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Where did the idea of weeks originate and why do they have seven days?

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Was the Minoan civilization warlike?

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Any evidence of woman named Claudia being a Welsh princess?

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Are the sources in Flora Unveiled correct?

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How did gladiators/assyrians kill large predators in single combat?

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When State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) start to be practiced widely in ancient times?

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How much gold did humans possess by century starting with Neolithic?

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Did migrating people ever maintain contact across the Bering Strait?

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Greek/Roman play in which a woman encourages a pregnant slave to marry a slave owner and pass off the baby as his?

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

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What historic documents do we have supporting women wearing veils as historically continuous since Assyrian law?

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Why wasn't Persepolis on Darius' royal road?

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What types of jobs did upper class Romans do?

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Is there evidence that the culture of graffiti and tags and their motifs is not accepted in some ancient culture?

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