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"Stoic opposition": Is there evidence that people like Thrasea Paetus, Barea Soranus, and Helvidius Priscus were motivated by their interpretation of Stoic philosophy in their opposition to emperors like Nero, Vespasian, and Domitian?
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As part of Operation Ajax (1953 overthrow of Iran's prime minister), the CIA repeatedly managed to incite protests and crowd actions. How exactly did this work? Did thousands of protesters each receive cash?
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I'm a writer from Halicarnassus in about 440 BCE, hoping to travel around the Mediterranean to collect sources for my project. How do I pay for my voyages? How do I find out which ships are heading my way and when they will depart?
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Viking gods had their own gods. Did any Vikings object to Christianity on the grounds that its deity was an atheist?
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Herodotus says Xerxes invaded Greece with 5 million people. I know this is unlikely; but did he intend this to be taken literally? Did his readers believe this number?
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