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Where did the mycenaean Greeks come from?	2
If the Emporer was in residence in Rome was it always he who officiated Games in the Colosseum or, earlier, the Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus?	2
do they remove all the references to multiple pagan gods from classical texts at some point?	2
At the start of Boardwalk Empire Nucky gives a speech to the temperance society, he tries to convince them on their side by telling a (possibly made up) story involving his own abusive alcoholic father. In 1919 would having a background like that be more of a help of a hindrance to US politician?	2
200 years ago How meny annual festivals (I mean events analogous to Christmas or Halloween) did the Japanese have? Were meny/any of them abandoned after Meiji Restoration? If "yes" why?	2
how long after WW2 was it before enough civilians returned to Gibraltar that their tourist trade (bars, restaurants, hotels, etc) could start functioning again?	2
There's a swords and sandals movie called Immortals, the main chracter's back story is that he was conceived as a result of his mother being gang raped by bandits. Ever since I saw the film element has botherd me sinse I don't think the real Greeks would ever go for a hero with such a humble origin?	2
Were ancient people (IE before the fall of Rome) aware that the time of day and night changed depending how Far East or West you were?	2
when did people in South East Asia (japan, Korea, china) become aware of the existence of the Americas? how did news of the discovery reach them from the west?	2
How did they go about getting people to join the Japanese military when it was reforming in the early 1950s? they must have been dealing with guys who were atleast teenagers when WW2 ended, why would they want to cooperate with the Americans?	2

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