TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
2 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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4 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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TheCollector
11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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6 months ago
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...
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
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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a month ago
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...
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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11 months ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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a month ago
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a week ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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a year ago
TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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3 days ago
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 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
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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The Last Day of World War One
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
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This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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