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Fix 656 lazy temporal answers: replace 'static historical fact' with source-attributed answers

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- Updated perspective.md: require source citations in temporal answers
- Filed feature request #75 for BCE temporal tag support (tested 7 formats, all rejected)
- Built batch script to replace all 'Static historical fact' answers with proper
  source attribution (ancient text date + modern publication year)
- Fixed source date detection bug (modern books about ancient figures)
- Answers now cite attesting source and its date per document footnotes
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@@ -35,29 +35,29 @@ Pompeii was a Roman city near modern Naples, Italy, buried by the eruption of Mo
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Destroyed: 24 August 79 CE (eruption of Vesuvius) @t[=0079]" - what is the source?
> Well-established historical date from Pliny the Younger's letters to Tacitus (Epistulae VI.16 and VI.20), the primary eyewitness account. The traditional date of 24 August 79 CE comes from the manuscript tradition of Pliny's letters, though some recent archaeological evidence (e.g. coins, seasonal food remains) suggests the eruption may have occurred in October 79 CE.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Near modern Naples, Campania, Italy" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Population at destruction: ~11,000–20,000" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Rediscovered: 1748 (systematic excavation began)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Forum: Central public square with temples, basilica, and markets" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Amphitheatre: Oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre (~70 BCE)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> 70 BCE event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Villa of the Mysteries: Frescoes depicting Dionysiac initiation rites [^1]" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Thermopolia: Fast-food counters (over 80 found)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Plaster casts of victims: Created by Giuseppe Fiorelli's technique (1863)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Preserves Roman urban planning, architecture, art, and daily life" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Graffiti provides insight into language, politics, and social life" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Ongoing excavations continue to reveal new areas [^2]" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 7: Malformed temporal tag @t[=79] — see docs for valid syntax
> Fix to @t[=0079] for 4-digit year format.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: Malformed temporal tag @t[=79] — see docs for valid syntax