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Is anyone here familiar with Gilles de Rais? Was he guilty, why or why not?

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Why is the Emperor Tiberius not remembered as one of the "bad emperors"?

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Do we know anything about Roman mannerisms, patterns of speech, colloquialisms, that sort of thing?

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I seldom see the Emperor Caracalla included in lists of the worst Roman Emperors of all time. Why is this?

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Why did the Romans push beyond the Alps into Raetia and Noricum? Why not use the Alps themselves as a natural defensive barrier?

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Was the use of the Genophage against the Krogan Rebellion really necessary? Were they even too great a threat for the Turians to handle?

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What did Alexander think of the "auxiliary", for lack of a better term, components of the army he led into the Persian Empire?

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What would the Roman Emperors have been addressed as throughout the history of the Empire? Augustus, Caesar, Princeps, Dominus, etc. seem cumbersome

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Objectively speaking, was the Roman civilization on a whole more advanced than the various Celtic civilizations?

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Was the New Testament ever edited by the newly Christian Romans for political purposes?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is anyone here familiar with Gilles de Rais? Was he guilty, why or why not?	6
Why is the Emperor Tiberius not remembered as one of the "bad emperors"?	5
Do we know anything about Roman mannerisms, patterns of speech, colloquialisms, that sort of thing?	5
I seldom see the Emperor Caracalla included in lists of the worst Roman Emperors of all time. Why is this?	5
Why did the Romans push beyond the Alps into Raetia and Noricum? Why not use the Alps themselves as a natural defensive barrier?	3
Was the use of the Genophage against the Krogan Rebellion really necessary? Were they even too great a threat for the Turians to handle?	3
What did Alexander think of the "auxiliary", for lack of a better term, components of the army he led into the Persian Empire?	3
What would the Roman Emperors have been addressed as throughout the history of the Empire? Augustus, Caesar, Princeps, Dominus, etc. seem cumbersome	3
Objectively speaking, was the Roman civilization on a whole more advanced than the various Celtic civilizations?	2
Was the New Testament ever edited by the newly Christian Romans for political purposes?	1