TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Flashbak
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...
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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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,...
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Classical Wisdom
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
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
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TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
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a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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TheCollector
6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
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?
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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...
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
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It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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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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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
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And some associated reflections.
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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The First Biographers
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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What Is Solipsism?
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Virgil and the Aeneid
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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