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Were the Romans just one of a family of different tribes in Italia, or were they somehow really different from their neighbors?

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How did Native Americans on the Great Plains handle tornados?

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What river did the Romans and Barcas use in 225 BCE to demarcate Roman and Carthaginian Spain: the Ebro (as it's commonly written), or the Júcar?

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Why did Ancient Rome feel so threatened by Christianity that they felt they needed to execute all the Christians?

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Do we know, generally speaking, what kinds of factors led to spontaneous settlement of villages in the ancient world?

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What was the spice trade like in Ancient Rome? What were the major non-Italian spices the Romans used regularly, or coveted?

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So "World War II" is a retrospective name, right? What was the war called at the time?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were the Romans just one of a family of different tribes in Italia, or were they somehow really different from their neighbors?	31
How did Native Americans on the Great Plains handle tornados?	19
What river did the Romans and Barcas use in 225 BCE to demarcate Roman and Carthaginian Spain: the Ebro (as it's commonly written), or the Júcar?	18
Why did Ancient Rome feel so threatened by Christianity that they felt they needed to execute all the Christians?	7
Do we know, generally speaking, what kinds of factors led to spontaneous settlement of villages in the ancient world?	5
What was the spice trade like in Ancient Rome? What were the major non-Italian spices the Romans used regularly, or coveted?	1
So "World War II" is a retrospective name, right? What was the war called at the time?	0