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We always hear about how great of engineers Roman Soldiers were. Why do we not hear about this as much during the Byzantine period?

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What were the Sassanid Enpires reactions to the sack of Rome and the fall of their western provinces?

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In modern days how common is it for archeologists to find ancient ruins based on primary textual sources?

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What kind of attributes did the Church take from Roman pagan rituals, culture, and organization?

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According to a Map posted on r/mapporn, the Crusader States and the Byzantine Empire essentially had the Turkish Empire surrounded. Did they try at any point to use this advantage to drive them out of Anatolia?

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Augustus and other Roman Emperors were deified, with temples dedicated to them. How did later Christian Roman and Byzantine Emperors spin this?

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I read somewhere that when Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustus he boxed up and sent the Imperial Regalia to Constantinople. What would have been in that box?

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Many religions and ctures have sacred places like Mecca, and Jerusalem. What would be considered a sacred place to the Romans or Greeks? Mount Olympus? Delphi?

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Did any Ottoman Sultans look at the former Roman or Byzantine emperor's for inspiration for their previous Roman/Byzantine lands?

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How easy was it for the pope to contact the Byzantine Emperor?

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We always hear about how great of engineers Roman Soldiers were. Why do we not hear about this as much during the Byzantine period?	9
What were the Sassanid Enpires reactions to the sack of Rome and the fall of their western provinces?	8
In modern days how common is it for archeologists to find ancient ruins based on primary textual sources?	8
What kind of attributes did the Church take from Roman pagan rituals, culture, and organization?	8
According to a Map posted on r/mapporn, the Crusader States and the Byzantine Empire essentially had the Turkish Empire surrounded. Did they try at any point to use this advantage to drive them out of Anatolia?	7
Augustus and other Roman Emperors were deified, with temples dedicated to them. How did later Christian Roman and Byzantine Emperors spin this?	7
I read somewhere that when Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustus he boxed up and sent the Imperial Regalia to Constantinople. What would have been in that box?	6
Many religions and ctures have sacred places like Mecca, and Jerusalem. What would be considered a sacred place to the Romans or Greeks? Mount Olympus? Delphi?	6
Did any Ottoman Sultans look at the former Roman or Byzantine emperor's for inspiration for their previous Roman/Byzantine lands?	6
How easy was it for the pope to contact the Byzantine Emperor?	5