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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Global Inequality...
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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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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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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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...
4 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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What Is the Ides of March?
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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...
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
3 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
a year ago
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
a month ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
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And the Palace where it was found...
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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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...
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
4 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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