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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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Summary of changes for December
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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What Was the First Written Language?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Why is medieval art so weird?
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Kikkuli!
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Does Marcus Matter?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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The Ancient Ozempic
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A Strange Defeat.
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
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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 …...
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How to Give a Speech
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
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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.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Where did the time go?
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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