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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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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
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a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Monsters and Myths
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
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7 months ago
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
Global Inequality...
The third framing
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3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
African History...
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...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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CrimethInc.
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...
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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