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This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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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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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
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As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Summary of changes for May 2023
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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weird medieval guys
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
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Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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Final Call
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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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...
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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How Did Socrates Die?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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