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There’s two gothic churches near where I live (in Staffordshire), one was built in 1758 & other 1870. I always thought they looked really similar & I use to get their names confused. is there any way to tell which belongs to which period from looking at their architecture (see details for images)?	15
In AD500 would zoroastrianism have been the dominate religion in and around the place where Mecca now is?	15
In AD 700 England was divided up into several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Did they all speak mutually intelligible languages?	14
Someone once told me that the church supported the Norman invasion or Ireland because they had less power there. Is that true? if "yes" how, how can the church have less than total power over followers lives when they have total discretionary power to excommunicate people?	14
what did Marcus Aurelius think of Commodus's character (IE did he think he'd be a good emperor or not?) before he died?	14
When the Romans took Sardinia from the Carthaginians were many/any of the natives still loyal to the Carthage afterwards?	14
Today Spartacus is well remembered and viewed heroically. Was he well known in the Roman Empire (circa AD 300)? If “yes” how was he viewed by Romans?	14
When did Japanese historians and archaeologists start teaching and writing about versions of the islands' history that strongly contradict the country’s official mythological history (you know the one where the imperial line goes back to several hundred years BCE & ultimately the gods)?	14
You know post-apocalyptic sci-fi where future humans have reverted to a less technologically advanced state. Has there ever been a real instance of a civilisation having the technical know how to do something then later totally loosing (not just losing the means) it? if "yes" how did it happen?	14
When did Gladiatorial combat stop being popular entertainment in either the Western or Eastern Roman Empirer?	14

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