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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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2007-10-23 daily life, 1117: Hello, the topic is rather broad: I'd suggest you to start from these web sites, which offer some good informations and links. (some of them refer to a periods after 1117, but social conditions were very...
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