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before Chaucer was there anything to stop English writers from publishing their work in English (as opposed to Latin or French) besides their own desire not to be seen as lowbrow?
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why did The Japanese not adopt agriculture until way later than most places in Eurasia where agriculture is viable?
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I once saw a TV documentary that said towards the end of the Western Roman Empire’s existence its army was so badly equipped soldiers often had no chainmail even though Rome knew the art of making it. Is that true? If “yes” what armour did they have instead (I assume they had something?)?
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did cities in ancient Egypt and ancient mesopotamia (circa 1000 BC) have street food vendors? if "yes" what sort of thing would they have sold?
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In 1984 (the novel) the main characters take it for granted that anyone will say whatever they're asked to when the party tortures them, regardless of strength of conviction or character. Would that belief about torture have been common (in the UK or the US) when the book came out in the late 40s?
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there's a BBC docudrama where Michael Sheen played Nero. When Rome burns, before Nero has revealed his plan to rebuild, the guys on the senate are talking about moving the capital to a different city. Was that ever seriously considered after the Great Fire of Rome?
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you know the busts of roman Emperors, and other famous Romans, you can see in history and/or art museums. What sort of social standing did the artists who made them have in ancient Rome?
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