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If you went to the 400 BCE Mediterranean, and asked the generals of the time to tell you how wars should be fought, what would they tell you? How would this answer change each following century?
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After the French were pushed out of Spain in 1814, what losses had Spain sustained? What percentage of the population died? How much infrastructure was ruined? What industries were damaged?
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In the ancient and medieval world, did it really matter how populous a ruler's capital was, for the stability and power of the state as opposed to prestige factor?
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During the Akkadian, Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian empires, were there any explorers who went into areas like Arabia, Persia, and Anatolia?
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If a Western European at the beginning of the second millennium saw a typical city in West Africa, would they think it was advanced? Somewhat archaic? Or familiar?
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According to Wikipedia, the Delhi Sultanate nearly conquered India during the Tughluqid dynasty, centuries before Aurangzeb. Was this sustainable or was Timur's invasion only the final catalyst for its fall?
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What are some historical armies that got lost (like the Legio IX Hispana)? How does an entire army disappear?
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