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After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, how did the Christian world react to the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque?

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My history teacher said that WW2 was a "moral" conflict, the last war that opposed good and evil. Is he wrong?

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What did we know about Ancient Egypt before Champollion deciphered hieroglyphs?

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Is it worth reading Gibbons' "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"?

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What is the best book to start with to get assimilated with the Byzantine Empire?

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How come the Byzantine Empire made so little innovations in science, arts and philosophy in its 1,000 years of existence?

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Was the average Japanese citizen aware of the atrocities caused by Japanese soldiers during WW2?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, how did the Christian world react to the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque?	1725
My history teacher said that WW2 was a "moral" conflict, the last war that opposed good and evil. Is he wrong?	270
What did we know about Ancient Egypt before Champollion deciphered hieroglyphs?	35
Is it worth reading Gibbons' "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"?	19
What is the best book to start with to get assimilated with the Byzantine Empire?	16
How come the Byzantine Empire made so little innovations in science, arts and philosophy in its 1,000 years of existence?	8
Was the average Japanese citizen aware of the atrocities caused by Japanese soldiers during WW2?	6