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was Vortigern a real person?

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How (if at all) did the Crisis of the Third Century effect normal life in the city of Rome? How would AD252 Rome be different from AD152 Rome?

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just before the end of Edo period was hunting for sport particularly popular among Japanese aristocrats? if "yes" what would have been their weapon of choice (IE gun, bow or spear)?

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Would English folk stories and legends (Robin hood, King Arthur, etcetera) have been widely known outside the British isles before the British empire?

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what did the diet of post ice-age hunter-gatherer Britains consist of?

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how were the first western philosophers thought of by the rest of Greek society in their own life times?

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In the fourth century when the Romans were working out the official catholic doctrine, did they have a position on whether Jesus felt sexual desires are resisted them, or was (as we call it) asexual and felt no temptation that way at all?

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in early 17th century north America how did the puritans colonists feel towards the Anglicans colonists?

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If you lived in the near East or North Africa 3000 years ago, was it particularly dangerous to eat pork (IE did the Jewish law have a practical backing at one time?)?

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In Boardwalk Empire there's a sub plot in the Fourth season about Eli's eldest son lying to him about drinking and smoking at university. I get the drinking part but would parents in 1923 worry about smoking at all? if so why, its not like they know about the health risks?

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was Vortigern a real person?	10
How (if at all) did the Crisis of the Third Century effect normal life in the city of Rome? How would AD252 Rome be different from AD152 Rome?	10
just before the end of Edo period was hunting for sport particularly popular among Japanese aristocrats? if "yes" what would have been their weapon of choice (IE gun, bow or spear)?	10
Would English folk stories and legends (Robin hood, King Arthur, etcetera) have been widely known outside the British isles before the British empire?	10
what did the diet of post ice-age hunter-gatherer Britains consist of?	10
how were the first western philosophers thought of by the rest of Greek society in their own life times?	10
In the fourth century when the Romans were working out the official catholic doctrine, did they have a position on whether Jesus felt sexual desires are resisted them, or was (as we call it) asexual and felt no temptation that way at all?	10
in early 17th century north America how did the puritans colonists feel towards the Anglicans colonists?	10
If you lived in the near East or North Africa 3000 years ago, was it particularly dangerous to eat pork (IE did the Jewish law have a practical backing at one time?)?	10
In Boardwalk Empire there's a sub plot in the Fourth season about Eli's eldest son lying to him about drinking and smoking at university. I get the drinking part but would parents in 1923 worry about smoking at all? if so why, its not like they know about the health risks?	10