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how were the first western philosophers thought of by the rest of Greek society in their own life times?
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How (if at all) did the Crisis of the Third Century effect normal life in the city of Rome? How would AD252 Rome be different from AD152 Rome?
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in early 17th century north America how did the puritans colonists feel towards the Anglicans colonists?
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In Boardwalk Empire there's a sub plot in the Fourth season about Eli's eldest son lying to him about drinking and smoking at university. I get the drinking part but would parents in 1923 worry about smoking at all? if so why, its not like they know about the health risks?
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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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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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