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Which text asserts that "An assembly with no minority/opposition should be dissolved"?

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Why was ancient Christianity more successful than the Roman pantheon and Judaism in gaining followers?

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Are there any confirmed accounts of ancient Greek or Roman mathematicians owning slaves?

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What is the first documented mention of female period loss (amenorrhea)?

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Did early imperial China have a "uniform, multilevel administrative bureaucracy" that the Romans did not?

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What is the origin of this medallion?

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Was hitchhiking common in ancient Rome?

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Why were male oracles replaced by female oracles?

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What are the problems archaeologists face in deciphering the Indus Valley writing?

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Did people from the cities of Uruk, Ur and Sumer have knowledge/recollection of how old their cities were (say, recollection after 2000 BCE)?

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Was Pythagoras against traditional/contemporary Greek education?

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Is there any evidence that Assyrian or Babylonian kings ate their enemies?

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If modern human existed for hundreds of thousands years why was writing invented only some 7000-9000 years ago?

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How can I check/get a BCE calendar for a particular year?

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