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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Leeds Kids the 1970s
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
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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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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
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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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
2 months ago
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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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
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
4 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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Flashbak
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...
4 months ago
“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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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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.
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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12 months ago
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
5 months ago
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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