TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
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“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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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...
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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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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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History Today Feed
‘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
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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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...
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
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But what about the rest of us?
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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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 …...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Early Christianity
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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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...
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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The Two Trojan Wars
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
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As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Beware the Lides of March
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Out of This World (1953)
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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