TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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2 months ago
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...
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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
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Gladiator Combat
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The Mother Goddess of Rome
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And Her Controversial Religion
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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What Is Theodicy?
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
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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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
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Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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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...
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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...
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
6 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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4 months ago
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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a year ago
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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Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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7 months ago
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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5 months ago
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Summary of changes for May 2023
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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.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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:...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
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The Mother of Rome
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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The Great Experience (1963)
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a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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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
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Summary of changes for March
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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For the Love of the Classics
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Winged Victory
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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What is the Soul?
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9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
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4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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