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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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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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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
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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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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
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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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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
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...
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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5 months ago
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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12 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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a year ago
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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a year ago
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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10 months ago
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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12 months ago
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
History Today Feed
‘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
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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3 months ago
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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12 months ago
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Who Was Tertullian?
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10 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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5 months ago
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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