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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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