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Was Hagia Sophia built over a pagan temple?

Jul 6 '17 at 7:39

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Were there any wars in ancient Greece where religion played a major part?

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Nov 27 '15 at 1:18

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Is there a relationship between the Pelasgians and Sea Peoples?

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Jul 31 '15 at 0:06

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Was there a rule against non-Muslims wearing the colour green in the Ottoman empire?

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Oct 3 '18 at 5:57

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Was the interior of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople ever covered with mosaic icons?

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Nov 24 '16 at 0:03

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When was the Ottoman mosque within the Parthenon demolished?

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Jan 11 '17 at 23:27

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What was the northernmost region/city in the Roman Empire that spoke Greek as the native language?

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Jul 20 '15 at 2:40

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Who revoked their signatures from the union agreement at the Council of Florence?

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Feb 4 '19 at 3:38

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Did the ancient Greeks revere the Titans?

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Sep 14 '15 at 4:27

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Greek Revolution: Where did the Greeks look for descendants of the Byzantine dynasties?

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Jul 24 '15 at 3:44

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Did the Thracian Rhomphaia ever clash with a Roman Gladius?

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Sep 11 '15 at 0:51

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Did Mithraism and other Roman cults surpass the original Greco-Roman religion in popularity before the rise of Christianity?

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Feb 28 '17 at 4:44

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Who was the earliest historian of the Greco-Roman world to write something substantial about China?

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Oct 19 '16 at 23:28

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How were ethnographic maps in the 19th century made?

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Dec 13 '17 at 0:22

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Did the exile of the Platonic academy facilitate the foundation of the House of Wisdom?

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Mar 8 '16 at 0:55

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What exactly were the religious beliefs of Gemistus Plethon?

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Aug 13 '15 at 0:03

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Marcellus and his work "Aethiopica"

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Aug 4 '15 at 23:06

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Did being a "Philhellene" in ancient times mean you were not a Greek?

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Sep 24 '15 at 4:25

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When was the temple of Artemis at Ephesus destroyed?

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May 18 '17 at 2:24

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Are there any palaces, temples or monuments built by the Seleucids surviving through to the present day?

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Feb 24 '16 at 23:35

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Who built this monument in Hatra?

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Apr 17 '17 at 23:23

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How late where plumed helmets and muscle cuirasses used by Roman/Byzantine soldiers?

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Aug 27 '15 at 0:12

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