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There seems to have been a Golden Age (Saba, Himyar, Nabateans, the Ghassanids) lasting roughly from the Roman Era until 50 years before the Rise of Islam in Arabia. Has their downfall been influenced by external factors such as changing weather or trade routes? and did it influence Islam?

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Are there any major differences in the Antiquities of the Jews of Josephus and the Biblical narrative as we know it today?

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Poetry in (~modern) Farsi was written all across Asia (Turkey - Russia - China - India). Where did the language come from and how did it spread so far? Why is it limited, today, to Persia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan?

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How and when have the celtic nations of Britain been identified with the celts of classical antiquity?

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In 1549 (?) Sigismund von Herberstein refers to laws Ivan the Terrible made in "Anno mundi 7006". Which year is that?

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Has painting in post-medieval Europe and Asia been under mutual influence?

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What is a good history of the Church / of Christianity?

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Have there been any secret communists in the American Cold War era elite?

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have any ancient roman laws or instutions survived until the collapse of the byzantine empire? have any of them outlived it?

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Arabia: There seems to have been a Golden Age (Saba, Himyar, Nabateans, the Ghassanids) lasting roughly from the Roman Era until 50 years before the Rise of Islam. Has the downfall been influenced by external factors such as changing weather or trade routes? How is all of it related to Mohammed?

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There seems to have been a Golden Age (Saba, Himyar, Nabateans, the Ghassanids) lasting roughly from the Roman Era until 50 years before the Rise of Islam in Arabia. Has their downfall been influenced by external factors such as changing weather or trade routes? and did it influence Islam?	14
Are there any major differences in the Antiquities of the Jews of Josephus and the Biblical narrative as we know it today?	10
Poetry in (~modern) Farsi was written all across Asia (Turkey - Russia - China - India). Where did the language come from and how did it spread so far? Why is it limited, today, to Persia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan?	7
How and when have the celtic nations of Britain been identified with the celts of classical antiquity?	6
In 1549 (?) Sigismund von Herberstein refers to laws Ivan the Terrible made in "Anno mundi 7006". Which year is that?	5
Has painting in post-medieval Europe and Asia been under mutual influence?	5
What is a good history of the Church / of Christianity?	5
Have there been any secret communists in the American Cold War era elite?	5
have any ancient roman laws or instutions survived until the collapse of the byzantine empire? have any of them outlived it?	5
Arabia: There seems to have been a Golden Age (Saba, Himyar, Nabateans, the Ghassanids) lasting roughly from the Roman Era until 50 years before the Rise of Islam. Has the downfall been influenced by external factors such as changing weather or trade routes? How is all of it related to Mohammed?	4