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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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The Year's Midnight.
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
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a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Who Was George Eliot?
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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CrimethInc.
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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The Year of Failing To Understand.
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Not your usual end-of-year review.
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But the future worries me.
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A Wasting Asset?
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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The Tragedy of Ajax
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Hades
The God of the Dead
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Should We Navel Gaze?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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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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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
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The kinetic phase may come next.
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Who Was George Hodel?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
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7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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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...
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Classical Wisdom
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Featuring Stephen Fry!
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
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TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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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...
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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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...
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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The Cyclops
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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