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did the Romans actually understand what was causing them so much difficulty in the third century?

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were there lions in Iberia, in 2293bc?

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Last summer I head a historical novel series about Year of the Six Roman Emperors (AD 238). When Emperor Maximinus's loyalists take back Carthage they effectively sack the City. Is that realistic? would the Roman army really rape & pillage a major city within the empire?

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Imagine Portus (Rome's main port) in AD299, Besides grain what trade goods would you expect to see the ships bringing in for sale in Rome?

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how long did it take important news, like News or major political change, to travel to all parts of England in the middle ages?

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There's a country road near my home (in the English Midlands) called "Blackie's Lane", Did that word mean something different in the past?

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When did the earliest roman bath houses start appearing?

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How much effect (if any) did how benevolent or tyrannical a Roman emperor was have on the lives of regular Romans?

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Suppose it's WW2 and you are a low ranking Axis soldier who has been taken captured by Alied soldiers. What are the odds that you'll killed out of hand instead of being taken in? How much do those odds vary between countries?

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I've been told that the Isle of Wight was one of the last parts of Britain to still be pagan in the Early Middle Ages. I've read that at the time the island was a Jutish kingdom, does that mean when people say "pagan" they mean a form of Norse Religion?

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did the Romans actually understand what was causing them so much difficulty in the third century?	4
were there lions in Iberia, in 2293bc?	4
Last summer I head a historical novel series about Year of the Six Roman Emperors (AD 238). When Emperor Maximinus's loyalists take back Carthage they effectively sack the City. Is that realistic? would the Roman army really rape & pillage a major city within the empire?	4
Imagine Portus (Rome's main port) in AD299, Besides grain what trade goods would you expect to see the ships bringing in for sale in Rome?	4
how long did it take important news, like News or major political change, to travel to all parts of England in the middle ages?	4
There's a country road near my home (in the English Midlands) called "Blackie's Lane", Did that word mean something different in the past?	4
When did the earliest roman bath houses start appearing?	4
How much effect (if any) did how benevolent or tyrannical a Roman emperor was have on the lives of regular Romans?	4
Suppose it's WW2 and you are a low ranking Axis soldier who has been taken captured by Alied soldiers. What are the odds that you'll killed out of hand instead of being taken in? How much do those odds vary between countries?	4
I've been told that the Isle of Wight was one of the last parts of Britain to still be pagan in the Early Middle Ages. I've read that at the time the island was a Jutish kingdom, does that mean when people say "pagan" they mean a form of Norse Religion?	4