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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
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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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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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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...
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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2 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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2 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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6 months ago
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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a month ago
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...
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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...
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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...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
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...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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a month ago
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
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