Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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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...
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Events Schedule
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
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...
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Rules, Rules Rules
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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No End Of A Lesson.
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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A Clash Of Symbols
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They are quite serious, actually.
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Dreams of Space -...
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
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Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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