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How much did minting coins effect a ruler or states influence in the European pre-modern era?

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How common was it for Byzantine rulers to add mosaics or remodel the interior of the Hagia Sophia?

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Did the Romans or Byzantines try any political marriages with the Sassanid royal families?

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When and how did the Byzantine Empire lose Rome after the Lombards invaded Italy?

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How much did late Roman quasi Republican appearances play a role in the formation of Republican Italian City-States like Florence and Venice during the Medieval era?

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Are there any examples of Roman or Byzantines serving as mercenaries for other Nations?

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After the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the Arabs emerged from the Arabian Peninsula. With such a massive and competent Army during this period and the scale of the previous wars, how come the Byzantines and the Persians did not seek the Arabs as allies before?

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A lot of Roman propaganda pushed the narrative the Romans descended from Troy. Apparently Constantine considered it as a location for his new capital. Did the Byzantines hold this in any regard as part of their mythos?

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Arenas were littered throughout the Roman World in any large city. Were they still in use during the Byzantine era?

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Theodohad and Justinian were both born in Tauresium, two years apart (480 ce & 482 ce). Did they know each other or reference that they were from the same place?

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How much did minting coins effect a ruler or states influence in the European pre-modern era?	4
How common was it for Byzantine rulers to add mosaics or remodel the interior of the Hagia Sophia?	4
Did the Romans or Byzantines try any political marriages with the Sassanid royal families?	3
When and how did the Byzantine Empire lose Rome after the Lombards invaded Italy?	3
How much did late Roman quasi Republican appearances play a role in the formation of Republican Italian City-States like Florence and Venice during the Medieval era?	3
Are there any examples of Roman or Byzantines serving as mercenaries for other Nations?	3
After the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the Arabs emerged from the Arabian Peninsula. With such a massive and competent Army during this period and the scale of the previous wars, how come the Byzantines and the Persians did not seek the Arabs as allies before?	3
A lot of Roman propaganda pushed the narrative the Romans descended from Troy. Apparently Constantine considered it as a location for his new capital. Did the Byzantines hold this in any regard as part of their mythos?	3
Arenas were littered throughout the Roman World in any large city. Were they still in use during the Byzantine era?	3
Theodohad and Justinian were both born in Tauresium, two years apart (480 ce & 482 ce). Did they know each other or reference that they were from the same place?	3