous as advertised? (Nsfw) NSFW

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How did the governing British Labour Party, which at the time still held socialist views, respond to the American Red Scare of the 1940's and 50's? Were British-American relations in any way strained thanks to McCarthyism?

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What is education about the Soviet Union like in Eastern Europe vs the Western World?

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What did people in the Hellenistic world think about Ptolemaic brother-sister marriages?

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Why did Oliver Cromwell allow Jews to return to England?

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Why did the Dutch mob that lynched Johan de Witt also cannibalize him?

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How did ancient Greek philosophers make money to live on?

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My uni prof presented Carthaginians visiting Cornwall because of their tin as a fact. Are we really sure that traders / explorers made direct contact rather than buying the ore in northern Spain/the Bretagne or on one of the isles of Scilly off the British coast?	34
Why did the Qin legal system work in Qin, but cause revolts in the rest of China?	34
Generally, does the reputation of ancient rome as "sex crazed" and all the wild activities that come with such a reputation actually based in fact? Were the Romans as adventurous as advertised? (Nsfw) NSFW	34
How did the governing British Labour Party, which at the time still held socialist views, respond to the American Red Scare of the 1940's and 50's? Were British-American relations in any way strained thanks to McCarthyism?	34
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What is education about the Soviet Union like in Eastern Europe vs the Western World?	34
What did people in the Hellenistic world think about Ptolemaic brother-sister marriages?	34
Why did Oliver Cromwell allow Jews to return to England?	34
Why did the Dutch mob that lynched Johan de Witt also cannibalize him?	34
How did ancient Greek philosophers make money to live on?	34