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If I joined Caesar as a young recruit in 58 BCE, discharged after he beat the Pompeians, then signed up for another tour under Octavian through Actium, how wealthy would I be?

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Are texts from the classical era still being discovered with any frequency? Or do we have about as much as we ever will?

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Many people who otherwise know nothing of Carthage and Rome know Hannibal as the general who crossed the Alps. Did something happen in modern times to popularize this event?

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Goldsworthy on Mark Antony: "His drinking was on a staggering scale – later in life he wrote a book on the subject" What is currently known about this book?

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Putting aside Jesus, Christianity, and Judaism, how valuable is the New Testament as a source of purely Roman history?

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How would a large pre-Roman Gallic settlement compare to a Roman city like Capua?

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How destructive was the Roman conquest of Gaul?

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Were Romans proud of family members who fought in the legions? Were war dead lionized? Were retired soldiers respected? (107 BCE - 284 CE)

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Is the projected extinction of many languages over the next few generations much of a concern for historians?

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Between 300 BCE and 300 CE, were there any pacifists elements in Rome that opposed Roman militarism?

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If I joined Caesar as a young recruit in 58 BCE, discharged after he beat the Pompeians, then signed up for another tour under Octavian through Actium, how wealthy would I be?	993
Are texts from the classical era still being discovered with any frequency? Or do we have about as much as we ever will?	82
Many people who otherwise know nothing of Carthage and Rome know Hannibal as the general who crossed the Alps. Did something happen in modern times to popularize this event?	71
Goldsworthy on Mark Antony: "His drinking was on a staggering scale – later in life he wrote a book on the subject" What is currently known about this book?	23
Putting aside Jesus, Christianity, and Judaism, how valuable is the New Testament as a source of purely Roman history?	23
How would a large pre-Roman Gallic settlement compare to a Roman city like Capua?	15
How destructive was the Roman conquest of Gaul?	13
Were Romans proud of family members who fought in the legions? Were war dead lionized? Were retired soldiers respected? (107 BCE - 284 CE)	10
Is the projected extinction of many languages over the next few generations much of a concern for historians?	8
Between 300 BCE and 300 CE, were there any pacifists elements in Rome that opposed Roman militarism?	5