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I'm an Ionian Greek during the 5th century. How different am I culturally and ethnically from my neighbors in Anatolia versus mainland Greece?

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How did person's get their news before the printing press? Did those in power use fake news to sway the masses/villianize ethnic groups/other countries?

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how unique was Alexander the Great's heavy calvary companions in their time?

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Did Romans abandon the phalanx used in classical combat?

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What aspect of greek culture made Romans view it as effeminate?

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In Herodotus' Histories there are stories of children who remain loyal to their mother's family and turn against their father. Is there any example of this occuring in medieval europe?

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There has been a recent video of a black roman soldier in roman britain that's gained quite a bit of controversy. If roman britain was so ethnically diverse in the Roman Era, what happened to make it so much more ethnically homogenous in the medieval ages?

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How, if at all, was helot slavery different from the rest of the classical world?

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To what capacity did gladitorial fighting exist before Rome?

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Did Athenians and other Greek have a similar coming of age ceremony as the Romans?

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I'm an Ionian Greek during the 5th century. How different am I culturally and ethnically from my neighbors in Anatolia versus mainland Greece?	6
How did person's get their news before the printing press? Did those in power use fake news to sway the masses/villianize ethnic groups/other countries?	6
how unique was Alexander the Great's heavy calvary companions in their time?	5
Did Romans abandon the phalanx used in classical combat?	5
What aspect of greek culture made Romans view it as effeminate?	3
In Herodotus' Histories there are stories of children who remain loyal to their mother's family and turn against their father. Is there any example of this occuring in medieval europe?	3
There has been a recent video of a black roman soldier in roman britain that's gained quite a bit of controversy. If roman britain was so ethnically diverse in the Roman Era, what happened to make it so much more ethnically homogenous in the medieval ages?	3
How, if at all, was helot slavery different from the rest of the classical world?	2
To what capacity did gladitorial fighting exist before Rome?	2
Did Athenians and other Greek have a similar coming of age ceremony as the Romans?	2