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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
5 days ago
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
a month ago
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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