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I've heard that the viking horns were actually later theatre additions and that in reality vikings did not use them. Have movies/theatre leave a similar mark on Roman clothing, inventing or adding or removing important elements of what we see as the Roman military outfit?

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What happened with theatre in the Middle Ages? Most overviews of theatre always mention Greek and Roman plays but then jump on to plays from Shakespeare or the Spanish Tragedy. Was it discontinued as a practice, do we have no records?

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How was Anna Karenina recieved by the upper classes in Russia when it came out?

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Is the classification of Pinochet as a fascist correct?

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Do we know how Gavrilo Princip felt about WW1?

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How far back could a Native Spanish speaker understand Spanish?

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When did people generally start looking at Medieval art with condescension?

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How did peasants of the Roman countryside dress?

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How are letters from Medieval times preserved? How have they not withered away with time?

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How far was Socrates' execution a response to his philosophical method?

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I've heard that the viking horns were actually later theatre additions and that in reality vikings did not use them. Have movies/theatre leave a similar mark on Roman clothing, inventing or adding or removing important elements of what we see as the Roman military outfit?	4164
What happened with theatre in the Middle Ages? Most overviews of theatre always mention Greek and Roman plays but then jump on to plays from Shakespeare or the Spanish Tragedy. Was it discontinued as a practice, do we have no records?	56
How was Anna Karenina recieved by the upper classes in Russia when it came out?	54
Is the classification of Pinochet as a fascist correct?	19
Do we know how Gavrilo Princip felt about WW1?	17
How far back could a Native Spanish speaker understand Spanish?	15
When did people generally start looking at Medieval art with condescension?	12
How did peasants of the Roman countryside dress?	12
How are letters from Medieval times preserved? How have they not withered away with time?	12
How far was Socrates' execution a response to his philosophical method?	11