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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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2 months ago
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 months ago
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)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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2 weeks ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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5 months ago
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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...
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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a year ago
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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11 months ago
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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2 months ago
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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10 months ago
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
a month ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
2 weeks ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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a week ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
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...
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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a year ago
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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2 months ago
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