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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Useless in Gaza
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As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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CrimethInc.
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Hundred Rabbits
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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
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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When Was D-Day?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Understanding What's Happening in France.
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Dr Alun Withey
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
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a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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Io Saturnalia!
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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a year ago
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Flashbak
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Should We Be Skeptics?
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Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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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.”
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Socrates and the Soul
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
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TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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a year ago
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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11 months ago
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