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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Hidden History
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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No Left Turn
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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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...
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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a year ago
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
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, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
5 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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over a year ago
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
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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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
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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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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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A History of the United States Senate
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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History Today Feed
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
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Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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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
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Africa's past carved in ivory
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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a month ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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a year ago
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
a month ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
3 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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a week ago
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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5 months ago
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
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
2 weeks ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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a month ago
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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10 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
2 months ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
a month ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
3 weeks ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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9 months ago
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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4 months ago
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...
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year 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...
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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8 months ago
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.
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
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