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Did the Persians make any attempts to rebel and/or to restore the Achaemenid Empire following Alexander's death and the turmoil that his empire experienced during the Diadochi wars? Was there anyone to claim legitimate descent from the Achaemenid Kings and rally support to himself?
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Did countries ever try and figure a way to make "armour" against firearms after they became more common on the battlefield in the early modern period?
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Where did the wealth of the Kingdom of Numidia during Jugurtha's reign come from, for it to be able to effectively resist Roman subjugation and conquest via bribes for years on end before and during the Jugurthine War?
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Despite the low social mobility which characterized the Middle ages, are there any known instances where someone from a lower class would climb the social ladder and be made a knight? Could a commoner be knighted due an exceptional millitary career?
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What exactly is an "empire" and did the interpretation of this phenomenon change during the centuries? Is there an agreed understanding between scholars on what the definition of an "empire" is?
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Did contemporaries of the Seven ancient wonders refer to them as such? Were they aware of their cultural and architectural significance? What about scholars from medieval times?
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