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Why did the Germans have so many more submarines than the Allies in WW2?

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Pompey's title of "the Great" was apparently ironic at first. Was it genuine later, or still a bit of a joke?

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How did Hannibal manage to pull off the victory at Cannae?

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Surely the most humiliating defeat to inflict on an enemy, like in chess, would be capturing his queen. Who would be history's most significant queen or empress to be enslaved, wedded by the foe, or simply placed in the harem?

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Ancient warfare had large set-piece battles with two armies facing each other. Modern wars are all over the place. When did this change?

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In sieges of the ancient world, how rare was it for citizens NOT to be slaughtered or enslaved if the walls were breached?

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People arrived in Australia 50,000 years ago but DNA suggests no-one else turned up until Europeans some 200 years ago. Why did it take so long?

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Approximately what proportion of the Senate was involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar?

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How effective were Roman sailing ships? Could they reliably sail to Greece or North Africa, or did they need to row?

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What was the effect on romance and marriage of so many young men dying in the First World War?

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Why did the Germans have so many more submarines than the Allies in WW2?	3
Pompey's title of "the Great" was apparently ironic at first. Was it genuine later, or still a bit of a joke?	2
How did Hannibal manage to pull off the victory at Cannae?	2
Surely the most humiliating defeat to inflict on an enemy, like in chess, would be capturing his queen. Who would be history's most significant queen or empress to be enslaved, wedded by the foe, or simply placed in the harem?	2
Ancient warfare had large set-piece battles with two armies facing each other. Modern wars are all over the place. When did this change?	2
In sieges of the ancient world, how rare was it for citizens NOT to be slaughtered or enslaved if the walls were breached?	2
People arrived in Australia 50,000 years ago but DNA suggests no-one else turned up until Europeans some 200 years ago. Why did it take so long?	2
Approximately what proportion of the Senate was involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar?	2
How effective were Roman sailing ships? Could they reliably sail to Greece or North Africa, or did they need to row?	2
What was the effect on romance and marriage of so many young men dying in the First World War?	2