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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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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...
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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weird medieval guys
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Women of Ancient Rome
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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