Topics from March 2017
- Why Sam Houston was considered one of the most colourful figures in Texas history?
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- Why was Winfield Scott known as ‘Old Fuss and Feathers’?
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- Why is Carl von Clausewitz known as a philosopher of war?
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- Why were Napoleon Bonaparte’s military achievements remarkable?
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- Why is Horatio Nelson a national hero in Britain?
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- Why Benedict Arnold is considered both a hero and a traitor?
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- Why was Simon Bolivar known as ‘The Liberator’?
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- Why is George Washington a national hero in the United States of America?
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- Why does Robert Clive occupy an important position in both Indian and British history?
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- Why is Jean Baptiste de Gribeauval credited with revolutionizing the French artillery?
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- How did Peter the Great make Russia a major European power?
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- Why was Maurice of Nassau a respected military figure?
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- Why is Yi Sun-sin honored in Korea?
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- Why is Tokugawa Leyasu revered in Japan?
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- The Death of Ivan
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- Why Ivan IV was called The Terrible?
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- Why is Hernan Cortes associated with Mexico?
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- Why is Francisco Pizarro’s story associated with Lima, the capital of Peru?
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- Why is Francisco de Almeida famous in India?
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- Why was Mehmed II’s victory at Constantinople a turning point in history?
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- Why is Genghis Khan one of Mongolia’s greatest heroes?
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- How did Temujin become Genghis Khan?
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- Why was Saladin a remarkable leader?
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- Why will Enrico Dandolo always be admired by Venetians?
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- How did William become king of England?
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- Who established the great Seljuk Empire?
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- Why was the reign of Otto the Great good for Germany?
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- Why was Charlemagne a much-loved king?
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- The Death of Attila
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- Why was Attila the Hun called ‘the scourge of god’?
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- Why does Flavius Aetius have an important place in Roman history?
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- The Huns
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- Why was Alaric, the King of the Visigoths very famous?
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- Who was Flavius Stilicho?
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- Chandragupta II
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- Why is Theodosius’s rule significant?
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- Why was Samudragupta known as ‘the king of kings’?
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- Why is the life of Emperor Julian an interesting one?
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- Marcus Aurelius Carus
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- What is the Emperor Constantine best known for?
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- What was Diocletian’s most important step?
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- Why Zhao Yun is considered a ‘tiger general’?
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- Why will Aurelian be remembered always?
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- Sun Quan
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- Why has Cao Cao become popular in Chinese folklore?
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- Why is Lu Bu known as ‘The Flying General’?
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- Zhou Yu
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- Why Septimus Severus is called a soldier emperor?
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- How did Decebalus get his name?
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- Why was Emperor Trajan greatly loved by the people of Rome?
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- Hadrian
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- What is the Emperor Domitian’s place in Roman history?
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- Germanicus Julius Caesar
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- Why is the Roman commander Gnaeus Julius Agricola associated with Ancient Britain?
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- Why is Vercingetorix so famous?
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- Arminius
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- Why did Ariovistus’s status amongst the Ancient Romans change from that of a friend to an enemy?
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- Mark Antony
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- How did Gaius Octavius become Augustus, the ruler of Rome?
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- Why Julius Caesar is considered one the greatest figures in history?
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- Why is Gnaeus Pompey the Great considered a key figure in Roman history?
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- Why is Spartacus’ life an inspiring one?
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- How did Mithridates VI Eupator seize control of the kingdom of Pontus?
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- What do we know about Cornelius Sulla?
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- Why is it said that Gaius Marius transformed the Roman army?
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- Why Publius Cornelius Scipio was called ‘Africanus’?
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- How did Philip V become King of Macedonia?
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- Why Han Xin is considered the most famous general in the Han dynasty?
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- Why Antiochus III is considered a great king of Seleucia?
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- Why Hannibal is considered one of the greatest warriors of all time?
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- Why is Hamilcar Barca considered a fine general and statesman?
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- Why Quintas Fabius Maximus was called ‘the shield of Rome’?
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- Why Qin Shi Huang was called ‘the wild beast of Qin’?
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- What is Ashoka’s Imperial code of conduct?
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- Why Emperor Ashoka is considered one of the greatest of Indian rulers?
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- Demetrius I
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- Why King Porus is greatly admired?
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- Who founded the Maurya Empire?
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- Why is Seleucus I also known as Nicator?
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- Ptolemy I
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- Why Alexander was called ‘the Great’?
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- Who was Philip II?
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- Why was Alcibiades considered a brilliant, but unscrupulous general?
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- Why was Xerxes not able to realize his dream of conquering the Greeks?
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- The marathon
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- Why was Leonidas, King of Sparta, famous?
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- Who wrote the book ‘The Art of War’?
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- Miltiades
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- Why was Darius a great commander?
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- Why is Cyrus the Great considered more than just an emperor?
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- Why is Nebuchadnezzar assured of a place in history?
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- Why was Ashurbanipal considered to be the last great ruler of Assyria?
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- Tiglath Pileser Ill
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- What do we know about King Saul?
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- Why Ramses II was considered one of the most successful rulers of Ancient Egypt?
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- Luxor Temple and Amenhotep Ill
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- Why Thutmose Ill is considered a great warrior pharaoh?
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- Why is it said that Hammurabi did something no one had done before?
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- Why is the life of Sargon the Great shrouded in legend?
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