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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Global Inequality...
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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