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How were engineers trained in the Roman Republic/Roman Empire, and how much do we know about their design practices?

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Modern versions of the Spartacus tale generally portray him as fighting to free all slaves everywhere because owning a another human as property is wrong. Would his motivations have been so altruistic or is this something that has been added to appeal to our current sense of morality?

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I am a footsoldier fighting for my city-state in ancient Greece, and I've been stabbed in the torso with a sword. What are my chances of survival, and how would a wound like that have been treated?

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When would the First World War have started if Archduke Franz Ferdinand hadn't been assassinated?

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How were engineers trained in the Roman Republic/Roman Empire, and how much do we know about their design practices?	376
Modern versions of the Spartacus tale generally portray him as fighting to free all slaves everywhere because owning a another human as property is wrong. Would his motivations have been so altruistic or is this something that has been added to appeal to our current sense of morality?	89
I am a footsoldier fighting for my city-state in ancient Greece, and I've been stabbed in the torso with a sword. What are my chances of survival, and how would a wound like that have been treated?	6
When would the First World War have started if Archduke Franz Ferdinand hadn't been assassinated?	1