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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader? is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity undefined
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885) Journal of African cities chapter 5
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How Can We Separate History from Myth? And does it need to be true to be important?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii undefined
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For? undefined
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants.     Via University...
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America undefined
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta undefined
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences undefined
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A History of the United States Senate undefined
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom. government in central Africa.
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece undefined
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination? Corruption in the Ancient World
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh? undefined
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death undefined
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated undefined
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What Was the Chaco War? undefined
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare undefined
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures undefined
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Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &... In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor undefined
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City undefined
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A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of... This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law? undefined
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator undefined
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die? undefined
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview undefined
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
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This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Life of Plato
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
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This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It? undefined
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes “We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life   The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer undefined
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal undefined
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts? How Did the First World War Change the Arts? JamesHoare Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite The Great Migration to Bluesky
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles  —  but Dennis, an...
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News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,... The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan undefined
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography undefined
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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.
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax? undefined
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus? undefined
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What Is Absolute Idealism According to Hegel? undefined
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Keeping it in the Family Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler “Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC    Richard...
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring undefined
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949 In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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The Prostitutes’ Gaze: The Integrity of Mid-Century Sex Workers (NSFW) “I take photos to amuse myself” – Georges Thiry     Georges Thiry (1906 – 19940 took many pictures...
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“I take photos to amuse myself” – Georges Thiry     Georges Thiry (1906 – 19940 took many pictures in his native Belgium. From 1935 to 1975, he produced 40,000 negatives, almost as many contact sheets and a number of prints. His focus was on artist, chiefly Surrealists – René...
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata undefined
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops undefined
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic undefined
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy undefined
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review ‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America undefined
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater undefined
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters? undefined
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe? undefined
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals undefined
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party undefined
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The Great Fire of Smyrna The Great Fire of Smyrna JamesHoare Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles undefined
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States? undefined
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon? undefined
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What Was Organization Todt? undefined
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I undefined
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm Power laws in criminal behavior
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others undefined
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity undefined
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Banned Book Week Begins...
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece undefined
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation? undefined
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects undefined
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England? undefined
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King undefined
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols undefined
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics? undefined
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland? undefined
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs. Please help us not to understand.
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today undefined
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93 undefined
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic undefined
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist undefined
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Who Was Vernon Lee? undefined
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle? undefined
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact undefined
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works undefined
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World undefined
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum undefined
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism undefined
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World undefined
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth? undefined
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings undefined
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War undefined
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible? undefined
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great? undefined
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin undefined
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement undefined
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War undefined
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape? undefined
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest undefined
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty JamesHoare Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies undefined
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization? undefined
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg? undefined
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn undefined
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world. the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art undefined
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review ‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review JamesHoare Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919) William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained undefined
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan undefined
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy The Nemi Ships
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The Secret Life of Latin Still A Living Language?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe undefined
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome? undefined
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records undefined
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo? undefined
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present undefined
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920 “For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches     Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style undefined
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons? undefined
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of undefined
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland undefined
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry. Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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When Did World War II Start and End? undefined
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US undefined
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants? undefined
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968     You didn’t need...
African History...
The pre-Islamic civilizations of west Africa While West Africa has been part of the Muslim world since the late Middle Ages, as famously...
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While West Africa has been part of the Muslim world since the late Middle Ages, as famously demonstrated by the golden pilgrimage of Mali's Mansa Musa in 1324, Islam had only arrived in the region at the close of the 1st millennium.
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia? undefined
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence undefined
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion undefined
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore? undefined
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography? undefined
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin undefined
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The Allure of Medieval Churches The Allure of Medieval Churches JamesHoare Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis undefined
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady undefined
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens undefined
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why? When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why? JamesHoare Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973) As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree.    ...
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing undefined
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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...
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“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 …...
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism? Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author! Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry undefined
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages undefined
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea? undefined
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens? undefined
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650) At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian? What Use is Prehistory to the Historian? JamesHoare Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954) Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View Keeping Blinded Veterans in View JamesHoare Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World? Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate undefined
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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6 Must-See English Castles undefined
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber undefined
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt? undefined
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific? undefined
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics? undefined
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit undefined
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper? undefined
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Weekend Roundup The Essential Greeks
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative undefined
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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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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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS     William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
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Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen.  I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find  the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March. Summary Of Changes Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom. 100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...