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Do any Roman writings use the phrase Casus belli?

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What calendar did the Mauryan Empire use?

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Why was "Caesar" borrowed for the imperial title in German rather than "Augustus"?

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Who is "A Gentleman"? (The listed tranlator of the 1758 English edition of Tusculan Disputations)

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When the term "president" was used the first time?

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Why were the Normans such good builders?

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How is it known that Xenophon saw the ruins of Nineveh?

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Were death camps originally intended as death camps and if not, what changed?

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Why does Japan celebrate the Gregorian New Year but China still celebrates Chinese New Year?

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Why did democracy emerge in what is now Greece?

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What is the age of the oldest written proof of Christianity?

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How democratic was Imperial Germany?

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Were there prominent secular philosophers in the European middle ages? If so, who?

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When was the term "Dravida" first used and what is the context with which it was presented?

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What kind of device is pictured on this Roman mosaic from Villa Tellaro, Sicily?

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When did scientists first postulate that Earth's atmosphere might have an upper limit?

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Why did Central and South American nations participate in WWII?

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Was the Kara-Khanid Khanate founded by Karluks or Uyghurs?

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Were the Germans quoting Hamlet to describe their existential struggle in the Great War?

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How prominent were taverns in medieval Europe?

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How democratic was the ancient republic of Rome?

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The greek 'daktylos'

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Which one is ancient Hinduisam or Dravidiasm

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What is the age of the oldest written proof of Christianity?

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Which military commanders burned their own ships?

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Does special perception of rhyme by humans indicate importance of poetry in prehistoric era?

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Are the quantities of gold that the Roman Empire looted and mined known?

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Where do all the bullet casings after a war end up?

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Which of Hitler's peers had no more education than him?

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Is there any chronology of the repartition of productive capital since -1000 B.C?