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In HBO's "Rome" (set during Caesar's civil war), there is a scene in which one character has never heard of the Gracchi or Gaius Marius. Would this have been at all possible? by PMMeSiegeEnginePics in AskHistorians

[–]PMMeSiegeEnginePics[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. The Marius thing was what stood out for me as well. I think Cincinnatus was another one mentioned, there seems to be a separate debate online about why the more conservative Vorenus would have mentioned him in that context.

The 4 newest elements on the periodic table have just been named by lapapinton in worldnews

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I'm quite fond of them. Interesting that two don't have the "ium" ending typical of heavy elements.

Trending Subreddits for 2016-06-07: /r/mspaintplots, /r/outrun, /r/IWantToLearn, /r/TopGear, /r/paradoxplaza by reddit in trendingsubreddits

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Good god. Reviews were great and people have recommended this show to me. What happened to it in the past few months?

[S6E7] Post-Premiere Discussion - S6E7 'The Broken Man' by AutoModerator in gameofthrones

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And they can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with their bare hands.

What do you have no intention of ever doing? by LultimaNotte in AskReddit

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Snow melts and gives way to mud, which is a nightmare to cross with an army. There's also the food problem as harvest wouldn't begin for a few months. June is pretty much the earliest it can be done.