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Did ancient Romans use to walk barefoot in their houses, or they kept heir shoes on?

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Did the Caesars really have a slave behind them, to remind them that they weren't gods when they were celebrating a Triumph?

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Did Germanic tribes after the Battle of Teutoburg remember such battle, as well as the Roman domination before it? Where they aware of their ancestors being once conquered by Rome?

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Was the legend of the vision of Jesus Christ by the first Portuguese King, Alfonso Henriques, told during his lifetime or was it added after his death?

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Did Roman soldiers use the mottos "strenght and honor" and "Roma vinci" as depicted in Gladiator, or it is just a poetic license?

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Is there any link between the stories of Prometheus and Adam?

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Did ancient empires like Rome, Persia or China have "industrial cities"? If yes, how did they look like?

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How was the childhood of the average nazi supporter and hierarch and under what influences were they?

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Could Neanderthals speak?

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Did medieval Europe kings actually fight in battles? If yes, was it something usual or exceptional?

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Did ancient Romans use to walk barefoot in their houses, or they kept heir shoes on?	499
Did the Caesars really have a slave behind them, to remind them that they weren't gods when they were celebrating a Triumph?	10
Did Germanic tribes after the Battle of Teutoburg remember such battle, as well as the Roman domination before it? Where they aware of their ancestors being once conquered by Rome?	8
Was the legend of the vision of Jesus Christ by the first Portuguese King, Alfonso Henriques, told during his lifetime or was it added after his death?	6
Did Roman soldiers use the mottos "strenght and honor" and "Roma vinci" as depicted in Gladiator, or it is just a poetic license?	6
Is there any link between the stories of Prometheus and Adam?	6
Did ancient empires like Rome, Persia or China have "industrial cities"? If yes, how did they look like?	3
How was the childhood of the average nazi supporter and hierarch and under what influences were they?	3
Could Neanderthals speak?	2
Did medieval Europe kings actually fight in battles? If yes, was it something usual or exceptional?	2