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How do we prove or disprove "they were good friends" theories of historical people?

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Why do we define capitalism as having started in the Modern Era?

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One of Diocletian's largest failures is thought to be the Edict of Prices. How was inflation understood in antiquity, and was his response on par for what other leaders would have thought to do?

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Is wealth inequality a necessary prerequisite for complex societies? Are there any Marxist interpretations that challenge this thinking?

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The history of the Western Roman Empire is infamous for the majority of its emperors being assassinated by usurpers. However, by the 8th century, this is almost entirely absent in the Eastern Roman Empire, with most emperors rather being exiled to monasteries. What brought about this change?

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Is it really fair to pin the Crisis of the Third Century on Commodus? What evidence do we have that, if a more competent emperor were in place, things would have stayed great for Rome?

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Greek Irredentism imagines a restored Byzantine Empire, but just in areas with ethnic Greek populations in the 19th century. Was the Byzantine Empire just a vehicle for Greek nationalism at the time, or was there a fundamental shift in where people thought the borders of the Byzantine Empire were?

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Was the reign of Justinian I all its cracked up to be?

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CMV: Justinian I was actually a terrible emperor

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How do we prove or disprove "they were good friends" theories of historical people?	449
Why do we define capitalism as having started in the Modern Era?	47
One of Diocletian's largest failures is thought to be the Edict of Prices. How was inflation understood in antiquity, and was his response on par for what other leaders would have thought to do?	21
Is wealth inequality a necessary prerequisite for complex societies? Are there any Marxist interpretations that challenge this thinking?	11
The history of the Western Roman Empire is infamous for the majority of its emperors being assassinated by usurpers. However, by the 8th century, this is almost entirely absent in the Eastern Roman Empire, with most emperors rather being exiled to monasteries. What brought about this change?	3
Is it really fair to pin the Crisis of the Third Century on Commodus? What evidence do we have that, if a more competent emperor were in place, things would have stayed great for Rome?	3
Greek Irredentism imagines a restored Byzantine Empire, but just in areas with ethnic Greek populations in the 19th century. Was the Byzantine Empire just a vehicle for Greek nationalism at the time, or was there a fundamental shift in where people thought the borders of the Byzantine Empire were?	1
Was the reign of Justinian I all its cracked up to be?	1
CMV: Justinian I was actually a terrible emperor	1