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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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What Is an Antipope?
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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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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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
6 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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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...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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.
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...
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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...
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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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
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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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...
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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...
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
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...
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.
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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.
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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...
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Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
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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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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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