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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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A Collection of...
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...
a month ago
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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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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a month 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
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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4 months ago
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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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7 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
2 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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