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This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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3 months ago
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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11 months ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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7 months ago
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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5 months ago
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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3 months ago
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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2 months ago
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4 months ago
TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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3 days ago
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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a year ago
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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a year ago
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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2 weeks ago
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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2 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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11 months ago
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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5 months ago
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What Is the Ides of March?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
a month ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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a month ago
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...
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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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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6 months ago
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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a month ago
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
2 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
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Who Was Tertullian?
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10 months ago
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