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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
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It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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A Week Off And A New Language
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
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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...
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Does Marcus Matter?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Classical Wisdom
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
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The Phantom of Polarisation
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Distant Worlds (1932)
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Borrowing from a book-seller...
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Borrowing from a book-seller description:
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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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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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
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They know what they think.
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
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a year ago
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TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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)...
9 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...
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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11 months ago
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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11 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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a year ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
5 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
3 days ago
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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4 months ago
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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4 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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2 months ago
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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2 months ago
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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2 months ago
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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10 months ago
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
3 weeks ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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a year ago
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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a month ago
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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a month ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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6 months ago
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Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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a year ago
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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10 months ago
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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a year ago
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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...
2 weeks 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...
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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10 months ago
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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3 weeks ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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3 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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3 months ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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a year ago
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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9 months ago
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
a year ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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...
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
a year ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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11 months ago
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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11 months ago
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
9 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
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
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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7 months ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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3 weeks ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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