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If I’m a capable mercenary in the early medieval period, what would be the best place to ply my trade? And assuming that I become wildly successful, what the limits of I can achieve in terms of wealth and social mobility?

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Why did Carthage start the third Punic war?

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What happened to the surviving citizen of Carthage following the destruction of their empire in the third Punic war?

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How common were attacks on Jewish villages in Europe during the middle ages in times of disaster or following incidents seen as portending calamity?

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When and where was trench warfare created? Did it create any stalemates when and if it was used in wars prior to WW1 similar to the quagmire of the western front on a lesser scale?

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Given the tendencies of the European colonial powers to employ divide and conquer to devastating effect in their endeavors, were there any indigenous groups that notably defied their attempts to internally weakened them?

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What was the state of the red army following the purge of 1938?

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What kind of medical attention could someone injured in a chemical gas attack in WW1 expect at a field hospital?

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As World War 2 progressed and things got progressive worse for the axis powers, was there any noticeable shifts in their propaganda networks who now had to sell what was an increasingly obvious losing battle as progress towards victory?

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Why did the barbarian tribes that settled in Europe following the fall of Rome ultimately adopt many Roman ideas and aspire in some ways to be like the Romans?

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If I’m a capable mercenary in the early medieval period, what would be the best place to ply my trade? And assuming that I become wildly successful, what the limits of I can achieve in terms of wealth and social mobility?	4
Why did Carthage start the third Punic war?	4
What happened to the surviving citizen of Carthage following the destruction of their empire in the third Punic war?	4
How common were attacks on Jewish villages in Europe during the middle ages in times of disaster or following incidents seen as portending calamity?	4
When and where was trench warfare created? Did it create any stalemates when and if it was used in wars prior to WW1 similar to the quagmire of the western front on a lesser scale?	4
Given the tendencies of the European colonial powers to employ divide and conquer to devastating effect in their endeavors, were there any indigenous groups that notably defied their attempts to internally weakened them?	4
What was the state of the red army following the purge of 1938?	4
What kind of medical attention could someone injured in a chemical gas attack in WW1 expect at a field hospital?	3
As World War 2 progressed and things got progressive worse for the axis powers, was there any noticeable shifts in their propaganda networks who now had to sell what was an increasingly obvious losing battle as progress towards victory?	3
Why did the barbarian tribes that settled in Europe following the fall of Rome ultimately adopt many Roman ideas and aspire in some ways to be like the Romans?	3