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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
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Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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TheCollector
Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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8 months 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
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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...
10 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;...
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
2 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 months ago
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
2 months ago
The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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8 months ago
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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3 months ago
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