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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
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over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
3 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
a month ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
5 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
a week ago
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
10 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
2 weeks ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
2 weeks ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
3 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
a year ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
a year ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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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...
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Flashbak
From Window: A Photographer’s Obsession With His Wife And Freezing Time
“I work and photograph while hoping to stop everything. In that sense, my work may be some kind of...
2 days ago
“I work and photograph while hoping to stop everything. In that sense, my work may be some kind of revenge drama about living now.” – Masahisa Fukase One morning in the summer of 1973, Masahisa Fukase (25 February 1934 – 9 June 2012) photographed his wife since 1964, Yoko...
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
a month ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
2 months ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
3 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
7 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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