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‘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
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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6 months ago
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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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
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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2 months ago
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
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Who Was George Hodel?
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3 months ago
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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3 months ago
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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9 months ago
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Did World War II Start and End?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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a week ago
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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4 months ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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7 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?
TheCollector
6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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2 months ago
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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a year ago
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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4 days ago
Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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11 months ago
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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11 months ago
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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When Was D-Day?
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Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
Classical Wisdom
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Gladiator Combat
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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War Is Complicated.
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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What Is Nestorianism?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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JamesHoare
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
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Is it good to question everything?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Patterns in Humanity
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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One Way Or Another ....
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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