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The reign of Commodus was very different from that of his father, Marcus Aurelius - the former is deemed as one of the worst Roman emperors, while the latter is deemed one of the best. What were the factors that made the reigns of these two people so different?
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When the Western Roman Empire decided to hire barbarians in the Roman military, this eventually led to their downfall and collapse in 476 AD but when the Byzantine Empire hired barbarians and other tribes to work in their military, this actually worked. Why is this the case?
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Why did the Greeks portray the Greek gods as mostly jerks and very malevolent to humans even though they still worshipped them?
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During the Spanish Flu Pandemic, wearing a face mask was eventually a mandatory measure to stop the spread. Given that people can react to phenomena in many kinds of ways, were there any instances where people debated or were persistently reluctant to follow protocol for certain reasons?
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One portrayal of the Nazis in both history books and in fiction is one where they are portrayed as people with effective and well-organised workforces based on how they are recognised by their actions and how they looked n WW2. How accurate is this fascination of the Nazis when portrayed by writers?
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