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Is globalization a new phenomenon or just a faster and way bigger version of say bronze age trade routes/relations in the eastern Mediterranean?

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Questions on ancient Greek slavery; Do we have any surivng writing from ancient greek slaves? Did ancient Greek slaves(domestics and tradesman only) considered themselves Greek? What was the ethnic makeup of ancient greek slaves(like how many are Persian)?

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Did vikings ever see sub-Saharan Africans and what did they think?

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Was West africa really as develpoed as medieval and/or early modern europe beferoe the alantic slave trade?

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How many pieces of literature (Greco-Roman, ancient Egyptian literature of course ) await in the Egyptian desert or is it most likely that most of the major stuff has already been recovered and now it is just scraps of paper?

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Was the swahlli coast cillvazation founed by arabs and persians or native africans?

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Why did the modern genre of fantasy become associated primarily with the middle ages and not some other historical period?

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Why do British settlers tend to get rid of and forcibly move natives instead of like the french and Spanish intermarried with the native population(excluding new Zealand)?

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What have ancient Greek inscriptions told us about ancient Greece that other sources didn't?

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What have been some of the most major ''New'' fields of research in classical studies?

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Is globalization a new phenomenon or just a faster and way bigger version of say bronze age trade routes/relations in the eastern Mediterranean?	194
Questions on ancient Greek slavery; Do we have any surivng writing from ancient greek slaves? Did ancient Greek slaves(domestics and tradesman only) considered themselves Greek? What was the ethnic makeup of ancient greek slaves(like how many are Persian)?	120
Did vikings ever see sub-Saharan Africans and what did they think?	108
Was West africa really as develpoed as medieval and/or early modern europe beferoe the alantic slave trade?	101
How many pieces of literature (Greco-Roman, ancient Egyptian literature of course ) await in the Egyptian desert or is it most likely that most of the major stuff has already been recovered and now it is just scraps of paper?	93
Was the swahlli coast cillvazation founed by arabs and persians or native africans?	55
Why did the modern genre of fantasy become associated primarily with the middle ages and not some other historical period?	49
Why do British settlers tend to get rid of and forcibly move natives instead of like the french and Spanish intermarried with the native population(excluding new Zealand)?	41
What have ancient Greek inscriptions told us about ancient Greece that other sources didn't?	38
What have been some of the most major ''New'' fields of research in classical studies?	38