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HUM 111
Pepperdine HUM 111 w/ Sonia Sorrel Final 2011
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History
Undergraduate 1
04/27/2011

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The Classical Era of Greece, also called the Golden Age, occurred during which century B.C?
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Fifth
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Which philospoher said that everything here in this world is just a reflection of an ideal world?
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Plato
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Based on Etruscan Tomb Paintings, archaeologists think the Etruscans viewed the after life as....
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A Happy Place
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It is said that Alexander dreamed of uniting his empire into a single unified polis called a....
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Cosmopolis
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The first historian to remove divine causes and to say that history was purposeful was...
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Thucydides
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According to Virgils Aeneid, the cause of the Punic Wars was due to...
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Dido's Curse
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Philip II learned many important lessons when he was held as a hostage for three years in...
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Greece
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Unwanted Athenian baby girls were often left outside in the street to be found and raised as...
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Heterai
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Who said, "Buildings live on long after man's deeds are forgotton"?
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Pericles
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The Spartans captured their neighbors and turned them into farm laborers called...
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Helots
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Philip II defeated the greeks in the year 338 BC in the battle of...
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Chaeronea
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In Greek architecture, the Ionic order of coulmn was based on the module of a woman's...
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Foot
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Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium in...
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31 BC
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It is believed that greek theatre developed out of the worship of...
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Dionysus
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In the contest between poseidon and athena to be the civic deity of athens, athena offered...
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the olive tree
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The Struggle of the Orders between the patricians and the plebeians occured duing the...
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Early Republic
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Aristotle said we are all like charioteers driving two horses; the horses represent...
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Appetite and Reason
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Marc Antony sent the famed library from pergamum tobe added to the library at....
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Alexandria
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The Roman Republic began when the last king was overthrown inthe year...
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509 BC
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Hallensitic art is highly influenced by the ideas of which philosopher?
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Aristotle
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The Persians invaded Greece and destroyed the polis of Athens in the year...
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480 BC
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The Greek suffices ia and ium mean...
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Place
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Twice during the Roman Republic, three powerful men tried to share power in what are called...
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Triumvirates
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During which era do we first see nudity in female sculptures?
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Hellenistic
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Which individual tried to get young athenian aristocrats to admit that they knew nothing?
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Socrates
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During which era in the West do we see the first pre-planned citites based on grid plans?
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Hellenistic
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One of Rome's foundation stories tells of twins, Romulus and Remus, who were nursed by...
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A wolf
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The scultputre referred to as a Boy Strangling a Goose was created during which era?
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Hellenistic
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The word democracy is a Greek word,based on the word demos or...
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people
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Analogized to the freedom of democracy, which sculpture was the frist to reflect movement?
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In which ancient text do you read about people laughing and smiling?
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the Hymn to the Nile
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Archaeologists finally believed the cave paintings were real when they found what over them?
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Calcium Deposits
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When a Pharaoh died, his pharaohs powers passed to his...
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Oldest Daughter
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In Ancient Egypt, the period from June to November was known as the time for...

 

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Both of These:

Paying Mita Taxes and The Inundation

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The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut was constructing during which era?
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New Kingdom
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The people of the Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia) perceived of the afterlife as...
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Dark Nothingness
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Which of the following terms describe a quality of a Non-Western Ancient civilization?
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Unquestioning
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One Alternative to Greek Civic Religions were Mystery Religions, such as the cult of...
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Dionysus
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During the Paleolithic Era, women were especially valued for their ability to...
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Bear Children
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During which era was the dog domesticated?
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Mesolithic
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During the New Kingdom, burials were located in...
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Valleys
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In the Epics of Gilgamesh, the Hero Gilgamesh goes in search of...
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Everlasting Life
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What Percent of Greek is mountanous and unsuitable for growing crops such as grain?
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90%
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The construction of Stonehedge was made possible by the development of...
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Agriculture
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The first two domesticated plants were...
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Wheat and Barley
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The Great Pyramids at Giza were constructed by...
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Ordinary Farmers
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In what year did Howard Carter discover King Tut's tomb and cause the fad of Egyptomania?
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1922
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On which side of the Nile would you have found Ancient Egyptian cities and villages?
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East
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Following the Dark Ages, greece was reborn during the Archaic Age which lasted from...
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800-500 BC
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The writing on the Law Code of Hammurabi was done in...
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Cuneiform
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After a Greek Polis established a colony in a distant land the original polis became knon as the...
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Metropolis
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Homeris considered the basis of what aspect of later Greek Culture?
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All of These:

Law, Entertainment, Education

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Who wrote "Egypt is the Gift of the Nile?"
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Herodotus
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Egypt's First Intermediate period was an era of...
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Civil Unrest
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According to the Syllabus, make-up exams are possible if the reason for missing an exam is...
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All of These:

Unforseen, Verifiable, an Emergency

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The Ancient Near East was a theocracy which means rule by the...
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Gods
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The Greeks believed every person should strive for excellence; in Greek excellence is called...
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Arete
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The word Civilization is based on the Latin Word Civitas, which means...
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City
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The Egyptian Pharaoh was supposed to maintain right order, which was called...
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Maat
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In the Academic Integrity Code, the most severe punishment for falsifying a doctors note is...
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Expulsion
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Augustus Claimed that he was a descendant of both Venus and...
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Aeneas
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The Council of Nicea convened to discuss the nature of Christ and decided on the view of...
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Athanasius
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Which individual was taken hostage by the Goths when they sacked Rome in 410 AD?
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Galla Piacidia
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Which Roman Suggested giving poor Romans "bread and Circuses" to avoid uprisings?
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Juvenal
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How many times each day are faithful Muslims supposed to pray?
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Five
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Who wrote, "But Romans, never forget that government is your medium!"?
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Virgil
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Islam the newest of the world's major religions, was founded in the year...
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622 AD
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Which of the following was not one of the titles bestowed upon Augustus?
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Cloaca Maxima
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The Edict of Milan, which legalized Christianity,was issued in the year 313 AD by...
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Constantine
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In Ancient Rome, what was referred to as "The Poor Man's Palace?"
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The Baths of Caracalla
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The sacredd bok of Islam is the Koran; the word Koran translates to...
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Recitation
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Which of the following was crowned by the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in 800 AD?
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Charlemange
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The system of inheritance in which the eldest son gets all of the fathers property is known as...
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Primogenture
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Charles Martel turned the tide of Western history when he defeated the Muslims at the Battle of...
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Tours
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Germanic tribes would typically not sack churches or manasteries, with the exception of...
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The Vikings
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Old St. Peters Basilica was constructed to mark the site of Peter's...
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Tomb
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Which emperor finally outlawed paganism and made Christianity the state religion of Rome?
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Theodisus
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Approximately how many miles of roads did the Romans construct across their empire?
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50,000
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During the Romanesque Era, Christ is typically depicted as...
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A Feudal King
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The overarching "ism" of the Middles Ages in Europe was...
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Spiritualism
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The principle value of the Romans was duty to the state over self-interests, also known as...
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Pietas
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In order to get Eurpoean knights to fight in the crusades, the Pope pormised the knights
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Both of these:

Remission of sins & land in the East

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If your family name has the prefix O' or the suffic son, you ancestor was probably...
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a younger son
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The Concordat of Worms settled the dispute between the church and state over who could...
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Appoint a Bishop
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The Arch of Titus was erected to celebrate the Romans' suppression of an uprising in...
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Jeursalem
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Which of the following established the origins of the modern European states?
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Treaty of Verdun
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Since they could keep a portion of what they produced, feudal serfs invented the...
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All of These:

 

three-field system, windmill, double-yoke

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Which of the following was not a trait of the Roman personality?
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Gladius
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When the Church forbids an entire group of persons to take the sacraments it is called...
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an Interdict
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476 AD is the traditional date that hisotirans use to makr the end of the...
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Roman Empire
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