TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mystery of the Mind
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TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
11 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Classical Wisdom
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Early Christianity
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
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JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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The Julio-Claudians
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
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From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
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