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Similar names in ancient Rome

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Are there any hypotheses on how the Dorset disappeared?

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Whom and when were the peoples of the ancient Levant before Israel, Judea and Edom?

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Are the Sabean people of Cushitic or Ethiopian origin?

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Was Yahweh a god in a possible Edomite Pantheon?

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Have historians attempted to reconstruct the polytheistic Semitic pantheon, dividing it into sub pantheons?

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Why was being a school teacher something looked down upon in Ancient Greece?

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Who were the first leaders of the Yahwistic sect?

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Did the ancients or other pre-industrial civilisations engage in unsustainable practices?

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Is there a database of ancient/current names of cities?

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What actually happened during the elephant duel (Songkram Yutahatti) between King Naresuan of Ayutthaya/Siam and Mingy Swa of Hongsawadee/Burma?

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Did migrating people ever maintain contact across the Bering Strait?

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Was hitchhiking common in ancient Rome?

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Why are there so many laws about eye injuries in the Code of Hammurabi?

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