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There's a scene in Rome where Caesar tells the Egyptian court they're legally obligated to pay Ptolemy XII's debts. When they point out that's only Roman law, Caesar asks "is there some other form of law?". Did the Romans really regard all other societies' laws as meaningless?

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did people in Japan know about the existence Uranus & Neptune before they started interacting with the west in the 1850s? were there many/any astronomers in Japan in the early 19th century?

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I'm reaping grain in italy in 454. am I more likely a slave or a tenant?

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suppose you're a merchant living in Babylon in the the late 6th century BC. how will the Persians taking the city likely affect your life?

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When was the bible First translated into Japanese?

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Were children allowed in the Roman public baths? If "yes" were they allowed to play around like children modern pools do?

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Imagine Northumberland in 77BC, imagine Northumberland in AD298. How would the presents of the Romans just to South likely make life different there in the one time compared to the other?

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In Grave of the Fireflies (1988 anime set in WW2 japan) there's a bit where a young girl dies and her brother just burns her body himself, no one seems at all phased by what he does. At the time was it really normal and/or legal in Japan, to just dispose of family members remains yourself?

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Was Newtonian physics all known or taught in China 170 years ago?

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Were there any feudalistic societies in the Americas before 1492?

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There's a scene in Rome where Caesar tells the Egyptian court they're legally obligated to pay Ptolemy XII's debts. When they point out that's only Roman law, Caesar asks "is there some other form of law?". Did the Romans really regard all other societies' laws as meaningless?	10
did people in Japan know about the existence Uranus & Neptune before they started interacting with the west in the 1850s? were there many/any astronomers in Japan in the early 19th century?	9
I'm reaping grain in italy in 454. am I more likely a slave or a tenant?	9
suppose you're a merchant living in Babylon in the the late 6th century BC. how will the Persians taking the city likely affect your life?	9
When was the bible First translated into Japanese?	9
Were children allowed in the Roman public baths? If "yes" were they allowed to play around like children modern pools do?	9
Imagine Northumberland in 77BC, imagine Northumberland in AD298. How would the presents of the Romans just to South likely make life different there in the one time compared to the other?	9
In Grave of the Fireflies (1988 anime set in WW2 japan) there's a bit where a young girl dies and her brother just burns her body himself, no one seems at all phased by what he does. At the time was it really normal and/or legal in Japan, to just dispose of family members remains yourself?	9
Was Newtonian physics all known or taught in China 170 years ago?	9
Were there any feudalistic societies in the Americas before 1492?	9