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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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What Is Populism?
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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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...
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
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In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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Sappho
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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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...
2 months ago
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,...
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...
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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What Is an Antipope?
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Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
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Not your usual end-of-year review.
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
Classical Wisdom
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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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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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...
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
9 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
6 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
a week ago
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
2 months ago
American polarisation: part 2
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
3 weeks ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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TheCollector
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
4 days ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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11 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
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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