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Why did the battle of Teutoburg Forest have such an impact on Roman expansion into Germany?

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What was the Soviet Union trying to accomplish by invading Afghanistan?

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When Antigonus started disbanding the silver shields, he sent them by small groups of two or three on dangerous missions in order to rapidly dwindle their numbers. What missions were the silver shields sent out to do?

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The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom has been referred to as "That extremely wealthy Bactrian empire of 1000 cities"; but what happened to the "1000" cities?

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How was war loot split amongst armies in the ancient world?

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Did ancient historians like Livy have trouble understanding archaic Latin?

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What evidence is there, that Carthage sacrificed humans?

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After a successful battle, what would happen to used Pilum's?

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Is it true that humans have only been at peace for just 268 years of recorded history?

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How did the Hastati fall back behind the Principes and Triarii without suffering massive casualties?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the battle of Teutoburg Forest have such an impact on Roman expansion into Germany?	165
What was the Soviet Union trying to accomplish by invading Afghanistan?	139
When Antigonus started disbanding the silver shields, he sent them by small groups of two or three on dangerous missions in order to rapidly dwindle their numbers. What missions were the silver shields sent out to do?	127
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom has been referred to as "That extremely wealthy Bactrian empire of 1000 cities"; but what happened to the "1000" cities?	48
How was war loot split amongst armies in the ancient world?	29
Did ancient historians like Livy have trouble understanding archaic Latin?	28
What evidence is there, that Carthage sacrificed humans?	21
After a successful battle, what would happen to used Pilum's?	21
Is it true that humans have only been at peace for just 268 years of recorded history?	21
How did the Hastati fall back behind the Principes and Triarii without suffering massive casualties?	16