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Why are Byzantine Emperors usually referred to with first and last name (e.g. Alexios I Komnenos, Constantine XI Palaiologos) while western Kings were referred to with only their first name (Richard I of England, Louis VI of France)?

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How were knightly orders controlling large swathes of territory (e.g. the Teutonic Order) administrated?

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Ancient Egypt during its glory days was one of the most advanced civilizations on Earth... but after being conquered by Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, was this still the case? Or did it become a "backwater" until the Abbasids?

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Was Julius Caesar a reformist, a conservative, or just an opportunist?

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Why did Japan see much stronger population growth than other industrialized countries until the 90s, and then start falling off before the others did?

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Is it true that one of the factors exacerbating the Black Plague in Europe was the superstitious killing of cats, who would have limited rodent and other pest populations otherwise?

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What are some interesting, ancient, but usually overlooked empires that existed in central and southern Africa?

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Is it true that some parts of Russia were still using Roman-era agricultural technology until the fall of the Russian Empire?

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When did Mediterranean armies switch from the extremely brutal, ancient Roman tactic of enslaving half and killing half of the people they conquered, to later only killing the actual soldiers and lords who were fighting them, leaving peasants and merchants to live as they did before?

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Did the Byzantine Empire still use Roman roads?

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Why are Byzantine Emperors usually referred to with first and last name (e.g. Alexios I Komnenos, Constantine XI Palaiologos) while western Kings were referred to with only their first name (Richard I of England, Louis VI of France)?	300
How were knightly orders controlling large swathes of territory (e.g. the Teutonic Order) administrated?	219
Ancient Egypt during its glory days was one of the most advanced civilizations on Earth... but after being conquered by Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, was this still the case? Or did it become a "backwater" until the Abbasids?	207
Was Julius Caesar a reformist, a conservative, or just an opportunist?	191
Why did Japan see much stronger population growth than other industrialized countries until the 90s, and then start falling off before the others did?	166
Is it true that one of the factors exacerbating the Black Plague in Europe was the superstitious killing of cats, who would have limited rodent and other pest populations otherwise?	156
What are some interesting, ancient, but usually overlooked empires that existed in central and southern Africa?	102
Is it true that some parts of Russia were still using Roman-era agricultural technology until the fall of the Russian Empire?	100
When did Mediterranean armies switch from the extremely brutal, ancient Roman tactic of enslaving half and killing half of the people they conquered, to later only killing the actual soldiers and lords who were fighting them, leaving peasants and merchants to live as they did before?	88
Did the Byzantine Empire still use Roman roads?	70