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After the fall of the Roman Empire, where did their armor go? Was it used by any dark ages forces?

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Did ancient Romans have a religion that involved a “fish hat”?

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Why didn't the Roman Princeps restructure or dismantle the Praetorian Guard?

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What did the Jews during the First Jewish-Roman War know about other anti-Roman revolts?

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How did Roman armies survive in the desert?

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Is there any evidence of STD's in ancient times?

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Who kept Roman peculium records?

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Were there any conquests that Ancient Rome undertook explicitly to gain control of a natural resource?

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Were Roman public roads built by private companies?

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What happened to all the scholars and scientists of Western Rome during the barbarian invasions?

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Are there any ancient sources clearly testifying a frozen Tiber river in the year 398, 396, 271, and 177 BCE?

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Was it illegal to blaspheme God in Antioch in 360.-410.?

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Why, in ancient battles, did being encircled mean defeat?

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Where did the following reference originally arise from?

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