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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Love And War And Status
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Wars and ideology simplified
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
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a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Classical Wisdom
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
2 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
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10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Dr Alun Withey
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...
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
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5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Essential Classics
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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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...
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
Wrong Side of...
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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What Is the Didache?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Who Was George Hodel?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Less than ONE Week Left
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
2 months ago
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
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
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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6 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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8 months ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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11 months 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?
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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3 months ago
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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3 months ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
3 days ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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