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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
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Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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What Is Solipsism?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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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...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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The Electoral College Explained
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
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Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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The Fall of a Republic
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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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...
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Happy Journeys (1961)
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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the rock of polynesia
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We'd also heard that the school...
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Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
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I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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a year ago
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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...
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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