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Is there any archaeological evidence of Queen Boudicca aside from a few lines in Tacitus' writings?

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I've heard someone say that Christian destroyed perhaps 90% of the scientific, mathematical and philosophical writings of the Greeks and Romans. Is this claim true?

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In France, they have huge issues with the "Burqa controversy"(French ban on face covering) but do some experts date this clash between the state and religion to the French Revolution of the 1790s, during the whole 'Dechristianization' campaign?

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Is the tomb within the Church of the Holy Sepulcher likely the tomb of Jesus? What is the evidence? Is it compelling?

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I've heard scholars say that the Jewish (and by extension protestant) canon of the Bible largely developed in reaction to Christianity. How accurate is it to say this?

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Who were the first people to deny the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth?

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Saladino d'Ascoli, a 15th century Italian physician, claims that the medieval electuary, a complex compound medicine used to treat diverse maladies including paralysis, was invented by Cosmas and Damian. Is his claim true or false?

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Did Martin Luther commit suicide?

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Is there evidence that slave collars increased in popularity in post-Constantinian times?

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Is rabbinical Judaism younger than Christianity?

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Is there any archaeological evidence of Queen Boudicca aside from a few lines in Tacitus' writings?	319
I've heard someone say that Christian destroyed perhaps 90% of the scientific, mathematical and philosophical writings of the Greeks and Romans. Is this claim true?	40
In France, they have huge issues with the "Burqa controversy"(French ban on face covering) but do some experts date this clash between the state and religion to the French Revolution of the 1790s, during the whole 'Dechristianization' campaign?	22
Is the tomb within the Church of the Holy Sepulcher likely the tomb of Jesus? What is the evidence? Is it compelling?	21
I've heard scholars say that the Jewish (and by extension protestant) canon of the Bible largely developed in reaction to Christianity. How accurate is it to say this?	17
Who were the first people to deny the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth?	16
Saladino d'Ascoli, a 15th century Italian physician, claims that the medieval electuary, a complex compound medicine used to treat diverse maladies including paralysis, was invented by Cosmas and Damian. Is his claim true or false?	5
Did Martin Luther commit suicide?	4
Is there evidence that slave collars increased in popularity in post-Constantinian times?	3
Is rabbinical Judaism younger than Christianity?	3