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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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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...
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
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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...
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Gods Vs Titans
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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African History...
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Dreams of Space -...
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From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
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Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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