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How exactly Xenophon "published" Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War?

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My family found an old letter from my great grand uncle, who escaped a German concentration camp (he was Jewish), fled east and got captured and placed in a Japanese camp. Could someone please translate it?

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I don't know nearly enough about the Middle East history, what are some sources to get a basic understanding about the conflicts there?

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How important was cattle or other livestock in the diet and culture of "Vikings", and what were their cattle breeds like?

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I had heard on a documentary a while ago that in the event of a ground invasion of North America, Denver,CO would be used as the national capitol. Was there any validity to this?

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Why don't we wear fancy clothes as much anymore?

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Best books to learn about Ancient Rome?

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Did the Viking invasion of (what is now) England in the 860s/70s lead to the creation of a unified English identity?

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What is the earliest reference to "a magician never reveals his/her tricks"? How long has this been an ideal?

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Were Sacco and Vanzetti guilty of murder or were they unjustly executed?

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How exactly Xenophon "published" Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War?	18
My family found an old letter from my great grand uncle, who escaped a German concentration camp (he was Jewish), fled east and got captured and placed in a Japanese camp. Could someone please translate it?	18
I don't know nearly enough about the Middle East history, what are some sources to get a basic understanding about the conflicts there?	18
How important was cattle or other livestock in the diet and culture of "Vikings", and what were their cattle breeds like?	18
I had heard on a documentary a while ago that in the event of a ground invasion of North America, Denver,CO would be used as the national capitol. Was there any validity to this?	18
Why don't we wear fancy clothes as much anymore?	18
Best books to learn about Ancient Rome?	18
Did the Viking invasion of (what is now) England in the 860s/70s lead to the creation of a unified English identity?	18
What is the earliest reference to "a magician never reveals his/her tricks"? How long has this been an ideal?	18
Were Sacco and Vanzetti guilty of murder or were they unjustly executed?	18