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How Accurate is the historical background of the "1632" series?

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Did the comparative marginalization of merchants improve the standard of living of the farming majority in Imperial China vs Merchants.

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When did "Celt" become narrowed to only refer to Ireland/Wales/Scotland/Brittany?

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What was the impetus for creating neutron bombs?

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What is the historiography of the idea that the titans (and others) come from a previous, displaced pantheon?

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Is seeing Medea as a sympathetic character a modern invention?

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Why were the Romans the only ones to use a sword as a primary infantry weapon?

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What is the scholarly concensus on Walter Scheidel’s “Escape From Rome” or the papers that inspired it?

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Were the changes in fortification technology around ~1500 or so a major cause of more centralized states?

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Are there estimates of how much trade declined due to the fall of the western roman empire?`

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How Accurate is the historical background of the "1632" series?	20
Did the comparative marginalization of merchants improve the standard of living of the farming majority in Imperial China vs Merchants.	19
When did "Celt" become narrowed to only refer to Ireland/Wales/Scotland/Brittany?	18
What was the impetus for creating neutron bombs?	18
What is the historiography of the idea that the titans (and others) come from a previous, displaced pantheon?	17
Is seeing Medea as a sympathetic character a modern invention?	17
Why were the Romans the only ones to use a sword as a primary infantry weapon?	16
What is the scholarly concensus on Walter Scheidel’s “Escape From Rome” or the papers that inspired it?	15
Were the changes in fortification technology around ~1500 or so a major cause of more centralized states?	15
Are there estimates of how much trade declined due to the fall of the western roman empire?`	15