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How many battles did Hannibal Barca, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar fight individually?

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Was the Roman general Marcellus really like an Italian Achilles come to life? Or was his story mostly fiction?

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How effective was the Sicilian nobility at removing and resisting the French Angevin presence from the Island?

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Do we know of any Roman Centurions that went on to become Generals, or even Emperors? What would their career path have looked like?

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Why did the Roman Empire rely on Veteran Colonies so heavily for military recruitment?

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What was Napoleon's criteria when he assessed the 7 greatest generals of military history?

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Why did the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II recruit so many Italian Lombard Knights into his service? And what role did they have in his military?

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Did Norman-Viking mercenaries settle in Constantinople? And when other Normans began colonizing Sicily, did they flock to the Island as well?

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What separated traditional knights from Knights of the Golden Spur?

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Why and how are there Italian noble families who trace their ancestry back to the Byzantine Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How many battles did Hannibal Barca, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar fight individually?	26
Was the Roman general Marcellus really like an Italian Achilles come to life? Or was his story mostly fiction?	25
How effective was the Sicilian nobility at removing and resisting the French Angevin presence from the Island?	25
Do we know of any Roman Centurions that went on to become Generals, or even Emperors? What would their career path have looked like?	24
Why did the Roman Empire rely on Veteran Colonies so heavily for military recruitment?	24
What was Napoleon's criteria when he assessed the 7 greatest generals of military history?	23
Why did the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II recruit so many Italian Lombard Knights into his service? And what role did they have in his military?	19
Did Norman-Viking mercenaries settle in Constantinople? And when other Normans began colonizing Sicily, did they flock to the Island as well?	17
What separated traditional knights from Knights of the Golden Spur?	16
Why and how are there Italian noble families who trace their ancestry back to the Byzantine Empire?	14