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Francesco Marchesani

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returns 02/20/2012
Expertise

I have an indeep knowledge of European history, expecially Ancient, Roman and Medieval history. I focus my attention on military history as well; I have access to a university library with many ancient books.

Experience in the area

Mainly through self study (other than my university studies in laws) I have acquired a good knowledge of the topic, which I enjoy further study.


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  • Knowledgeability 9.70
  • Clarity of Response 9.75
  • Politeness 9.98
  • Response Time(hr) 57.4
  • Response Time(hr, last 90 days) 56.0
  • Number of Questions Today 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked in a Day 1
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 474
  • Volunteer Since 2001-08-20
  • Prestige Points 17494

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chris03/08/09101010thanks
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Recent Answers from Francesco Marchesani

2010-10-09 ptolemaic dynasty...:

Hello,  during the ptolemaic period the ruling class was Greek, but it needed to accept all the social and religious customs of the Egyptians, in order to be fully accepted. Thus, the Greek ptolemaic kings

2008-05-17 praetorian guard:

Hello,  the praetorian guard was the body guard of the emperor: its power came from being so physically close to him and thus, in some cases, able to influence him or even to kill him. The commander of

2008-04-11 Jews:

Hello,  I'll try and give you a simple explanation, even though, of course, history is never simple and straightforward.  From a religious point of view, the Jews were seen by the Catholic church, expecially

2008-04-10 germanica superior and inferior:

Hello,  actually the Rhine was not the border for Gaul, it was the border between Germania Inferior / Superior and Germania Magna (i.e. the land where the free German tribes lived).  No other legion was

2008-02-03 questions??:

Hello,  the British gold coin was originally minted during the 1600's using gold coming from the Guinea region in Africa, so it quickly got its nickname, and then official name, of Guinea.   The Royal

 

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