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When roman emperor Julian "the Apostate" re-converted to paganism around 360 AC, was most of the roman army already christian?

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How profitable was whaling in its hayday? People seem to endured extreme exertions, like fishing at the polar circles, to get whales.

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What was "going on" in Scandinavia around year 1? Was all of it settled? What kind of technology did exist there?

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Is it true that Scandinavians during the Middle Ages printed coins with English kings on them? Why?

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What is the history of calling monarchs 'apostolic' (as in, his imperial and royal apostolic majesty Franz Jospeh), and what was it supposed to mean?

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Why are there no English language surnames with "of"?

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It is often said that early norse adopters of christianity percieved god/jesus as aditional deities to their pantheon, rather than a replacement. Is this true?

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How strong was roman identity in the Levant in the 3rd century? Where the many italic settlers? Was latin a wide-spread language?

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A roman emperor (who's name I forgot) reportedly dressed in women's clothes; was this seen as a 'statement' on gender/sexual orientation, or rather an unusual sense of fashion?

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Why did so many cultures include Psychopomps in their mythologies, i.e. what lead to the spread of the believe that the afterlife was "hard to find"

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When roman emperor Julian "the Apostate" re-converted to paganism around 360 AC, was most of the roman army already christian?	76
How profitable was whaling in its hayday? People seem to endured extreme exertions, like fishing at the polar circles, to get whales.	62
What was "going on" in Scandinavia around year 1? Was all of it settled? What kind of technology did exist there?	59
Is it true that Scandinavians during the Middle Ages printed coins with English kings on them? Why?	57
What is the history of calling monarchs 'apostolic' (as in, his imperial and royal apostolic majesty Franz Jospeh), and what was it supposed to mean?	54
Why are there no English language surnames with "of"?	48
It is often said that early norse adopters of christianity percieved god/jesus as aditional deities to their pantheon, rather than a replacement. Is this true?	48
How strong was roman identity in the Levant in the 3rd century? Where the many italic settlers? Was latin a wide-spread language?	46
A roman emperor (who's name I forgot) reportedly dressed in women's clothes; was this seen as a 'statement' on gender/sexual orientation, or rather an unusual sense of fashion?	43
Why did so many cultures include Psychopomps in their mythologies, i.e. what lead to the spread of the believe that the afterlife was "hard to find"	40