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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Young Technician December, 1957
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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7 months ago
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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The Electoral College Explained
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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7 months ago
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 months ago
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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12 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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a month ago
Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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a year ago
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Less than ONE Week Left
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
2 months ago
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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9 months ago
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