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Arcane Epochs and Obscure Legacies
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Writing system based on syllables, such as Linear B or Cherokee script
  • 2. Famous mountain pass site of a legendary last stand in 480 BCE
  • 3. Dependent state that pays tribute rather than ruling independently
  • 4. Dominant influence exerted by a state or social group, often covertly
  • 6. Compensatory payments demanded after war, often contentious
  • 8. Chronological misplacement, like a smartphone in a Victorian setting
  • 10. Killing of a brother or kin, infamous in royal succession crises
  • 12. Deliberate destruction of religious images, often political in motive
  • 14. League-sanctioned authority granted to govern former colonies post-WWI
  • 15. Feudal allegiance marked by service and protection, medieval tie
  • 19. Authoritarian rule emulating Julius Caesar’s concentration of power
Down
  • 5. Long and winding journey, often by a wandering scholar or pilgrim
  • 7. Deciphering ancient inscriptions etched in stone or metal
  • 9. Study of currency, an essential tool to date ancient economies
  • 11. Medieval land grant exchanged for service and loyalty
  • 13. East Germanic tribe instrumental in the fall of the Western Roman Empire
  • 16. Government based on property ownership rather than birth right
  • 17. Red-bearded emperor who led the Third Crusade
  • 18. Popular vote to legitimize major political decisions or regimes
  • 20. Personal property that historically included enslaved people

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