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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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In Defence of Boring Books
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Understanding political violence.
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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