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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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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.
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
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...
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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a year ago
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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7 months ago
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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10 months ago
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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3 months ago
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
12 months ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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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’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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a year ago
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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a year ago
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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11 months ago
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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7 months ago
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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8 months ago
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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8 months ago
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
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Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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