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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
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TheCollector
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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
What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
3 weeks ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
2 weeks ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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a year ago
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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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...
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What is Modernity?
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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
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