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When Julius Caesar was ransomed by pirates, how was the demand communicated and the exchange made?

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Why did the Schlieffen plan focus on defeating France before Russia?

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Shamefulness of homosexual/homoromatic relationships in ancient Greece?

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[Roman Republic] How did taxes work?

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Was the syncretization of local religious figures into Catholic saints a real thing? And, if it was, was it a deliberate policy of the early Church, or a byproduct of religions mingling?

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How did coroners become an elected position in America?

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What was Marx's take on skilled labor?

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I'm a Victorian-era young man, a minor member of the gentry, who had gone slumming in London the night before. I have just awoken, having been shanghaied onto a ship bound for India. What are my options?

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[Labor in the US] The 9-to-5 hour day; when (or did) it change?

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What famous Juli would Caesar have looked up to?

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When Julius Caesar was ransomed by pirates, how was the demand communicated and the exchange made?	17	AskHistorians
Why did the Schlieffen plan focus on defeating France before Russia?	13	AskHistorians
Shamefulness of homosexual/homoromatic relationships in ancient Greece?	12	AskHistorians
[Roman Republic] How did taxes work?	11	AskHistorians
Was the syncretization of local religious figures into Catholic saints a real thing? And, if it was, was it a deliberate policy of the early Church, or a byproduct of religions mingling?	10	AskHistorians
How did coroners become an elected position in America?	10	AskHistorians
What was Marx's take on skilled labor?	9	AskHistorians
I'm a Victorian-era young man, a minor member of the gentry, who had gone slumming in London the night before. I have just awoken, having been shanghaied onto a ship bound for India. What are my options?	9	AskHistorians
[Labor in the US] The 9-to-5 hour day; when (or did) it change?	8	AskHistorians
What famous Juli would Caesar have looked up to?	8	AskHistorians