Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year 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 Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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11 months ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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9 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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9 months ago
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
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,...
4 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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a year ago
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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2 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
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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a month ago
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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...
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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a month ago
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.
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
a week ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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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
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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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!
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
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http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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