TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
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On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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a year ago
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
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The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
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TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
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2 months ago
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TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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a year ago
They know what they think.
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
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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.
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
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TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
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JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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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...
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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...
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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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
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks 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
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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What makes a good friend?
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Patterns in Humanity
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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