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Where does the name Ozymandias originate from?

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What is the importance of the Coptic church? And why did it maintain such a strong presence in Egypt?

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How and when was the recipe for Greek Fire lost? And has there been any attempt to recreate it?

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Are there any other historical examples of an individual city within a country going bankrupt, akin to the example of Detroit?

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What was the first national anthem?

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Is there any reason that Thebes in Greece and Thebes in Egypt share a name?

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When did journalists start going to battlefields?

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What style of Goverment did Venice use? And why was it so successful?

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Does the name of the city Cairo have anything to do with the Christian symbol of Chi-Rho?

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What was the relationship like between Mussolini and the Vatican City?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Where does the name Ozymandias originate from?	25
What is the importance of the Coptic church? And why did it maintain such a strong presence in Egypt?	24
How and when was the recipe for Greek Fire lost? And has there been any attempt to recreate it?	23
Are there any other historical examples of an individual city within a country going bankrupt, akin to the example of Detroit?	21
What was the first national anthem?	20
Is there any reason that Thebes in Greece and Thebes in Egypt share a name?	19
When did journalists start going to battlefields?	13
What style of Goverment did Venice use? And why was it so successful?	11
Does the name of the city Cairo have anything to do with the Christian symbol of Chi-Rho?	10
What was the relationship like between Mussolini and the Vatican City?	9