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Did ancient Romans converse with statues for inspiration?

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

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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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When were soldiers compensated with land grants?

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How and when was the Temple of Trajan destroyed?

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Was hitchhiking common in ancient Rome?

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Did the Romans ever get the idea to pardon Jesus or expunge the conviction when they adopted it as the state religion in 380, Edict of Thessalonica?

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What is the historical reason for 18 years being the most commonly accepted age of adulthood?

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Did Romans complain about sundials?

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How did the Roman state verify citizenship?

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What was the population within the Aurelian Walls of Rome during its peak?

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Did Roman prosperity peak right on the eve of collapse (in particular c. 399)?

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