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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year 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
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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9 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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12 hours ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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a week ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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8 months ago
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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a month ago
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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a year ago
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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4 days ago
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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a month ago
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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9 months ago
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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a year ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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...
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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a month ago
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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