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Why did the European monarchs of the same dynasty tend to have the same names (Peter/George/Edward I, II, III, etc.) whereas this wasn't the case in China/Japan? Why don't we have Emperor Taizong II of China for example or Meiji IV of Japan (both of whom were extremely successfull rulers) ?

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Did the splendor and greatness of the Pax Romana during the Nerva-Antonine really occur, or was it a by-product of historians' attempt to romanticize this particular period of Roman history? Did the Pax Romana really bring peace and prosperity, or was it simply a combination of fortunate events?

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How did the Muslim world react to the fall and subsequent sack of Constantinople at the hands of the Fourth Crusade? Do we have any written documents from the perspective of Muslim chroniclers from the time period?

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Are there any documented instances in which the native Egyptian population try and rebel against Roman rule? Did they view the Romans as foreign conquerors who subjugated them?

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Why did the European monarchs of the same dynasty tend to have the same names (Peter/George/Edward I, II, III, etc.) whereas this wasn't the case in China/Japan? Why don't we have Emperor Taizong II of China for example or Meiji IV of Japan (both of whom were extremely successfull rulers) ?	1
Did the splendor and greatness of the Pax Romana during the Nerva-Antonine really occur, or was it a by-product of historians' attempt to romanticize this particular period of Roman history? Did the Pax Romana really bring peace and prosperity, or was it simply a combination of fortunate events?	1
How did the Muslim world react to the fall and subsequent sack of Constantinople at the hands of the Fourth Crusade? Do we have any written documents from the perspective of Muslim chroniclers from the time period?	1
Are there any documented instances in which the native Egyptian population try and rebel against Roman rule? Did they view the Romans as foreign conquerors who subjugated them?	1