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What Is Theodicy?
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Flashbak
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
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In...
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
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A Collection of...
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TheCollector
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Flashbak
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TheCollector
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TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Does Free Will Exist?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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The Life of Plato
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
Trying to Understand...
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But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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4 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
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TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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2x2 geopolitics
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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What Is the Didache?
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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TheCollector
Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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a year ago
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Classical Wisdom
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a year ago
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
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4 months ago
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7 months ago
TheCollector
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
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7 months ago
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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TheCollector
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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a month ago
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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11 months ago
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
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TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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2 months ago
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Hidden History
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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