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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Patterns in Humanity
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Hundred Rabbits
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Columbine 25 Years On
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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over a year ago
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Hey everyone!
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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In Defence of Boring Books
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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internet in paradise
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over a year ago
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a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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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...
3 days ago
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...
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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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.
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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African History...
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.
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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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. …...
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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...
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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8 months ago
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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