TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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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...
a year ago
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
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
Wrong Side of...
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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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...
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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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
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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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.
Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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TheCollector
Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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a month ago
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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10 months ago
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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4 months ago
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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10 months ago
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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a month ago
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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a year ago
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
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...
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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10 months ago
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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9 months ago
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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a month ago
TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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7 months ago
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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a month ago
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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9 months ago
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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8 months ago
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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8 months ago
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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8 months ago
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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8 months ago
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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a year ago
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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2 months ago
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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a month ago
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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a month ago
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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3 months ago
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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6 months ago
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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5 months ago
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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10 months ago
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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3 months ago
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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a year ago
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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10 months ago
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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4 months ago
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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