TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
7 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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11 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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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
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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TheCollector
A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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6 days ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
3 weeks ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
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Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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What Was Organization Todt?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
12 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a week ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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12 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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?
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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a month ago
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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a year ago
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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8 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
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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2 weeks ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
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
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
3 weeks ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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7 months ago
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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7 months ago
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 months ago
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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a year ago
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
11 months ago
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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a year ago
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
3 weeks ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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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...
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 months ago
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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11 months ago
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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8 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...
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
10 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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8 months ago
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
5 months ago
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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2 months ago
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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8 months ago
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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11 months ago
Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
2 hours ago
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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a year ago
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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5 months ago
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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2 months ago
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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3 months ago
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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7 months ago
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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a year ago
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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10 months ago
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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2 weeks ago
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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6 months ago
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
12 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
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