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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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What Is an Antipope?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks 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.
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A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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...
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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
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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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
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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What Is the Didache?
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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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...
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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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
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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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
TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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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
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
a week ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
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I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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‘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
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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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
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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What Is Populism?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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What Is the Ides of March?
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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