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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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History Today Feed
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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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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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...
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Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
a week ago
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
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a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Artemisia of Caria
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
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TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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TheCollector
George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Flashbak
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...
7 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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The Electoral College Explained
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Quesnay and China
11 months ago
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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