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Did any postclassical Europeans try to repeat the experiments of Erastothenes and Posidonius regarding the circumference of the Earth? If not, why not?
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How did creole religions form? What kind of religious education / indoctrination did Africans receive in the New World that led them to such complex syncretisms?
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Why did Itza, the Mayan language of Petén, decline precipitously in the post-colonial era while other Mayan languages did not?
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How were titles of minor nobility in France redistributed after the Restoration? Were there significant property disputes? And what happened to the titles of noble families who were eliminated entirely during the Revolution?
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What was the cultural significance of the Roman "adlocutio" gesture (right arm outstretched, elbow bent 45 degrees)?
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The Dukes of Pomerania apparently had Slavic names. Were they Slavs? If so, how did this impact their relationship with the Germans around them?
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How much would the average metropolitan Roman citizen have known about Judaism? Would they really have considered it so strange, or is that a modern trope?
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