Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
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What Is the Will to Power?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
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The decline and fall of the print media.
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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...
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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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...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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8 months ago
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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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...
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
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When Was the First Crusade?
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7 months ago
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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11 months ago
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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a year 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
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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a year ago
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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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...
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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African History...
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...
a year ago
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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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
3 weeks ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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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
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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a year ago
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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a year ago
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
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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