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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Who Was George Eliot?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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3 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...
7 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...
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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11 months ago
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
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Dreams of Space -...
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,...
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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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
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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A Collection of...
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...
a year ago
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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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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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.
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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