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The Eastern Roman Empire had to pay 11,000lb (5000kg) of gold to the Sasanian Empire in 533 AD. How did this work logistically?

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If oil takes millions of years to be made, how much of it is made each year?

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Why did East Germany do so well in the Olympics, in relation to West Germany and Germany today

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In Britain we often refer to different time periods in relation to who was the Monarch at the time (Edwardian, Victorian, Georgian etc.) Is anything similar done in other countries?

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Why did Greece not initially accept a union with Crete?

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How did French-Canadians feel about WWI? Did they feel any attachment to either the British or the French cause?

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How valid is it to construct GDP measures for historical states?

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[WP] You are in a tree and can observe everything happening below you, but you cannot be seen

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A lot of evidence for study of Late Antiquity comes from Egypt. How does this affect scholarship of the period?

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What significance did Wellington and the British have in the Peninsular War?

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The Eastern Roman Empire had to pay 11,000lb (5000kg) of gold to the Sasanian Empire in 533 AD. How did this work logistically?	2679	AskHistorians
If oil takes millions of years to be made, how much of it is made each year?	2025	askscience
Why did East Germany do so well in the Olympics, in relation to West Germany and Germany today	26	AskHistorians
In Britain we often refer to different time periods in relation to who was the Monarch at the time (Edwardian, Victorian, Georgian etc.) Is anything similar done in other countries?	18	AskHistorians
Why did Greece not initially accept a union with Crete?	16	AskHistorians
How did French-Canadians feel about WWI? Did they feel any attachment to either the British or the French cause?	12	AskHistorians
How valid is it to construct GDP measures for historical states?	12	AskHistorians
[WP] You are in a tree and can observe everything happening below you, but you cannot be seen	9	WritingPrompts
A lot of evidence for study of Late Antiquity comes from Egypt. How does this affect scholarship of the period?	8	AskHistorians
What significance did Wellington and the British have in the Peninsular War?	4	AskHistorians