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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Dreams of Space -...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Hundred Rabbits
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Columbine 25 Years On
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
a month ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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2 weeks ago
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
8 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
2 months ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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5 months ago
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
2 months ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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...
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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...
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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a year ago
TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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8 months ago
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
10 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
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a year ago
TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
7 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 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
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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a month ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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4 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
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