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where did Anglo-Saxon churchmen get the red wine they used for the sacraments?

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suppose I visit Rome (the city itself) in 266. What (if any) would I see to indicate that empire was in political and military dire straits?

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just looking at a picture of a Greek statue of Pan teaching Daphnis to play the pipes. Why is Pan depicted with much larger genitals than Daphnis? I thought Greek artists viewed small genitals as the ideal?

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What was the largest city in the Americas 1000 years ago, before Tenochtitlan (the Aztec capital) was built?

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in a lot of film versions of A Christmas Carol Scrooge speaks with received pronunciation. is that accurate to what someone from his type of job & background would have sounded like?

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Is it likely and/or possible that Vikings interbred with Native Americans?

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What’s the consensus on how reliable is the oral history of the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee?

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was meat considered to be something just for the upper class in Europe 900 years ago?

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When the Kingdom of Soissons (basically Roman Gaul) Stoped taking orders from Rome were they aware they probably weren't going to be able to hold out against the Franks indefinitely alone?

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Harry Turtledove, an alternate History writer I like, admits that he only stayed on and got his PHD in Byzantine history because there was a deferment for guys in education. Did many other people try to get out being sent to Vietnam by staying in university longer than they otherwise would have?

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where did Anglo-Saxon churchmen get the red wine they used for the sacraments?	26
suppose I visit Rome (the city itself) in 266. What (if any) would I see to indicate that empire was in political and military dire straits?	26
just looking at a picture of a Greek statue of Pan teaching Daphnis to play the pipes. Why is Pan depicted with much larger genitals than Daphnis? I thought Greek artists viewed small genitals as the ideal?	26
What was the largest city in the Americas 1000 years ago, before Tenochtitlan (the Aztec capital) was built?	26
in a lot of film versions of A Christmas Carol Scrooge speaks with received pronunciation. is that accurate to what someone from his type of job & background would have sounded like?	26
Is it likely and/or possible that Vikings interbred with Native Americans?	26
What’s the consensus on how reliable is the oral history of the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee?	26
was meat considered to be something just for the upper class in Europe 900 years ago?	25
When the Kingdom of Soissons (basically Roman Gaul) Stoped taking orders from Rome were they aware they probably weren't going to be able to hold out against the Franks indefinitely alone?	25
Harry Turtledove, an alternate History writer I like, admits that he only stayed on and got his PHD in Byzantine history because there was a deferment for guys in education. Did many other people try to get out being sent to Vietnam by staying in university longer than they otherwise would have?	25