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How long did medieval sword fights actually last?

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What do we know of Britain before the Celtic peoples arrived? Was it an empty landscape, housing only fauna and flora?

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What are some quality books to read about the evolution of Yahwism and Canaanite Polytheism into early Judaism?

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Have we discovered any surviving flags/banners from Ancient Rome or Greece?

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Was the monotheistic god YHVH of the Hebrew people in Canaan developed independently from the preexisting Canaanite beliefs it did it evolve from the Canaanite pantheon?

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How much do we know about true various Celtic religious beliefs? How much of it is from written sources and how much from archeology?

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How long did paganism in Northern Europe (Germanic paganism) last before being completely overcome by Christianity? Did remnants of pagan believers survive very long?

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Help identifying this Parish Seal from Germany?

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I am currently reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, and he seems to attribute it as having an overarching permeable quality. Did Stoic philosophers in Rome and Greece tend to see Logos as a tangible, material thing that existed separate from human understanding?

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What all do we know for certain about Greco-Egyptian Mystery Schools in the eastern Mediterranean?

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How long did medieval sword fights actually last?	99
What do we know of Britain before the Celtic peoples arrived? Was it an empty landscape, housing only fauna and flora?	20
What are some quality books to read about the evolution of Yahwism and Canaanite Polytheism into early Judaism?	19
Have we discovered any surviving flags/banners from Ancient Rome or Greece?	18
Was the monotheistic god YHVH of the Hebrew people in Canaan developed independently from the preexisting Canaanite beliefs it did it evolve from the Canaanite pantheon?	15
How much do we know about true various Celtic religious beliefs? How much of it is from written sources and how much from archeology?	10
How long did paganism in Northern Europe (Germanic paganism) last before being completely overcome by Christianity? Did remnants of pagan believers survive very long?	9
Help identifying this Parish Seal from Germany?	7
I am currently reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, and he seems to attribute it as having an overarching permeable quality. Did Stoic philosophers in Rome and Greece tend to see Logos as a tangible, material thing that existed separate from human understanding?	6
What all do we know for certain about Greco-Egyptian Mystery Schools in the eastern Mediterranean?	6